How Life Thrives Under the Ocean’s Crushing Pressure
Like most deep-sea biologists, I have a large collection of decorated Styrofoam cups. A couple dozen line the bookshelf of my office, each displaying a…
Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels?
If you scuba dive, you may already have heard of Nitrox. To breath underwater, most divers use a normal atmospheric air mixture (21% oxygen, 78%…
View More Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels?Blue Urbanism
At Design Observer there is nice essay urging us to reconsider how we approach urban planning. As planners and designers, we need to take up…
View More Blue UrbanismSharks, The News Cycle, And The Madness of Mobs
My life for the past few months has been all about sharks. Mind you, I’m not complaining. A confluence of opportunities has me building…
View More Sharks, The News Cycle, And The Madness of MobsTGIF: In honor of Earth Day
It’s Earth Day! Please appreciate this eloquent video highlighting the glories of our beautiful planet: “F@ck Planet Earth.” (Strong language, OBVIOUSLY!)
View More TGIF: In honor of Earth DaySome Aussie fish I have known
In honour of a current visit to the ancestral homeland (Australia), I thought I’d share some fish species Aussies (from the southern states at least)…
View More Some Aussie fish I have knownBook Review: Carl Safina’s The View from Lazy Point
If I ever write a popular environmental book, I am going to call it “I Hate Thoreau’s Bastard Children: Why Modern Environmental Writing Sucks.” The…
View More Book Review: Carl Safina’s The View from Lazy PointOne year after the oil started
One year ago today, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, killing 11 workers and causing oil to gush into the Gulf of Mexico for three…
View More One year after the oil startedOil Spill anniversary: Show me the money…and data!
One year ago today, all hell broke loose in the Gulf. From scientists’ perspective, last year’s massive oil spill only just unlocked gates of Hades;…
View More Oil Spill anniversary: Show me the money…and data!The end of whaling in Japan?
UPDATE: No sooner did I post this did I find out it’s a hoax. Of course, this reaffirms a long held tenet of mine: when…
View More The end of whaling in Japan?Why is a successful NSF science education program being cancelled?
Just a few months ago in his State of the Union address, President Obama called for more science education. As always, this is desperately needed…
View More Why is a successful NSF science education program being cancelled?