Making The Connection: The Oceans In Contemporary American Culture
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By , on June 11th, 2012 3 comments   Art, Conservation & Environment, Editor's Desk, Social Sciences   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

The following post is write up of the talk I delivered last week at Capitol Hill Ocean Week Gavelston Bay When we see images like the above it is hard to believe the ocean inspires us. In one of the most striking examples of our connection to the oceans, if humans, any number of us, . . . → Read More: Making The Connection: The Oceans In Contemporary American Culture

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Promoting Ocean Literacy – a DSN Core Value
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By , on December 22nd, 2011 9 comments   Uncategorized   , , , , , , , ,  

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 . . . → Read More: Promoting Ocean Literacy – a DSN Core Value

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Direct from the bench and the trench: a DSN core value
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By , on December 5th, 2011 8 comments   Education   , , , , , , , , , ,  

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 . . . → Read More: Direct from the bench and the trench: a DSN core value

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