This morning I had the great pleasure of being a guest on Atheist Talk Radio, hosted by Minnesota’s AM 950, along With John Abraham and…
View More Global Warming Science and DenialismMonth: July 2011
Contextualize Your Outrage
By now, you’ve probably seen coverage of the news from July 24 by MSNBC, and documented first-hand by my colleague John Bruno over at SeaMonster…
View More Contextualize Your OutrageFantastic Inlay Art
The maritime tradition has centered on craftsmanship and a strong work ethic. Shoddy work and poor performance at sea can affect a whole crew. Equally maritime art…
View More Fantastic Inlay ArtFear the Manatee
NBC Sports is reporting on the Florida Tea Party’s recent hatred for one of its own State’s great symbols, the manatee. Quoting another article from…
View More Fear the ManateeRacing to the Bottom: Exploring the Deepest Point on Earth
Nice write up at the Atlantic about the X Prize for visiting the Challenger Deep. The story covers Richard Branson’s Virgin Oceanic, James Cameron’s Deep Challenge Team,…
View More Racing to the Bottom: Exploring the Deepest Point on EarthRhizocephala: A Haiku
I want to introduce DSN readers to my new favorite blog by Elliott Kurtz, an undergraduate student studying marine science. Panthalassa Rising provides short description…
View More Rhizocephala: A HaikuShark Researcher Seeks New Permit For Controversial Tagging Procedure
Here we go again. Follow the link (or click image below) for special report by KTVU TV, Oakland, CA. For the full online chatter on…
View More Shark Researcher Seeks New Permit For Controversial Tagging ProcedureDrunks at Sea Carry Sobering Penalties
You do stupid stuff at sea drunk, I do think you deserve some sobering penalties. Everyone who works at sea knows their actions affect everyone…
View More Drunks at Sea Carry Sobering PenaltiesCSI Macondo: Fingerprinting the oil that got away
Unlike the blown out Macondo well, scientific data surrounding last year’s oil spill has been coming out in a painfully slow trickle. As the oil…
View More CSI Macondo: Fingerprinting the oil that got awayThe Ship, The Sub, The Shuttle – We Should Blame Ourselves
Today, Scott Olson published an editorial at TCPalm, a local news site for Palm Beach area on some very deep misgivings that all of us…
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