Darwin Day Road Show: Day 3
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Darwin Day Road Show Day 1&2
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Awareness Through Scrutiny, Not Negativity: A DSN Core Value
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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 . . . → Read More: Awareness Through Scrutiny, Not Negativity: A DSN Core Value

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I Am Science
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Kevin’s I Am Science is quite frankly one of the most beautiful and best posts ever posted at Deep-Sea News.  If you haven’t read it, do it now and prepared to be moved.  His call to the community on Twitter received a ground swell of response from across science about the unusual, humorous, and sometimes tragic paths that have . . . → Read More: I Am Science

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Guest Post: True Confessions of a Dolphin-Loving Marine Biologist
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This is a guest post from Alexis Rudd, who is a doctoral student at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology on the island of O’ahu. Her research uses sound to study the distribution and behavior of dolphins and whales in Hawaii, in partnership with Young Brothers interisland shipping company. It seems as though most people . . . → Read More: Guest Post: True Confessions of a Dolphin-Loving Marine Biologist

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#IamScience: Embracing Personal Experience on Our Rise Through Science
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Magical things can happen when you enthusiastically open your mouth on the internet. One of these magical things is learning how personal experience shapes people’s lives. Looking into others causes you to look into yourself. And then something really magical happens – we learn we are not alone. Among our unique, personal experiences lies a . . . → Read More: #IamScience: Embracing Personal Experience on Our Rise Through Science

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Dr. M’s Merit Badges for the Order Of The Science Scouts
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I had forgotten about the Order of the Science Scouts of the Exemplary Repute and Above Average Physique.  Stickers in our swag bags at Science Online quickly brought this back to my attention. Below is a list of my current badges and the activities I have participated in to achieve them. Members are: not opposed to . . . → Read More: Dr. M’s Merit Badges for the Order Of The Science Scouts

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Jane Lubchenco’s message to scientists
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My second week at UC Davis, and I’ve already met Jane Lubchenco. Last night the NOAA administrator gave a public lecture to a packed auditorium here on campus. Although her talk wasn’t particularly beefy, I captured a few interesting tidbits: It was refreshing to hear a government official state her steadfast optimism, and urge scientists . . . → Read More: Jane Lubchenco’s message to scientists

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GUEST INTERVIEW: Peter Rona on the Diversity of Hydrothermal Systems on Slow Spreading Ocean Ridges
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Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 188, 2010. Editor’s Note: The following interview was conducted by Colin Schultz for American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) member publication Eos. AGU and Colin have been kind enough to let Deep Sea News reprint the interview for our readers! Peter Rona is a legend in hydrothermal vent research.  Colin Schultz, Diversity of . . . → Read More: GUEST INTERVIEW: Peter Rona on the Diversity of Hydrothermal Systems on Slow Spreading Ocean Ridges

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The Pilgrims were obviously Marine Scientists
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Right now, my stomach is rumbling as the delicious scent of my roasted nut loaf wafts in from the kitchen (yes, I’m one of THOSE–although ironically, as the only vegetarian in the family I am forced to concoct a creamy, meaty gravy from turkey drippings every year since I apparently “do it best”). Being from . . . → Read More: The Pilgrims were obviously Marine Scientists

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