A fantastic KQED QUEST video on jellies starring Chad Widmer of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Steve Haddock of MBARI! QUEST on KQED Public Media.
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The Revolution of Science Through SCUBA
The Revolution of Science Through SCUBA, a symposium “to celebrate the scientific contributions and value of scuba as research methodology,” will be webcast live Monday…
View More The Revolution of Science Through SCUBAFlippy-floppies take PRI’s The World
Public Radio International’s The World Science podcast has a regular series featuring Music in Science, and they asked me what music we listened to last…
View More Flippy-floppies take PRI’s The WorldHow the Oil Spill Affects Fisheries: Interview with Dr. Dave Kerstetter
To understand how the oil spill affects the fisheries and fishing communities, I turned to Dr. Dave Kerstetter, a research scientist at Nova Southeastern University’s…
View More How the Oil Spill Affects Fisheries: Interview with Dr. Dave KerstetterThe Seasick Oceanographer
Whenever I give public talks, the number one question I get asked is “Do you ever get seasick?” People are usually surprised when the answer…
View More The Seasick OceanographerWhat’s New With the Dr. M and the Oceans?
You might have noticed that my posting frequency is down recently. Why? 1. Kevin Z convinced me to start Tweeting. There seems to be an…
View More What’s New With the Dr. M and the Oceans?When the dinner bell rings for seafloor scavengers, larger animals get first dibs
I am very excited today! My new paper in the journal Ecology will be coming out in April on the regulation of biodiversity in the…
View More When the dinner bell rings for seafloor scavengers, larger animals get first dibsMiriam On the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Miriam was interviewed on Earth Sky Science about her research on plastic in the ocean! Great job Miriam, a nice mix of enthusiasm, information, composure…
View More Miriam On the Great Pacific Garbage PatchScience Communicator or Scientist Communicator?
The distinction is not trivial. I have been thinking about this alot over the last couple years while reflecting on my goals and how I…
View More Science Communicator or Scientist Communicator?Miriam Warns of Diving with Jewelry in Ocean Story Slam!
Our own Miriam G took home gold in Southern Fried Science’s Ocean Story Slam! Here was her entry. Check out the other Ocean Story Slams…
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