DSN Scientist in Residence Eric Heupel Revisits Gulf of Mexico Dolphin Mortality Event
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By , on April 15th, 2011 Leave a comment   Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, Oil Spills   , , , , , , , , ,  

Eric Heupel is a graduate student at University of Connecticut in Oceanography. He keeps a personal blog at Eclectic Echoes and Larval Images, and used to part of The Other 95% team along with me before we closed shop. You can find Eric tweeting as @eclecticechoes.   ——————————– Recently the deaths of bottlenose dolphins . . . → Read More: DSN Scientist in Residence Eric Heupel Revisits Gulf of Mexico Dolphin Mortality Event

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Evil Poisson Distribution Plushie
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By , on February 2nd, 2011 2 comments   Carnivals & Link Love   , , ,  

Etsy seller Nausicaa Distribution has pillows that will be soon completing my nerd chic decor. What else says “evil French distribution” as good as this fellow? Siméon would be proud to see his distribution given life as a evil, yet cuddly, plushie. A specialty of this distribution is that he is discrete, not continuous . . . → Read More: Evil Poisson Distribution Plushie

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Paul the Psychic Octopus
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By , on July 17th, 2010 10 comments   Cephalopods, Weird   , , , ,  

I have to post about this so that I can get it out of my system. Has anyone else been obsessed with “Paul the psychic octopus”? It’s the only reason I paid any attention to the World Cup hoopla (no offence to the football/soccer fans). I don’t think I watched any actual games during these . . . → Read More: Paul the Psychic Octopus

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