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Behind the scenes: plastic-eating barnacles in the North Pacific Gyre

I’ve been temporarily released from my social media silence to talk about my latest paper, which is published in the open-access journal PeerJ. So first of…

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Lessons From Creating an Online Outreach Empire

Dr. M October 16, 2013 academia branding core values culture deficit models Education fitness ivory tower Meme mission statement narrative outreach Science social media stories tenure viral

Lessons From Creating an Online Outreach Empire from Craig McClain Last Friday I delivered a preliminary talk on the opening night of ScienceOnline Oceans. I…

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Want to catch a shark. Got to do a shark dance.

Alex Warneke October 16, 2013 conservation Miami RJ Dunlap ScienceOnline Oceans sharks

So this past weekend, some of the other Deeplings and I left the DSN lair to party in the city where the heat is on.…

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The slow strangling of marine science careers, as the Government Shutdown drags on

Holly Bik October 16, 2013 Antarctica Government Shutdown marine biology marine science STEM Careers

This isn’t the type of humor we’re used to at DSN – the news these past few weeks has been some new brand of twisted…

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Where are all the ladies at?

Alistair Dove October 14, 2013 IWSC3 population biology population genetics Rhincodon typus shark whale shark

Last week 70-odd of the world’s whale shark researchers converged on Atlanta for the 3rd International Whale Shark Conference. It was an unusual meeting in…

Biology Conferences Conservation & Environment Open Access Sharks

Cos you can never have too much whale shark

Alistair Dove September 30, 2013 IWSC3 whale sharks

Sorry I’ve been a bit quiet lately, but I’ve got a reason, honest. It’s not even an excuse. See, I’ve been a bit wrapped up…

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Integrating Research and Outreach Through Massive Ocean Animals

Dr. M September 24, 2013

With 5 stunning Duke University undergraduates, I am participating in an experiment, one in which science outreach and research aren’t seen as separate spheres. “Time to…

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Bards of the Brine

Alex Warneke September 24, 2013 Bards Dayton Scientific Writing

Recently, I have been romping around in Thesisland. This may sound similar to Candyland. I assure you, it is not, though there are some resemblances.…

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Martini’s Law: A malady of gases

Alex Warneke September 14, 2013 Martini's Law Nitrogen Narcosis Rapture of the Deep scuba diving

Some know it as the “Rapture of the Deep,” others simply as, “being Narced,” but in my experience the most relevant nomenclature thus proposed for…

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Cousteau Cocktails

Douglas Long September 10, 2013 calypso cocktail Jacques Cousteau

It goes without saying that many generations of Marine Biologists owe a bit of their inspiration and success to Big J. Either from his work…

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