Files for Miles: Body Cams Cause Big Data Problems
Requiring police officers to wear cameras isn’t quite as simple as it sounds.
Mary Lide Parker
Mary Lide’s love for science journalism started the first time she held a juvenile Kemp Ridley sea turtle, but it really kicked into high gear when she spent 10 days filming a research expedition on the Llaima volcano in southern Chile.
From a remote mountain town in South America, to a farm in the San Joaquin Valley of California, to a laboratory on UNC’s campus, Mary Lide always carries two things: her camera and her curiosity for how the world works. As an alum of the UNC School of Journalism, she has lots of tools to tell science stories effectively including photography, multimedia, writing, and a little social media savviness.
Posts by Mary Lide Parker:
Plotting a Prisoner’s Parole
If you're sentenced to life in prison, you might eventually be released through parole. But what are the chances a prisoner with a life sentence will actually get parole? A UNC researcher dug through years of data to find out.
Tracking the Earth’s Heart Beats
A team of researchers uses cutting-edge technology to better predict when and how one of South America’s most active volcanoes will erupt.
Can We Have Our Oysters and Eat Them, Too?
Undergraduate researchers study whether harvesting oysters helps or hurts coastal ecosystems.
What’s Hiding in Our Coastal Waters?
Marine science researchers at UNC have found that estuaries generate natural defenses against the effects of global warming—until a hurricane hits.
A Lifelong Scientist Finds Her Calling at UNC
Anna Atencio wasn’t planning to come to Carolina—until she learned about the Chancellor’s Science Scholars Program.
The Root of the Problem
What is food insecurity? And why is it an issue in an agricultural state like North Carolina?
Grow your own way
UNC researchers are helping Warren County officials find ways to boost local business without sacrificing their rural quality of life.
Stop the pain before it starts
UNC researchers have discovered a new target for chronic pain treatment.
The birds and the bees—in text messages
A journalism PhD student helps market a new kind of sex ed.