This is a guest post from Alexis Rudd, who is a doctoral student at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology on the island of O’ahu.…
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#IamScience: Embracing Personal Experience on Our Rise Through Science
Magical things can happen when you enthusiastically open your mouth on the internet. One of these magical things is learning how personal experience shapes people’s…
View More #IamScience: Embracing Personal Experience on Our Rise Through ScienceDr. M’s Merit Badges for the Order Of The Science Scouts
I had forgotten about the Order of the Science Scouts of the Exemplary Repute and Above Average Physique. Stickers in our swag bags at Science…
View More Dr. M’s Merit Badges for the Order Of The Science ScoutsJane Lubchenco’s message to scientists
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 scientistsGear Review: Red Ants Pants (Work Pants for Women)
As I hope you are unaware, yesterday was the annual No Pants Subway Ride. I am shocked, SHOCKED that these people can make light of…
View More Gear Review: Red Ants Pants (Work Pants for Women)GUEST INTERVIEW: Peter Rona on the Diversity of Hydrothermal Systems on Slow Spreading Ocean Ridges
Editor’s Note: The following interview was conducted by Colin Schultz for American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) member publication Eos. AGU and Colin have been kind enough…
View More GUEST INTERVIEW: Peter Rona on the Diversity of Hydrothermal Systems on Slow Spreading Ocean RidgesReverently irreverent: a Deep Sea News core value
If someone listened in on the conversation in the Deep Sea News underwater lair, they might conclude that we were a bunch of scatological mind-in-the-gutter…
View More Reverently irreverent: a Deep Sea News core valueYeti Crab Roundup
Back in 2005, three researchers described and named a very unusual crab from a hydrothermal vent in the Indian Ocean (paper here). The scientists christened…
View More Yeti Crab RoundupDirect from the bench and the trench: a DSN core value
A month ago, I spoke of DSN’s new pathway for dialogue about the oceans and ocean science. We have committed to demystifying and humanizing science…
View More Direct from the bench and the trench: a DSN core valueThe Pilgrims were obviously Marine Scientists
Right now, my stomach is rumbling as the delicious scent of my roasted nut loaf wafts in from the kitchen (yes, I’m one of THOSE–although…
View More The Pilgrims were obviously Marine Scientists