Deep Sea 101: Forbes’ Folly – Evidence of Deep Sea Life Ignored
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←Previous Lesson: Early Paradigms and Exploration Edward Forbes spent his life championing a hypothesis whose evidence was flawed and extrapolations unjustified. The idea of a lifeless deep-sea held sway in a society mystified by the unknown and afraid of what it would hold. Forbes was the scientist-manifestation of this fear and never would concede the . . . → Read More: Deep Sea 101: Forbes’ Folly – Evidence of Deep Sea Life Ignored

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Deep Sea 101: Early Paradigms and Exploration
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←Previous Lesson: Lessons from the Census of Marine Life While the Census of Marine Life may be the most recent call to survey the ocean, deep-sea exploration has a rich, paradigm-shifting history. It has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster: colorful characters, high seas action, the drama of antagonistic actions between “men of honor”, . . . → Read More: Deep Sea 101: Early Paradigms and Exploration

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