BibliOdyssey is always full eclectic book art. Just what you need to achieve your geek fix for today. Behold the illustrations from ‘Dictionnaire Classique Des…
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Craig McClain is the Executive Director of the Lousiana University Marine Consortium. He has conducted deep-sea research for 20 years and published over 50 papers in the area. He has participated in and led dozens of oceanographic expeditions taken him to the Antarctic and the most remote regions of the Pacific and Atlantic. Craig’s research focuses on how energy drives the biology of marine invertebrates from individuals to ecosystems, specifically, seeking to uncover how organisms are adapted to different levels of carbon availability, i.e. food, and how this determines the kinds and number of species in different parts of the oceans. Additionally, Craig is obsessed with the size of things. Sometimes this translated into actually scientific research. Craig’s research has been featured on National Public Radio, Discovery Channel, Fox News, National Geographic and ABC News. In addition to his scientific research, Craig also advocates the need for scientists to connect with the public and is the founder and chief editor of the acclaimed Deep-Sea News (https://www.deepseanews.com/), a popular ocean-themed blog that has won numerous awards. His writing has been featured in Cosmos, Science Illustrated, American Scientist, Wired, Mental Floss, and the Open Lab: The Best Science Writing on the Web.
Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels? Pt. 2
You may remember a week ago I spoke of a recent study indicating a link between repeated scuba diving, especially with mixed gases, and damage to blood…
View More Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels? Pt. 2Pardon Me If I Don’t Start Celebrating
I’m tired of hearing people say the oil spill isn’t is bad as it could been or we thought it would be. “A lot of…
View More Pardon Me If I Don’t Start CelebratingScuba Diving = Crappy Vessels?
If you scuba dive, you may already have heard of Nitrox. To breath underwater, most divers use a normal atmospheric air mixture (21% oxygen, 78%…
View More Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels?Blue Urbanism
At Design Observer there is nice essay urging us to reconsider how we approach urban planning. As planners and designers, we need to take up…
View More Blue UrbanismThe end of whaling in Japan?
UPDATE: No sooner did I post this did I find out it’s a hoax. Of course, this reaffirms a long held tenet of mine: when…
View More The end of whaling in Japan?A Southerner Relays Tales of Ship Wrecks and Worms
Dear Readers, In the summer of ‘06 I, a Southern gentleman in my finest white linen suit*, find myself in the lower portion of England. …
View More A Southerner Relays Tales of Ship Wrecks and WormsDear Sir Richard Branson
Dear Sir Richard Branson, I don’t know if you read DSN. Probably not. That’s fine. I realize you are probably busy making making money.If you…
View More Dear Sir Richard BransonHawaii Dive-0! 1,000th Dive of the Pisces Submersbiles
Marine scientists recently celebrated the 1,000th dive of one of their twin manned submarines off the coast of Hawaii.Scientists from the University…
View More Hawaii Dive-0! 1,000th Dive of the Pisces SubmersbilesFossil fuels are far deadlier than nuclear power
Although counterintuitive to some fossil fuels are a killer. “There is no question,” says Joseph Romm, an energy expert at the Center for American…
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