We would be remiss at DSN if we didn’t blog about a paper that was brought to our recent attention. Warning the following material uses…
View More Expletive Infixation and Marine Scien-****in-tistsMonth: August 2011
Can science be crowdfunded?
Science costs money. No matter how clever we are – and trust me, as a graduate student, I have made scientific equipment by combining salvaged…
View More Can science be crowdfunded?Gulp: the World’s Largest Stop Animation Film
I love this. Hat tip to @aquaken on twitter! See “the making of” here at Nokia.
View More Gulp: the World’s Largest Stop Animation FilmWere The Pixies the First Band to Write a Song About El Nino?
Of course, it may be debatable how this song is all about El Nino, but there is NO DEBATE on whether The Pixies were one…
View More Were The Pixies the First Band to Write a Song About El Nino?End of the weekend miscellany
In honor of Shark Week, a helpful illustrated list of Things That Kill More People Than Sharks. Number four is HIPPOS. I would totally watch…
View More End of the weekend miscellanyBack from the sea
Hi internet! I just spent the month of July sailing (yes! sailing!) from Honolulu to San Francisco aboard Sea Education Association’s vessel SSV Robert C.…
View More Back from the seaMarine Fungi are Totally Badass
That’s right, you heard me—there are mushrooms that live in the sea. OK, well technically a mushroom is a fruiting body of a fungus with…
View More Marine Fungi are Totally BadassOctopus Mimicry
From the always funny xkcd comics. H/t to Christine Huffard
View More Octopus MimicryCoelacanth Swag and Cephalopod Mimicry, Sex, and Walking
One of my greatest friends ever sent my a unexpected but welcome gift in today’s mail. Yes, my love can be bought. I know…
View More Coelacanth Swag and Cephalopod Mimicry, Sex, and WalkingShark Week: What Is Your Fascination With Sharks?
Sunday night I wondered aloud on Twitter: “In 140 or less, why are you (or are you not) fascinated by #sharks? Use the hastags #sharkweek #DSN and I’ll compile…
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