@AlienNextDoor

Nina is a Canadian Ecologist / Limnologist, SF and Eco-fiction Author & Teacher. Find her stuff on Amazon, her blog The Alien Next Door & a bookstore near you.

 Nova Scotia, Canada
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Joined March 2009
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Is love the God particle?... Review of "Interstellar" #filmreview #reviews #Interstellar #godparticle ninamunteanu.me/2023/09/10/i…

Movie Review: “Interstellar”–Is Love the God Particle?

Cooper investigates an alien ice planet . Critical reception for Christopher Nolan’s science fiction blockbuster movie Interstellar was widely mixed. Reviews ranged from being dazzled and awe…

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When we surrender to the 'machine' ... #genAI #AritificialIntelligence #AI #cognition ninamunteanu.me/2026/10/18/c…

Cognitive Surrender of Humans to the Machine

A recent MIT study reports that reliance on AI is causing mass ‘cognitive surrender.’ The study revealed that pervasive artificial intelligence usage is fundamentally eroding active learning …

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The last polar epishelf lake in Canada is gone ... #climatechange #epishelf #lakes #limnology #ecology themeaningofwater.com/2026/1…

The Last Polar Epishelf Lake in Canada is Gone

Ice break up, Ellesmere Island (photo by University of Alberta) . “Canada’s only remaining epishelf lake—made up of freshwater floating on saltwater—is gone, along with the unique ecosystem it supp…

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WOOT! I found my book "Gaia's Revolution" selling at Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis. The store is on Hennepin Avenue... #books #bookstores #ecofiction #climatethriller #GaiasRevolution
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In light of #Anthropic predictions and #OpenAI discoveries, this interpretation of AI behaviour is highly relevant ... ninamunteanu.me/2026/10/11/l…

LLMs: When AI Behaves Like a Virus

I recently came across an interesting approach to the use of Large Language Models by researchers from Santa Fe Institute, Harvard University, CSIC, and others. The preprint, published on the arXiv…

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The semi-colon is dead; long live the semicolon! #semicolon #punctuation #onwriting #grammar ninamunteanu.me/2021/02/28/t…

The Semi-Colon is Dead; Long Live the Semicolon

Ice forms on the shores of Jackson Creek in early winter, ON (photo by Nina Munteanu) I’ve been a coaching writers for over two decades. I help fiction and non-fiction writers get published. I teac…

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When a leaf falls into a stream ... where does it go?... #stream #ecology #RCC #RiverContinuumConcept #limnology themeaningofwater.com/2026/0…

When a Leaf Falls into a Stream…

I’m a limnologist and aquatic ecologist. I spent several years of field work walking along streams, studying how energy and nutrients flow through them, what determines what lives in them and why. …

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Eco-fiction that makes you care and gives you hope #ecofiction #hope #booksworthreading #books ninamunteanu.me/2025/01/05/e…

Eco-Fiction Books that Make You Care and Give You Hope

. Some time ago, Shepherd invited me to share some of my favourite stories and why I picked them. I decided to feature novels that moved me greatly and inspired me to action. I chose five works of …

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Crossing the #ecotone to write meaningful fiction #ecofiction #books #novels #onwriting #fiction ninamunteanu.me/2024/07/21/c…

Crossing into the Ecotone to Write Meaningful Eco-Fiction

“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of …

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"Warrior" the #spiritbear in the Great Bear Rainforest themeaningofwater.com/2020/0…

“Warrior”, A Spirit Bear in the Great Bear Rainforest

Her name was Warrior, for the scar gauged across her nose, just below her left eye. The close-up of this female Spirit bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) was captured by photographer Michelle Valberg…

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Othering in the time of #climatechange and the AI cult... #AI #ChatGPT #genAI #onwriting #onthinking #othering themeaningofwater.com/2026/0…

‘Othering’ in the Time of Climate Change & The AI Cult

Our current world—under the final shadow of climate calamity and environmental destruction—is steadily polarizing: politically, socially, and environmentally. Wealthy vs. poor. Privileged vs. inden…

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What happens when the birds all disappear? ... "Robin's Last Song" ... #bird #population #ecology #soundscape #ecology #shortstories ninamunteanu.me/2026/09/06/r…

Robin’s Last Song: Soundscape Ecology & Structures of Feeling

May 2071 I rock on the cedar swing on my veranda and hear the wind rustling through the gaunt forest. An abandoned nest, the forest sighs in low ponderous notes. It sighs of a gentler time. A time …

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Today, I returned to Campbell Valley Park after not visiting for a while and checked out my favourite red alder trees, where I'd documented all sorts of life ... Go see! #redalder #alder #trees #eology #CampbellValley #park #lichen #moss themeaningofwater.com/2025/1…

Red Alder: Misunderstood ‘Weed Tree’—Haven for Lichen & Moss

Campbell Valley Park: from upper left, forest path, oregon grape, vine maple, upper marsh (photos by Nina Munteanu) . I had just moved back to British Columbia from Ontario and was looking for a fo…

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When we unbalance the water cycle, water gets grumpy, climate gets unruly and trees get lonely ... #water #watercycle #balance themeaningofwater.com/2026/1…

When We Unbalance the Water Cycle, Water Gets Grumpy, Climate Gets Unruly & Trees Get Lonely

Water is all-powerful. It is the chief instigator and driver of climate and climate change. Water quenches our thirst. Water heals our bodies and the land. Water flows everywhere. It flows undergro…

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When AI behaves like a virus ... #LLM #AI #genAI #cognitivevirus #ChatGPT #virus ninamunteanu.me/2026/10/11/l…

LLMs: When AI Behaves Like a Virus

I recently came across an interesting approach to the use of Large Language Models by researchers from Santa Fe Institute, Harvard University, CSIC, and others. The preprint, published on the arXiv…

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Why some people litter and others don't ... #littering #litter #pollution themeaningofwater.com/2023/1…

Why Some People Litter and Why Some Don’t…

Piles of garbage discarded into the forest of Rouge Park, ON (Nina Munteanu) As a child, my pet peeve was littering.I was only five years old and I found littering a disgusting habit. I didn’t real…

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Catching a shapeshifting lichen ... #lichens #shapeshifting #ecology themeaningofwater.com/2025/0…

Catching a Shapeshifting Lichen

How do you catch a shapeshifter?… I write novels, mostly eco-fiction. They’re frequently set in bizarre worlds with shifty characters. The shapeshifter archetype in fiction often seems one th…

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Scholarly lichen: when a lichen writes... #writing #lichens #scriptlichen #ecology #crustose #lichen #Graphisscripta themeaningofwater.com/2025/0…

Scholarly Lichen: When a Lichen Writes…

Graphis scripta on a poplar tree, Trent Forest, ON (photo by Nina Munteanu) I’m an ecologist and limnologist (someone who studies water systems). But I’m a writer too. I write novels and short stor…

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View across marsh into misty forest through swamp oak trees ... #marsh #fog #oaktrees #NaturePhotography #photography
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When art helps story #onwriting #storytelling #art #coverart #interiorart #fiction #shortstories #novels ninamunteanu.me/2024/06/02/w…

When Art Helps Story

No writer works alone. Sure, we may work alone when writing, but all other aspects of getting our writing out to you, the reader, involves a team of other people. Like all good things, writing is a…

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