The gender gap in tenure-track physical oceanography faculty positions has nearly doubled since the mid-1990s, according to a correspondence item published in Nature Geoscience in…
View More Gender gap doubles in physical oceanographyAuthor: Miriam Goldstein
Ultimate movie for First Annual DSN Film Night?
Thanks to io9 and Garrett G, I just might have found the ultimate movie for the First Annual Deep-Sea News Film Night. Behold the glory…
View More Ultimate movie for First Annual DSN Film Night?TGIF: A sky like ocean waves
El Cielo de Canarias / Canary sky – Tenerife from Daniel López on Vimeo. Via Metafilter
View More TGIF: A sky like ocean wavesTalking Trash at Georgia Aquarium Science on Tap
If you’re in the Atlanta GA area, this Wednesday evening is your chance to drink beer with two of your very favorite Deep Sea News…
View More Talking Trash at Georgia Aquarium Science on TapTGIF: Glasswork from Dale Chihuly
Gorgeous photos of Dale Chihuly’s glasswork, taken by the ever-awesome Boston teacher/travel blogger/my college friend Lillie. Chihuly’s work looks very marine-life-inspired to me – three…
View More TGIF: Glasswork from Dale ChihulyIf the BP oil spill hadn’t happened…
If the BP oil spill hadn’t happened, where would the oil have gone? This short animation by Chris Harmon gives a sense of the vast…
View More If the BP oil spill hadn’t happened…TGIF: In honor of Earth Day
It’s Earth Day! Please appreciate this eloquent video highlighting the glories of our beautiful planet: “F@ck Planet Earth.” (Strong language, OBVIOUSLY!)
View More TGIF: In honor of Earth DayBook Review: Carl Safina’s The View from Lazy Point
If I ever write a popular environmental book, I am going to call it “I Hate Thoreau’s Bastard Children: Why Modern Environmental Writing Sucks.” The…
View More Book Review: Carl Safina’s The View from Lazy PointOne year after the oil started
One year ago today, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, killing 11 workers and causing oil to gush into the Gulf of Mexico for three…
View More One year after the oil startedWhy is a successful NSF science education program being cancelled?
Just a few months ago in his State of the Union address, President Obama called for more science education. As always, this is desperately needed…
View More Why is a successful NSF science education program being cancelled?