Note: This was liveblogged at the time, but the wifi crashed under the weight of 200 simultaneous livebloggers. ——————————————————————————————————— As many readers know, we are staunch proponents of open access. Craig being an academic editor at PLoS ONE and myself writing extensively on the benefits of open access, especially to taxonomy. Open Access is not just … . . . → Read More: LiveBlogging Science Online ’09: Open Access
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By Kevin Zelnio, on  January 20th, 2009  3 comments  Conferences, Open Access  Impact Factor, Open Access, plos one, Science Online, scio09 By Kevin Zelnio, on January 19th, 2009 8 comments Biodiversity, Gadgets & Gear Annelida, Calender, Clock, Crustacea, Echinodermata, Entoprocta, Hydroid, Invertebrate, Mollusca, Octopus, SCAMIT SCAMIT (Southern California of Marine Invertebrate Taxonomists) has released the best calender of the year – a marine invertebrate calendar! Long time DSN reader Leslie Harris works at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and put together this calendar to help support, “a non-profit dedicated to educating & supporting local taxonomists.” Not … . . . → Read More: Kick off ’09 with a Marine Invert Calendar and Clock
By Kevin Zelnio, on January 19th, 2009 2 comments Critters, Giant Isopod, Uncategorized Cirolinidae, Crafts, Giant Isopod, Japan Reader Steve T. sent in some awesome papercraft from JAMSTEC, the Japanese Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. You can print out a paper from a .pdf file. Don’t be dismayed by the japanese text everywhere, dotted lines tell you where to make the cuts. Below is the giant isopod (click on green rectangle … . . . → Read More: Deep Sea Japanese Papercraft
By Peter Etnoyer, on January 18th, 2009 6 comments Conferences, Environmental Sciences, Scientist! Environmental Sciences, party, seafood My new hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas is hosting this year’s Benthic Ecology Meeting from March 4-7. Abstracts are due this Friday, Jan. 23. Click here for registration information. It should be a nice meeting, not too huge, with just two concurrent sessions. The three day agenda includes sessions on deep-water ecology, biodiversity and ecosystem … . . . → Read More: Benthic Ecology Meeting 2009
Disney not happy with the truckloads of cash they already carting away on daily basis are remaking the old classic. I am sure its going to be wonderful and I can hardly wait. The film, called 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo, is an origin story of Nemo as he creates the Nautilus. … . . . → Read More: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 2.0
By Dr. M, on January 17th, 2009 8 comments Biodiversity, Critters, Giant Isopod Crafts, Giant Isopod I really want this so badly! Too bad I both can’t sew (except of course field wounds) and read Japanese. Maybe Ellie can help me out. Better yet maybe I can get several of them and combine them with a crocheted rotten fish carcass. Then Kevin, Peter, and I could have a few pints … . . . → Read More: Fabric Giant Isopod
By Dr. M, on January 16th, 2009 2 comments TGIF: Pictures & Movies, Vessels and Equipment Music, Ska, submarine, video We haven’t even been here 48 hours and were already exercising our right to revel in the NSFW. Yeah we have been sitting on this one for awhile. I love submarines (not as much as ROVs) and ska, so this video is truly brilliant. Watch at your own risk. … . . . → Read More: TGIF: Submarine
By Dr. M, on January 16th, 2009 Leave a comment Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Aggregation, Dolphin, movie Yeeeeeeehawwwwww! I just need a pair of cowboy boots and big belt buckle with a dolphin on it. . . . → Read More: TGIF: Dolphin Stampede
By Dr. M, on January 15th, 2009 One comment Conservation & Environment, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Life Science, Scientist! Neil Degrasse Tyson, Science Neil DeGrasse Tyson shares how an understanding of science can make us feel more connected. . . . → Read More: The new spirituality
By Dr. M, on January 15th, 2009 Leave a comment Carnivals & Link Love Antarctica, carbon cycling, degree, Dumping, iron, job, luxury, marine biology, reef, whales Here a bunch of bit from around the web I haven’t had time to get to… Best Job in the World? Blogging, living on reef in a luxury home, getting paid…qualifications needed: charismatic, not needed: advanced degree in marine biology. I can’t believe I wasted all this time on a degree! No iron dumping off Antarctica? … . . . → Read More: Link Roundup
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