She inspires me and takes my shoe advice
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By , on January 28th, 2013 One comment   Scientist!, The Basics   , , ,  

I’ve kept my words short here because I feel like words will always be inadequate. I met Miriam a full 6 months after we had officially become online colleagues — we had agreed to room together at my first ever ScienceOnline in 2011. I suppose I was a little bit nervous about meeting all the . . . → Read More: She inspires me and takes my shoe advice

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To take arms against a sea of troubles: my life in blogging, and farewell
To take arms against a sea of troubles: my life in blogging, and farewell avatar

By , on January 28th, 2013 36 comments   Scientist!   , ,  

I started blogging in 2007, at my mother’s deathbed. This isn’t the story I usually tell. I usually say that I always liked to write, and that I was inspired by the communications education at the Scripps Center for Marine Biodiversity & Conservation, and that I had been reading other blogs like Deep Sea News . . . → Read More: To take arms against a sea of troubles: my life in blogging, and farewell

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Invitation to my doctoral defense
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By , on November 14th, 2012 13 comments   Scientist!   , , , ,  

I’ve been mostly absent from the internets lately (with the exception of my very favorite procrastination method, Twitter), but I have 250 pages of a really good excuse. I’ll be defending my doctoral dissertation on 29 November in San Diego. It’s open to the public, so anyone in the area is invited to come on . . . → Read More: Invitation to my doctoral defense

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Interview on the NOAA Marine Debris Blog
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By , on December 27th, 2010 One comment   Expeditions, Plastic, Scientist!   , , ,  

This is me using a hand-held inclinometer to estimate the wire angle as the manta net is being towed. I was interviewed by the NOAA Marine Debris blog! It’s about my work this October on a NOAA cruise through the eastern part of the North Pacific Central Gyre. What goes into deploying your equipment on . . . → Read More: Interview on the NOAA Marine Debris Blog

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SEAPLEX on NPR Science Friday!
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By , on August 7th, 2009 2 comments   Expeditions, Plastic   , , , , ,  

Kudos to Chief Scientist Goldstein for the great interview on NPR’s Science Friday with Ira Flatow today. Be sure to listen to the 6 min. interview. This expedition has arguably done one of the best jobs at public outreach. Leave it to a bunch of grad students to set the bar high! Want to know . . . → Read More: SEAPLEX on NPR Science Friday!

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She said spawning
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By , on February 14th, 2009 2 comments   Carnivals & Link Love, Organisms   , , , , , ,  

I’m really enjoying The Oyster’s Garter these days. Miriam Goldstein keeps me updated with important nature stories like “When sponges ruled the Earth” 635 million years ago in the Early Cambrian epoch, just before the Cambrian explosion. Since more than 90% of modern sponges resemble those ancient sponges, perhaps there’s something to be said for . . . → Read More: She said spawning

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Carnival of the Blue (21) Haiku
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By , on February 2nd, 2009 One comment   Carnivals & Link Love   , ,  

Oyster’s Garter brings verse to blue Carnival, sings Ode to sciencey [things].