Newsweek has a great write up about how independent scientific queries into the Gulf of Mexico are being squashed. Only are few scientists were able…
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Pirate Peaches!
A recipe for “Pirate Peaches” – peaches + sugar + Kraken rum! Sent to me with the tagline: “Attn: Miriam (pirates + sugary toppings, Together…
View More Pirate Peaches!It’s Deep Sea News Day at WIRED Science
Your friendly Deep Sea News bloggers have taken WIRED Science by storm – and apparently we specialize in depressing, large-scale pollution. Check out Dr. M…
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My second cameo in the Devil’s Panties! I am wearing a fine squid hat from ObeyMyBrain, and expounding on the joys of hectocotyli. This is…
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Oh Scopolamine, could I count the ways I know thee? Many marine scientists know this sea-sickness drug well and affectionately refer to it as “the…
View More New Use for ScopolamineMy cameo in webcomic The Devil’s Panties
I have achieved the fame and fortune that every young geeklet dreams of – to have a cameo in the fabulous webcomic The Devil’s Panties.…
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Hello internets! I am back from a month of sailing from Hawaii to California on the tall ship SSV Robert C. Seamans. The Seamans is…
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One of the greatest moments of my career was being invited to serve as editor at PLoS One. This moment was surpassed by the day…
View More PLoS One and the Census of Marine LifeEPIC WIN: Cruise Cruise Baby
Words cannot even express the pure genius contained in this video…
View More EPIC WIN: Cruise Cruise BabyRap Guide to Evolution!
If you are not following Mark Pallen’s Rough Guide to Evolution blog, shame on you! (apparently, and sadly, his blog hasn’t been updated since Jan.…
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