Exciting things have been happening in the Deep-sea community these past few years – we’re gaining online momentum! My bookmarks are filling up with more…
View More Extra, Extra! Getcha bookmarks ready and keep track of Deep-sea research!Month: March 2013
So you think you know Marine Metagenomics?
Metagenomics is so easy to understand, right? Scientists just go out and get DNA sequences from…stuff…in the environment. And then they answer lots of questions,…
View More So you think you know Marine Metagenomics?The Environmental (Dis)Connection
1.01 billion users. Damn…that Zuckerberg guy really hit gold with the whole “Facebook” thing didn’t he? What is it about Facebook though? What makes…
View More The Environmental (Dis)ConnectionHell yeah! “I’m a climate scientist” An epic rap.
What happens when non-scientists continually distort the facts on climate change? Climate scientists fight back with this amazing angry rap video! Featuring real climate scientists…
View More Hell yeah! “I’m a climate scientist” An epic rap.The Enemy Within – Dr. Skylar Bayer on the Colbert Report
This hilarious clip has been making the rounds on Facebook and Twitter these past few days – I was dying with laughter when I watched.…
View More The Enemy Within – Dr. Skylar Bayer on the Colbert ReportButt munchers
Some animals vent their anuses. And, no, I’m not referring to the act of waving a hand around ones posterior to diffuse the gaseous remnants…
View More Butt munchersHow salty is your ocean? How loose is your plume?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AQUARIUS! You’ve been measuring sea surface salinity from space for over a year now. It must feel good to be a grown up…
View More How salty is your ocean? How loose is your plume?What horrors await when you step outside the Bathysphere…a short film
As you might know, the other deeplings adore the beasties of the abyss. Unlike them, they just outright creep me out. While the horror short…
View More What horrors await when you step outside the Bathysphere…a short filmThe truth behind that job advertisement for a professorship
Loving this post on this early Monday morning. H/T to Michelle Candidate Evaluation: The candidate must have a PhD from an institution where ivy grows up the…
View More The truth behind that job advertisement for a professorshipSave the whales? There’s an app for that!
We here at DSN are big fan of Michelle Weirathmueller. She’s a Ph.D. at University of Washington, Department of Oceanography. You can catch her on Twitter at @michellejw At…
View More Save the whales? There’s an app for that!