Tag: Bears

The Chicago Bears: A Journey to Super Bowl Glory by 2025

In the heart of the Windy City, a fervent sense of anticipation has enveloped Chicago as fans of the iconic Chicago Bears eagerly await what they believe will be the team’s triumphant journey to Super Bowl glory by 2025. The franchise, with a rich history dating back to its establishment in 19...

Recap: Turnovers, defensive woes doom Raiders in loss to Bears

The Las Vegas Raiders suffered a humiliating 30–12 loss to the Chicago Bears after struggling on both sides of the ball. With Sunday’s defeat, the Raiders’ win-loss record this season drops to 3–4. They rank second in the AFC West division. Quarterbacks Brian Hoyer and Aid...

All Bears Are Cuddly… Right?

Visiting Sequoia and nearby Kings Canyon National Park had always been on our radar and now we were finally taking the plunge, and tent camping too. Car fully packed, we arrived at the well-run Lodgepole Camping area in Sequoia and literally lucked into one of the most stupendous first-come-first...

Black Bears v. 9 mm Handguns

Google whether a 9 mm pistol is enough to stop an attacking black bear and the answers vary. (NOTE: Black bear. This is not about Grizzlies or brown bears. Black bears are the subject matter. There are night and day differences in intentions, size, and temper between the types.) Th...

Fewer polar bears, more people

It’s no coincidence that when asked to describe what imagery they associate with climate change, my interview participants (and nearly everyone I’ve asked since out of curiosity) listed images consistent with visuals that accompany climate news the most in mainstream media. Despite ...

Groggy Bears are Wandering Around Siberia because of an Abnormally Warm Winter

The recent unusual behavior of bears in Siberia has garnered attention due to the impact of abnormally high temperatures on their hibernation patterns. According to a report by Live Science, the Department for the Protection of Wildlife of the Amur Region has observed male brown bears wandering arou...

Bears in Bytes: Utilizing NLP and ML for Insights into Human-Bear Interactions in California via Social Media

Have you ever imagined scrolling through your social media feed, mainly Twitter (X), and spotting a bear… or thousands of them? No, Twitter hasn’t been invaded by furry friends. Instead, utilizing Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies like text classification, sentiment analysi...

10 Things to Know About Grizzly Bears

Grizzly bears are one of the most feared animals in North America. These bears can be found throughout Alaska, western Canada, and northwestern parts of the United States. Here is a ten-fact list to help expand your knowledge of these remarkable animals. 1) Impressive Size Grizzlies are one...

A Cigarette that Bears a Lipstick’s Traces

Anna May Wong had many lovers. She was a movie star, after all, and a legendary beauty at that. Her slim-cut figure and graceful gait seduced more than a few in her day, sometimes without her even trying. British composer Constant Lambert, who first set eyes on the actress as the Mongol slave in&nbs...

I Came To Bear Witness To A Racially Motivated Insurrection: Washington, D.C.

Today, I rose and traveled from Maryland to Washington, D.C., to bear witness to a racially motivated insurrection. This was the coldest day I had experienced since I was a 3rd-year law student at the University of Southern California, and my parents still lived in Minnesota. The heavens had opened ...

I Overdosed On Homemade Marijuana Gummy Bears

I felt like I was dying. A little part of me wanted me to die just to make the nausea and headache go away once and for all. I’ve read a lot about eating edibles. They say that people might not feel any effects for an hour. I love the smell of weed, but I’m not into smoking it. I like...