I started blogging in 2007, at my mother’s deathbed. This isn’t the story I usually tell. I usually say that I always liked to write, and that I was inspired by the communications education at the Scripps Center for Marine Biodiversity & Conservation, and that I had been reading other blogs like Deep Sea News . . . → Read More: To take arms against a sea of troubles: my life in blogging, and farewell
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By Miriam Goldstein, on  January 28th, 2013  36 comments  Scientist!  blogging, miriam goldstein, social media By Miriam Goldstein, on January 27th, 2013 Leave a comment Conferences, Scientist! Meet the Deeplings, Science Online A shoal of Deeplings will be attending this week’s Science Online conference in North Carolina. If you’ll be there, come say hi to Craig, Al, Kim, Holly, and me. (Sadly, Rick and Kevin can’t make it.) We’ll be joined by many equally lusty ocean compadres. Come say hi! You can find us at our . . . → Read More: The Deeplings at Science Online
By Miriam Goldstein, on January 24th, 2013 69 comments Scientist!, The Basics diversity, I Am Science, privilege, science education After I successfully defended my Ph.D., and as I and packed up my belongings to move across the country for a new job (more on that in a later post), I’ve been reflecting on privilege in marine science. The word “privilege” often makes people turn away, afraid of being made to feel guilty and . . . → Read More: A field guide to privilege in marine science: some reasons why we lack diversity
By Miriam Goldstein, on January 20th, 2013 One comment Cephalopods, Music Music, Octopus, Parry Gripp The Deeplings have been fans of Parry Gripp ever since his smash hit “Lazy Harp Seal Has No Job.” Now, Parry brings us “Little Octopus Climbing Over Rock.” It will make your Sunday happy! Via io9 & Laelaps. By Miriam Goldstein, on November 27th, 2012 8 comments Scientist! funny, Gulf of Maine, scallops, scientific mishaps The annals of Scientific Mishaps has another chapter. From the Ellsworth, Maine police department: were you driving a Blue 4 Door Chevy Car with State, “University” plates with two wreaths in the rear seat? Do you now have a large plastic tub with cups containing scallop guts intended for a research project at the University . . . → Read More: LOST: large tub of scallop guts
By Miriam Goldstein, on November 19th, 2012 One comment Conservation & Environment, Education climate change, doom, Environmental Issues, Sam Musher This is a guest post from Sam Musher. Sam is a middle school librarian and children’s lit blogger. A steady diet of post-apocalyptic fiction made her an environmentalist at a tender age. (She’s pretty sure we’re all doomed.) Having known her almost that long, I can confirm that she has, as her blog claims, been . . . → Read More: Guest post: The March…OF SCIENCE
By Miriam Goldstein, on November 14th, 2012 13 comments Scientist! dissertation defense, miriam goldstein, North Pacific Gyre, plastic pollution, Scripps I’ve been mostly absent from the internets lately (with the exception of my very favorite procrastination method, Twitter), but I have 250 pages of a really good excuse. I’ll be defending my doctoral dissertation on 29 November in San Diego. It’s open to the public, so anyone in the area is invited to come on . . . → Read More: Invitation to my doctoral defense
By Miriam Goldstein, on October 29th, 2012 4 comments New Research Amphipod, cabled observatory, deep sea, Scavenger, sixgill shark, time lapse, VENUS If you haven’t seen the VENUS deep-sea observatory’s pig-in-the-ocean experiments, you’ve been missing out. I saw them present this work at a conference a couple years ago & it is AMAZING. From New Scientist’s writeup: Now a pioneering experiment lead by forensic scientist Gail Anderson from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, is . . . → Read More: In the deep sea, bacon doesn’t last long
By Miriam Goldstein, on October 19th, 2012 18 comments Conservation & Environment, Dumping, Industry & Government Canada, Haida Gwaii, iron fertilization, phytoplankton, plankton bloom, Planktos, Russ George, satellite imagery News of an rogue iron-dumping experiment off British Columbia, Canada, broke in the Guardian on Monday, and was followed up by the New York Times, the New Yorker, and io9. Dr. M explained why this was appalling news, and ever since we’ve been having a vigorous discussion in the secret Deep Sea News lair on . . . → Read More: Satellite imagery of the rogue Canadian iron dumping experiment
By Miriam Goldstein, on October 3rd, 2012 4 comments Expeditions, Plastic Pacific Garbage Patch, plastic pollution, Robert C. Seamans, Sea Education Association My tall-ship-sailing buddies at Sea Education Association are headed out for a special Pacific plastics cruise tomorrow aboard the 134-foot brigantine SSV Robert C. Seamans. (Disclosure: I am totally biased cause I’ve sailed with them twice and think it is the best thing ever. Also, they’re collecting samples for me on this cruise. Thanks . . . → Read More: Plastics expedition departs for North Pacific
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