My second week at UC Davis, and I’ve already met Jane Lubchenco. Last night the NOAA administrator gave a public lecture to a packed auditorium…
View More Jane Lubchenco’s message to scientistsCategory: Climate Change
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Oh the dark deep sea is frightful, But the food not so delightful, But since we’ve got no place to go, Let It Marine…
View More Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It SnowUnderstanding the Gulf Stream
From Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institute YouTube Channel.
View More Understanding the Gulf StreamWhen Far-Sighted Vision Meets Near-Sighted Politics or Zombie Worms For Congress!
What’s the difference between a collection of Osedax “Zombie worms” and the 112th United States Congress? One is a population of spineless, sedentary, opportunistic life…
View More When Far-Sighted Vision Meets Near-Sighted Politics or Zombie Worms For Congress!Confronting Climate Contrarianism III: Data Realism and the Rabbit Hole
A new addition to my Confronting Climate Contrarianism series, much too long in waiting. Found this interesting animated gif on Andre Nantel’s G+ stream. He…
View More Confronting Climate Contrarianism III: Data Realism and the Rabbit HoleBigger jellyfish inheriting the ocean
A study released Thursday found that the spineless creatures are becoming the dominant predator in areas where fish species are being reduced by overfishing and…
View More Bigger jellyfish inheriting the oceanSALT FROM SPAAAAACE!
Apologies if I lost any of you post-Gen X readers with that Muppet Show homage title. But this space + ocean news is a clearcut…
View More SALT FROM SPAAAAACE!A scientist and a humanist walk into a bar; or On Myers-Briggs, Climate Science, and Knowledge
This is a guest post that originally appeared as a Facebook conversation between the illustrious Drs. Jarrett Byrnes and Scott Richmond. Scott, Jarrett and I…
View More A scientist and a humanist walk into a bar; or On Myers-Briggs, Climate Science, and KnowledgeGlobal Warming Science and Denialism
This morning I had the great pleasure of being a guest on Atheist Talk Radio, hosted by Minnesota’s AM 950, along With John Abraham and…
View More Global Warming Science and DenialismDoes Weeping Help? Recent Conservation News
Recently, news streams, scientific journals, and the web are exploding with conservation news. Below is few highlights from the past few weeks. I’ll take my…
View More Does Weeping Help? Recent Conservation News