O thin men of Haddam, Why do you imagine golden birds? Do you not see how the blackbird Walks around the feet Of the women…
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“Small Victories Win Big Wars”
The post title was exclaimed by French oceanographer Philippe Cury upon hearing the news that a tiny non-profit organization won a major battle with a…
View More “Small Victories Win Big Wars”Encomium: Lonesome George
I just read that Lonesome George, the presumed sole-remaining member of the Pinta Island giant tortoise species of the Galápagos, has died. Lonesome George was…
View More Encomium: Lonesome GeorgeHooper Drives The Boat, Chief
Picture this: Cape Cod, June 20, 1975. Gerald Ford is President, gas is .53 cents a gallon, and a carefree, 11 year-old–yet already ocean-nerd, future…
View More Hooper Drives The Boat, ChiefMaking The Connection: The Oceans In Contemporary American Culture
The following post is write up of the talk I delivered last week at Capitol Hill Ocean Week When we see images like the above…
View More Making The Connection: The Oceans In Contemporary American CultureSea Level Rise Is Tied to Prevalence of Homosexuality
Journal of the Global Draining Society Letters, B (2012) 2(1):12-15 doi:10340824.xadflk Sea Level Rise Is Tied to Prevalence of Homosexuality Dr. M* *National Institute of…
View More Sea Level Rise Is Tied to Prevalence of HomosexualityRIP: Science on TV
Remember when MTV actually aired music? Remember when you could learn something from the Learning Channel? Got actual history on the History Channel? Or actually…
View More RIP: Science on TVRobbing Museums
On May 4th a colleague of mine, Dr. Brian Sidlauskas, curator for the fish collection of Oregon State University, received this email. Respected Prdf. Brian; On…
View More Robbing MuseumsWhat is Peru’s dolphin and pelican die-off telling us?
As many as 900 dolphins and over 4,000 pelicans have washed up dead on the beaches of northern Peru in the last couple of months,…
View More What is Peru’s dolphin and pelican die-off telling us?Finding Endangered Life on eBay
eBay’s history is dotted with carcasses of endangered and vulnerable species. In 2000, the Sea Turtle Conservancy announced that a large selection of illegal hawksbill…
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