I first met Kimberlee Leroux on a rare, rainy day on the beautiful Central Coast of California. We had both enrolled in a weeklong intensive…
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Science For the People, By the People
“As I grew up I was fervently desirous of becoming acquainted with Nature.” -John James Audubon There are few books I have seen as spellbinding…
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Beyond the Plunder: The Misunderstood Life of Pirates
Buccaneers, Charlatans, Marauders, and Swashbucklers. Throughout the centuries, our booty-hoarding friends have been branded by many rather dubious labels. Yet seldom does the average gangplank…
View More Beyond the Plunder: The Misunderstood Life of PiratesTGIF: Procrastinate, watch deep-sea videos, help science!
I know, its Friday. You’re probably staring at the the clock, or worse, stalking people on Facebook. Today, instead of passing on a viral video or…
View More TGIF: Procrastinate, watch deep-sea videos, help science!Citizen Science to track lingering oil in the Gulf
Although most of the media has now forgotten about that oil spill thing that happened last year, I’m consistently impressed by strength of ongoing citizen…
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