An article called “Science 2006” (SEED Magazine, November 2006) discusses a group called Science and Engineers for America that is making important headway in Washington. Please check it out. This kind of advocacy in Washington is mission critical. Important federal agencies responsible for global ocean health and human welfare (e.g. NOAA and NASA) are currently . . . → Read More: Standing Up for Science
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Frank A. brought my attention to this video on Marie Tharpe at the New York Times. Other scientists dismissed her work as “girl talk,” but she refused to back down — and changed the way we see the planet. You can also read more about her here. In the words of the late James Brown, . . . → Read More: Marie Tharpe
A big welcome to Attleboro High School’s AP Biology (I presume MA). There instructor, Mr. Lemire, linked to DSN from the course blog. Students please feel free to post comments and ask questions. Peter and I (and the other bloggers here at Sb) will be happy to answer your questions. For Peter and I, you . . . → Read More: Welcome Attleboro
Urged by a reader and previous buzz, I finally managed to watch the Calamari Wrestler. The movie is an over-the-top satire of Rocky with a Star Wars twist finish. Fortunately it is much better than the festering heap of movie, Rocky XXXIV. The plot is the tale of a wrestler and son of a . . . → Read More: Calamari Wrestler
By Dr. M, on  December 28th, 2006  5 comments  25 Things  Biodiversity, Carrying Capacity, Disturbance, Ecology, Eddies, ENSO, Equilibrium, Niche Partitioning, Oxygen Minimum Zone, Stability-Time Hypothesis, Turbidity Flow The first new 25 Things at Sb! So grab a cup-o-joe and read on! The extremes of the physical deep-sea environment (temperature, pressure, and lack of light, low food) are more than a challenge for deep-sea organisms. Unfortunately, there is one more-disturbance. In ecology, hypotheses for how biodiversity is maintained generally fall into two categories, . . . → Read More: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #14 The Deep Sea Is Not Stable
Dolphins & silly little monkeys…they’re smatter than you think. Actually…dolphins are dangerous and monkeys throw poo. Luckily, the latest addittion to Sb, Developing Intelligence, has a handle on intelligence. I guess I won’t expect too many posts on the GOP or “Intelligent” Design. Dolphins & silly little monkeys…they’re smatter than you think. Actually…dolphins are dangerous and monkeys throw poo. Luckily, the latest addittion to Sb, Developing Intelligence, has a handle on intelligence. I guess I won’t expect too many posts on the GOP or "Intelligent" Design. By Dr. M, on December 28th, 2006 Leave a comment Expeditions, Vessels and Equipment Isis, ROV, Southampton Oceanography Centre, WHOI The BBC higlights a January expedition of Southampton Oceanographic Centre’s (SOC) ROV Isis to the Antarctic. The project is to explore the sediment and organisms of Marguerite Bay. SOC aquired Isis in 2003 from a colloboration with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI). Isis is largely based on WHOI’s Jason II and has the typical equipment . . . → Read More: The Goddess Visits the South Pole
Peter McGrath, one of the project’s founders, brought my attention to the Beagle Project. The goal is to build a replica of the Beagle and sail it in 2009 along Darwin and Fitzroy’s original route. The mission appears to be threefold: public outreach, education, and science. One of the scientific goals is a biological assessment . . . → Read More: I am quite tired having worked all day at the produce of my net
I love being out to sea, 2 months on a research vessel is heaven. I eagerly read about projects like Freedom Ship and Trilobis and await the days I can shed my terrestrial dwelling. I tried to convince my wife that we should live in an houseboat…we still live on land. With forward politics and . . . → Read More: Craig Is Moving to Dubai!
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