We would be remiss at DSN if we didn’t blog about a paper that was brought to our recent attention. Warning the following material uses profanity with high frequency. Click the more button on your own risk. An distinguished paper from 198-fuckin-2 was brought to our attention recently. As so astutely pointed out on twitter, … . . . → Read More: Expletive Infixation and Marine Scien-****in-tists
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By Kevin Zelnio, on  August 8th, 2011  5 comments  Nautical Terms and Phrases, New Research, Ramblings, Scientist!, Weird  cussing, linguistics, Swearing like a Sailor Science costs money. No matter how clever we are – and trust me, as a graduate student, I have made scientific equipment by combining salvaged parts, scrap lumber from Home Depot, and rubber tie-downs – there’s no getting around the need for supplies or travel or ship time. Traditional funding, such as grants from … . . . → Read More: Can science be crowdfunded?
By Kevin Zelnio, on August 8th, 2011 Leave a comment Books/Media, Fishing, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Fisherman, Gulp, Nokia, stop motion I love this. Hat tip to @aquaken on twitter! See “the making of” here at Nokia. . . . → Read More: Gulp: the World’s Largest Stop Animation Film
By Kevin Zelnio, on August 7th, 2011 6 comments Deep Sea Music el nino, Frank Black, The Pixies, Wave of Mutilation Of course, it may be debatable how this song is all about El Nino, but there is NO DEBATE on whether The Pixies were one of the greatest bands in existence of my generation. . . . → Read More: Were The Pixies the First Band to Write a Song About El Nino?
In honor of Shark Week, a helpful illustrated list of Things That Kill More People Than Sharks. Number four is HIPPOS. I would totally watch Hippo Week. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the watering hole… On another sharky note, a blue shark was found in the New Hampshire woods. … . . . → Read More: End of the weekend miscellany
By Miriam Goldstein, on August 4th, 2011 11 comments Scientist! fieldwork, North Pacific Gyre, Robert C. Seamans, Sea Education Association Hi internet! I just spent the month of July sailing (yes! sailing!) from Honolulu to San Francisco aboard Sea Education Association’s vessel SSV Robert C. Seamans. (I went out with them last year as well). SEA’s main mission is education, and for students seeking an incredible, life-changing introduction to seafaring and ocean science I … . . . → Read More: Back from the sea
By Dr Bik, on August 3rd, 2011 6 comments Biodiversity, Critters, Microbes marine fungi, nematodes, nematophagous, sediments That’s right, you heard me—there are mushrooms that live in the sea. OK, well technically a mushroom is a fruiting body of a fungus with a cap, stem and gills, but lets take some dramatic liberties and run with it. A new draft manuscript recently necessitated that I review the literature on marine fungi … . . . → Read More: Marine Fungi are Totally Badass
From the always funny xkcd comics. H/t to Christine Huffard . . . → Read More: Octopus Mimicry
By Dr. M, on August 2nd, 2011 One comment Adaptations, Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Fish bipedal, Camouflage, coelocanth, epic, FTW, mimicry, Octopus, swag One of my greatest friends ever sent my a unexpected but welcome gift in today’s mail. Yes, my love can be bought. I know the new proud owner of a Diced Coelacanth can label from Etsy seller FishFuud. But the new pride of marine swag collection is the coelacanth handkerchief I got made by Bunaken … . . . → Read More: Coelacanth Swag and Cephalopod Mimicry, Sex, and Walking
By Kevin Zelnio, on August 1st, 2011 Leave a comment Fish, Megavertebrate shark, shark week, Tumblr, twitter Sunday night I wondered aloud on Twitter: “In 140 or less, why are you (or are you not) fascinated by #sharks? Use the hastags #sharkweek #DSN and I’ll compile a list!” My twitter buddy @jtotheizzoe posted the same on his excellent Tumblr site Its Ok To Be Smart. We both got some great responses at both places! So … . . . → Read More: Shark Week: What Is Your Fascination With Sharks?
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