Remember the Hoff Crab? You bet your bippy you do. You can thank Nicolai Roterman for that. Nicolai, a hydrothermal vent biologist and a member of the expedition that found this hairy crab, coined the name Hoff Crab while still on board. To commemorate this very special event Nicolai’s sister watercolored the specimen caught on the SW . . . → Read More: Hoff Crab + Tattoo = Awesomsauce
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By Dr. M, on  May 20th, 2012  2 comments  Art, Biodiversity, New Species, Scientist!  Hoff Crab, Tattoo, yeti crab By Miriam Goldstein, on April 16th, 2012 7 comments Archaeology, History, and Art Age of Sail, history, shipping, tall ship Ben Schmidt made this wonderful visualization of shipping from 1750-1850 using ship log data. (H/T Metafilter). It’s long, but worth watching. You can see the infamous Triangle Trade, the effect of the American Revolutionary War, the rise of British colonial sea power, and more. This is a must-see for any fan of Patrick O’Brian’s Master . . . → Read More: One hundred years of shipping: 1750 to 1850
xkcd yesterday brought one of the spectacular pieces of illustration ever seen on the internet, Lakes and Oceans. This glorious piece of art features depths of the world’s lakes and oceans as well as the homes of David Bowie and Freddy Mercury. Some of the xkcd illustrations and cartoons make it too posters. Well Jarrett . . . → Read More: Must Own a Poster of This
By Miriam Goldstein, on January 26th, 2012 4 comments Nautical Terms and Phrases Age of Sail, rigging, sails, tall ship An absolutely charming video that explains the different rigs of tall ships. (Thanks Rachel W!) Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}An absolutely charming video that explains the different rigs of tall ships. (Thanks Rachel W!) Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Dr. M, on January 17th, 2012 Leave a comment Archaeology, History, and Art, Vessels and Equipment Photography, ship wreck, underwater photography 7. Russian Wreck, South Egyptian Red Sea Known simply as the “Russian Wreck”, this sunken ship is thought by some to have been the Khanka, a Russian spy ship that sank sometime before 1982. Whether or not it is the carcass of the Khanka, most seem to agree that it was a communications and . . . → Read More: 10 Most Incredible Sunken Ships on Earth
By para_sight, on January 9th, 2012 10 comments Archaeology, History, and Art, Megavertebrate, Ramblings history, Mexico, sharks, Yucatan This article is reposted from my old blog Deep Type Flow and was originally published 7/12/2010 To a recent roundup of whale shark news, I appended a sort of human interest one-liner about how “shark” is the only word in the English language that derives from a Yucatec (Mayan) Indian word – “Xoc” (pronounced like “shock”). . . . → Read More: What’s in a name? Origins of the word “shark”
By Miriam Goldstein, on December 26th, 2011 Leave a comment Archaeology, History, and Art Eliza Carthy, Sea shanty In case you need a little salt with your holiday sugar rush, here’s Eliza Carthy’s version of “Rolling Sea.” Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}In case you need a little salt with your holiday sugar rush, here’s Eliza Carthy’s version of “Rolling Sea.” Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Miriam Goldstein, on December 21st, 2011 4 comments Art, Books/Media Carl Zimmer, science gifts, Science Ink, Tattoo Dave Wolfenden's jellyfish tattoo I’ve had a copy of Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed, written by Carl Zimmer, sitting on my desk for a few months now. Once people see it, they can’t stop flipping through the pages and pages of science-themed tattoos, gasping and chuckling and sighing happily. It is scientist crack. . . . → Read More: Last minute holiday presents: Science Ink
By Kevin Zelnio, on December 2nd, 2011 One comment Art, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Marcel the Shell, shell I found this amusing, did you?? MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON, TWO from Dean Fleischer-Camp on Vimeo. h/t @CackleofRad Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}I found this amusing, did you?? MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON, TWO from Dean Fleischer-Camp on Vimeo. h/t @CackleofRad Broadcast Spawn!Tweet Little Boat from nelson boles on Vimeo. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Little Boat from nelson boles on Vimeo. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet |
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