Miles Appleton is a fourth-year undergraduate majoring in Environmental Science with a minor in Biology. He loves to discuss big picture ecology and evolution topics, particularly the impacts of variability in selection on trait evolution. Miles works under Dr. James Stroud researching Anolis lizards and has been fortunate enough to join the lab for field work in Miami for the past two summers. He recently finished a Research Experience for Undergrads (REU) program at Mountain Lake Biological Station. There he investigated the effects of population age structure on sexual selection in the Forked Fungus Beetle. He’s had a life-long passion for natural history, being especially enamored with reptiles and fungi. This sparked a community called Nature Nerds at Georgia Tech, where members can share sightings from around campus and help others with identification. He loves sharing these interests through the club and TAing ecology courses, hopefully infecting others with admiration for the natural world. Miles is involved in a collaborative project, between Computational Media and Biology, creating an interactive digital artwork about the environmental risks of microplastics. He also works as a mentor at the Aero Makers Space. In his free time, Miles likes to cook, woodwork, play guitar, forage, and recreationally catch lizards.