Sandra Afonso

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Articles

Mechanisms underlying the loss of migratory behaviour in a long‐lived bird

2 months ago | besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Pedro Andrade |Marta Acacio |Sandra Afonso |Cristiana I. Marques

1 INTRODUCTION The migratory behaviour of many bird species is shifting in response to human-induced environmental change. This includes changes in migratory phenology, in the limits of breeding and wintering ranges, the shortening of migration distances or even the disruption of migration (Able & Belthoff, 1998; Berthold et al., 1992; Curley et al., 2020; Horton et al., 2020; Rushing et al., 2020; Visser et al., 2009).
Creating Something Is Magical

Jan 16, 2025 | medium.com | Sandra Afonso |Yana Bostongirl

Damn, it feels good to be productive! Sometimes I forget the feeling and have to remind myself all over again. Yesterday was an amazing day. Not because I got to rest or hang out with friends, but because I worked!By the time morning was over, I already had two articles written, each in its own little home or website, if we want to be accurate with our words.
My Cultural and Gastronomical Voyage in Italy

Dec 6, 2024 | medium.com | Sandra Afonso

A discovery of life in Bologne and FlorenceSandra Afonso·FollowPublished inZenite·10 min read·--Photo by authorIt all started with a conversation in a café. It’s the end of October, and with no previous plans, a friend and I were just sitting idly, enjoying a good pastry croissant and catching up. “How’s life?”, she asks. “Repetitive and dull.”, is my honest answer. “Mine too”, she agrees.
Ultimate Guide To Writing On Medium

Dec 2, 2024 | medium.com | Sandra Afonso

In this very insightful article, I am going to teach you how to write. Are you ready? Here we go!First and foremost, make sure you have eight hours of good, healing sleep. Wake up in the morning feeling all refreshed, take a warm shower, comb your hair for that boost of confidence, and have a delicious and nutritious breakfast, with a hot cup of coffee.
Dear AI People, Stop Following Me

Nov 29, 2024 | medium.com | Sandra Afonso

I wonder what it is about me that gives off the vibe “This girl definitely likes and uses AI”. Is it the time I published an entire article about my experience working with AI, in which I explain how boring, messed up and perverted the people using these platforms are, or the content they ask to be generated? Could it be some of my comments in other author’s stories about AI, in which I ask if using AI in creating articles doesn’t take the joy out of writing them, even though it makes them money?
Change To Stay The Same

Nov 29, 2024 | medium.com | Sandra Afonso

If You Want Things To Stay The Same, Then ChangeSandra Afonso·Follow3 min read·--Image by Alexas Fotos on PexelsLife has gotten out of my hands almost completely these past few months. I let bad situations evolve and worsen, I let people who were wrong for me stay and poison my life, I lost my inner peace and motivation to get out of bed every morning, and all because I refused to change.
Younger Generations Only Read Dialogue in Books

Nov 27, 2024 | medium.com | Sandra Afonso

What has the world come to? How can I see a whole video essay about BookTokers (TikTokers who make content about books on TikTok) complaining about books having too many words and paragraphs way too long for them to read, as such, instead, they only read the dialogue? It sounds made up — trust me, I know — but unfortunately, it’s not.
I Miss The Struggle

Nov 20, 2024 | medium.com | Sandra Afonso

I know many people will disagree entirely with me. That’s okay. I know many people who would kill to get paid just for sitting at a desk and doing nothing.
I Said I Wouldn’t Quit Medium, And Then I Quitted It

Nov 12, 2024 | medium.com | Sandra Afonso

How I said I wouldn’t quit Medium amidst the purge of last year, and ended up doing itSandra Afonso·Follow3 min read·--Photo by Nick Fewings on UnsplashYes, it is true. The last story I posted here before my lengthy hiatus and subsequently return, was a short article on how I wouldn’t quit the platform even though Medium, at the time, was deleting tons of accounts of real writers who they thought were bots, while the actual bots ran amok.
My Experience Working With AI

Nov 3, 2024 | medium.com | Sandra Afonso

It has been months since I wrote anything on Medium. The last time I wrote here, I was going through a rough patch at work, on the verge of quitting altogether for reasons I’m not going to go into here today. But then AI came and saved my career at my current company. Is that a wild statement to make about AI, something almost all of us, in and out, but especially here on Medium, collectively hate? Yes. It is also not the full truth.