Its hard to believe that way way back in 2007, Kevin Z was writing his epic song Big Dead Squid, which launched in blogmusic career. Now 4 years later he is still #1 on the charts for invertebrate folk music posted on blogs! Little known fact about this song is that it was inspired by . . . → Read More: KRAKEN Day: Big Dead Squid
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How separated is Architeuthis and Kevin Bacon you ask? Dr. M previously analyzed this important pop culture metric: As you might remember although the Giant Squid had some cameos in previous “B” movies, it really was not until 1954 in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea that Mr. G. Squid hit the big time. In . . . → Read More: KRAKEN Day: Architeuthis Is 3 Degrees Away from Kevin Bacon
By Archie Teuthis, on  June 1st, 2011  Leave a comment  Cephalopods, Gadgets & Gear, Pictures and Movies  Jameson, Kraken Day, Kraken Rum We all know that Kraken Black-Spiced Rum if the official alcoholic beverage of the deep sea. And with epic educational videos like these, its a shoe in for the DSN K-12 outreach programme ;) But watch out, Jameson Whisky is trying to reach out to Deeplings everywhere and cut it’s share from the abyssal . . . → Read More: KRAKEN Day: Drinks of the Abyss
By Archie Teuthis, on June 1st, 2011 One comment Adaptations, Cephalopods, Ecology, Pictures and Movies Giant Squid, Kraken Day, sperm whale, squid Get the full length video on the Whales Tohora exhibition website. Dive with a sperm whale and join the hunt for the giant squid. This amazing experience is based on real scientific data taken from digital tags (D-tags) placed on sperm whales. From Search and Destroy, Whales Tohora exhibition. From Dr. M in 2007: . . . → Read More: KRAKEN Day: Defenseless Kraken Hunted by Mean Ole Sperm Whales
This collection was brought to our attention by former DSN staffer Peter Etnoyer in 2008. ——————————- Today is Cephalopod Awareness Day. Jason at Cephalopodcast asks us to “embrace your inner octopus and let the world know what we think of our tentacled friends.” At the moment, Craig is in the running for a spot on . . . → Read More: KRAKEN Day: Attacks of the Kraken
Squid Coin? Kraken Stamps? Guide to taking down a Kraken? Print of epic Rick “The Nature Boy” Flair royal rumbling with the Giant Squid? Must visit Betty Turbo's Etsy shop to see the full poster in its glory! . . . → Read More: KRAKEN Day: Got Yer Squid Paraphernalia?
To get you ready for the awesomesauce that is KRAKEN Day(!!), it is only appropriate to open with Dr. M’s Epic giant squid post from earlier this year. Enjoy :) —————————————— In the following post I will enumerate the many ways in which current science repeatedly demonstrates that giant squids are awesomesauce. Awesome: (adj) amazing, . . . → Read More: KRAKEN Day: Giant Squid = Awesomesauce
By Archie Teuthis, on May 3rd, 2011 9 comments Conservation & Environment, Fish, Fishing, Scientist! bottom trawling, Eric Heupel, fisheries, Fisheries Stock Sustainability Index, fishing, FSSI, Groundfish, Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation Act, MSA, New England, New York Times, Overfishing, Ray Hilborn, Scientist In Residence Eric Heupel is a graduate student at University of Connecticut in Oceanography. He keeps a personal blog at Eclectic Echoes and Larval Images, and used to be part of The Other 95% team along with me before we closed shop. You can find Eric tweeting as @eclecticechoes. —————————————————- A few weeks ago there . . . → Read More: Scientist in Residence: Is It Time to Relax Fishing Regulations?
By Archie Teuthis, on April 19th, 2011 3 comments Conservation & Environment, Ecology, Expeditions, Fish, Fishing, Mating & Reproduction Atlantic, Belize, Caribbean, Eric Heupel, Field Work, fish, Invasion, Invasive Species, Lionfish, Scientist In Residence Eric Heupel is a graduate student at University of Connecticut in Oceanography. He keeps a personal blog at Eclectic Echoes and Larval Images, and used to part of The Other 95% team along with me before we closed shop. You can find Eric tweeting as @eclecticechoes. —————————————————- Hey folks, Kevin asked me to do . . . → Read More: Scientist in Residence: My ‘Seascape of Fear’
By Archie Teuthis, on April 15th, 2011 Leave a comment Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, Oil Spills Bottlenose, Box Plots, Cetacean, Dolphin, Eric Heupel, graphs, Scientist In Residence, Statistics, stranding, UME Eric Heupel is a graduate student at University of Connecticut in Oceanography. He keeps a personal blog at Eclectic Echoes and Larval Images, and used to part of The Other 95% team along with me before we closed shop. You can find Eric tweeting as @eclecticechoes. ——————————– Recently the deaths of bottlenose dolphins . . . → Read More: DSN Scientist in Residence Eric Heupel Revisits Gulf of Mexico Dolphin Mortality Event
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