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…
On the rocks, the bartender’s guide to sea ice
I’ve just moved from Alaska to Seattle, driving over 4000 miles and what felt like almost every major highway in Alaska in a last ditch…
View More On the rocks, the bartender’s guide to sea iceDNA feels like soggy cotton candy: A recipe for a DNA cocktail
DNA is something I depend on not only in a literal way: it keeps me and my cell mini-peeps running, but also in a figurative…
View More DNA feels like soggy cotton candy: A recipe for a DNA cocktailA Metagenomic Cocktail: the most disgusting drink ever
Metagenomics and Mixology are similar in regard to their use of blenders. If metagenomics were a cocktail recipe, it would go something like this: 1.…
View More A Metagenomic Cocktail: the most disgusting drink everThe Most Boring Squid on Earth?
Much speculation occurs among biologists about the uses for all those arms and tentacles in squids. Eight arms and two tentacles seem like appendage overkill. …
View More The Most Boring Squid on Earth?The perfect drink for the Physical Oceanographer
One might think that the perfect drink for a physical oceanographer might be the Tidal Wave, Sea Breeze or even the Deep Sea Martini. But it…
View More The perfect drink for the Physical OceanographerThe Dirtiest of Martinis
So I wanted to explore some new territory in honor of cocktail week. Below is my first attempt at an infographic explaining a subject near…
View More The Dirtiest of MartinisRevisiting the Ocean Cleanup, a plan to remove plastic from the oceans
UPDATE: The Ocean Cleanup released a feasibility study in June 2014 that attempted to address many of the concerns we had below. You can read…
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Cousteau Cocktails
It goes without saying that many generations of Marine Biologists owe a bit of their inspiration and success to Big J. Either from his work…
View More Cousteau CocktailsForget 5 o’clock…
“Come to Mexico…” muttered Craig, droplets of sweat lining up to swan-dive off the tip of his nose like nervous kids at the diving platform,…
View More Forget 5 o’clock…Mixology of Water Masses
This post originally appeared on DSN exactly one year ago. In honor of cocktail week, I am reposting it again here for your reading pleasure.…
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