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		<title>Awareness Through Scrutiny, Not Negativity: A DSN Core Value</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2012/02/awareness-through-scrutiny-not-negativity-a-dsn-core-value/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RickMac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fiat lux Being a total dick on the web is easy.  From the safe (and relatively anonymous) confines of your bedroom, place of work, mother’s basement, or Starbucks, and armed only with Internet access and the 1st Amendment, everyone can be a critic.  Our brave new online world has given anyone with a keyboard a <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2012/02/awareness-through-scrutiny-not-negativity-a-dsn-core-value/">Awareness Through Scrutiny, Not Negativity: A DSN Core Value<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Awareness Through Scrutiny, Not Negativity: A DSN Core Value avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b32c5614e03bf1f47c41cc89bbe4c9fe?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>For Want Of A Shark&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/for-want-of-a-shark/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RickMac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[White-tip reef shark, Fiji © 2011 Angelo Villagomez Causal relationships can be fiendishly tricky. Spend an hour watching any of Star Trek Voyager’s time travel episodes and you begin to understand why the show’s writers often resort to lines such as, “It’s better if we don’t talk about this too much.” Consider another example of <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/for-want-of-a-shark/">For Want Of A Shark&#8230;<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='For Want Of A Shark&#8230; avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b32c5614e03bf1f47c41cc89bbe4c9fe?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Red sea sharks at risk from political upheaval, but to what degree?</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/red-sea-sharks-at-risk-from-political-upheaval-but-to-what-degree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>para_sight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Arab Spring has been on of the most amazing social movements of this generation; the images of brave citizens fighting for democracy (and unfortunately sometimes losing their individual battles), are encouraging and inspiring.  While far-reaching in its regional and global social and political implications, the Arab Spring would seem pretty removed from issues of <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/red-sea-sharks-at-risk-from-political-upheaval-but-to-what-degree/">Red sea sharks at risk from political upheaval, but to what degree?<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Red sea sharks at risk from political upheaval, but to what degree? avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1d390f3accea65ab713e0738116d91c?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Promoting Ocean Literacy &#8211; a DSN Core Value</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/12/promoting-ocean-literacy-a-dsn-core-value/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>para_sight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the DSN crew gathered for our inaugural retreat recently, one of the core values we agreed on was “promoting ocean literacy”.  This value is something that just about everyone in marine science agrees on (example, example, example), but what does it really mean?  Marine scientists and marine educators have an intuitive sense of what <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/12/promoting-ocean-literacy-a-dsn-core-value/">Promoting Ocean Literacy &#8211; a DSN Core Value<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Promoting Ocean Literacy &#8211; a DSN Core Value avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1d390f3accea65ab713e0738116d91c?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Reverently irreverent: a Deep Sea News core value</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/12/reverently-irreverent-a-deep-sea-news-core-value/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam Goldstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If someone listened in on the conversation in the Deep Sea News underwater lair, they might conclude that we were a bunch of scatological mind-in-the-gutter sex fiends in need of serious Freudian analysis. They would not be wrong. Never have six people over legal drinking age so enjoyed &#8220;That&#8217;s what she said&#8221; jokes. All of <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/12/reverently-irreverent-a-deep-sea-news-core-value/">Reverently irreverent: a Deep Sea News core value<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Reverently irreverent: a Deep Sea News core value avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/71c182e635e772d1960c8084eb82f7d9?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Direct from the bench and the trench: a DSN core value</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/12/direct-from-the-bench-and-the-trench-a-dsn-core-value/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A month ago, I spoke of DSN’s new pathway for dialogue about the oceans and ocean science.  We have committed to demystifying and humanizing science in an open conversation that instills passion, awe, and responsibility for the oceans. Part of this vision for DSN was establish a set of core values that transcended just this <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/12/direct-from-the-bench-and-the-trench-a-dsn-core-value/">Direct from the bench and the trench: a DSN core value<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Direct from the bench and the trench: a DSN core value avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7ef25d7f0a53b2d304a473ccc74d0dc8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Changing the Culture of Ocean Science: a DSN core value</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/11/changing-the-culture-of-ocean-science-a-dsn-core-value/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Glamour magazine, where the HELL are female scientists in your annual “women of the year” awards? Year after year, you honor female actresses, fashion designers, politicians, activists, athletes and models. You bestow awards on some truly amazing people, who have made it their life’s work to change the world and spread messages of peace, hope, <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/11/changing-the-culture-of-ocean-science-a-dsn-core-value/">Changing the Culture of Ocean Science: a DSN core value<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Changing the Culture of Ocean Science: a DSN core value avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Repost: So You Want to Be A Deep-Sea Biologist</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/11/repost-so-you-want-to-be-a-deep-sea-biologist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam Goldstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I wrote my So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist post yesterday, I had totally forgotten about Dr. M&#8217;s excellent take on more or less the same issue. It&#8217;s especially embarrassing since apparently I both commented and linked to it from my old blog. Sorry, Craigie M. His post, entitled So You Want to Be <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/11/repost-so-you-want-to-be-a-deep-sea-biologist/">Repost: So You Want to Be A Deep-Sea Biologist<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Repost: So You Want to Be A Deep-Sea Biologist avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/71c182e635e772d1960c8084eb82f7d9?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>So You Want to Be A Marine Biologist: Deep Sea News Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam Goldstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If this comic makes you laugh, perhaps you should become a marine biologist. Note the lack of dolphins. ARRRRR ME HEARTIES!!!! So ye want t&#8217; be a pirate, t&#8217; sail the open sea searching for booty &#8211; what? You said a marine biologist? Oh. Well, sailing the open sea searching for booty is actually prohibited <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/11/so-you-want-to-be-a-marine-biologist-deep-sea-news-edition/">So You Want to Be A Marine Biologist: Deep Sea News Edition<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='So You Want to Be A Marine Biologist: Deep Sea News Edition avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/71c182e635e772d1960c8084eb82f7d9?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. M and Miriam swim with manta rays &amp; whale sharks in world&#8217;s biggest tank</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/11/swimming-with-whale-sharks-and-manta-rays-in-georgia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam Goldstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Al aka para_sight: &#8220;Hey, while you&#8217;re visiting Georgia Aquarium for the Deep Sea News retreat, I can offer you the opportunity to dive in the Ocean Voyager exhibit, which is our (and the world’s) biggest tank, featuring 4 whale sharks, 4 manta rays and about 8,000 other sharks and fishes.&#8221; Dr. M  &#38; I: <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/11/swimming-with-whale-sharks-and-manta-rays-in-georgia/">Dr. M and Miriam swim with manta rays &#038; whale sharks in world&#8217;s biggest tank<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Dr. M and Miriam swim with manta rays &#38; whale sharks in world&#8217;s biggest tank avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/71c182e635e772d1960c8084eb82f7d9?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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