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Craig is temporarily a post-doctoral fellow at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute who is looking for a permanent position. He spends most of his time balancing his overwhelming geekdom with normalcy so he can function in the real world. Luckily his wife likes his geekiness.
Peter Etnoyer is a Graduate Research Associate at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He studies deep corals and ocean fronts, and he loves to be on the water.
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Happy Birthday William Beebe!
Category: Archaeology, Sociology, & History
Thanks to Michael Barton, FCD we would have almost forgotten to honor the anniversary of William Beebe's birth. He lived from July 29, 1877 to June 4, 1962. Here is a little info: "William Beebe was an American biologist, explorer,...
Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 9:00 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Robofish
Category: Adaptations
Robotic sea bream from researchers at the University of Kitakyushu, Japan. Go to the Pink Tentacle to get the full story!...
Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 9:22 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Fisherman Gives Up Tasty Old Lobster to Aquarium
Category: Archaeology, Sociology, & History
From BBC News: "A lobster that could be up to 100-years-old has been handed to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth by a local fisherman. The crew of the fishing boat named the lobster Mad Jack and discovered it weighed...
Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 8:26 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Sea Monster Week at Tetrapod Zoology!
Category: Archaeology, Sociology, & History
Darren Naish has some excellent posts up to commence Sea Monster Week at Tetrapod Zoology. Check out the tadpole-like Hook Island sea monster and the duck-billed elephant monster of Moore's Beach, Santa Cruz. Make sure you tune in all...
Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 8:51 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Whale Hunt Project
Category: Archaeology, Sociology, & History
In the department of amazing photojournalism projects we have The Whale Hunt by Jonathan Harris. "The Whale Hunt is an experiment in human storytelling. In May 2007, I spent nine days living with a family of Inupiat Eskimos in Barrow,...
Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 7:49 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Patron Saint Against Pirate Attacks
Category: Ramblings
I unbeknown to me, St. Brendan apparently does not cover pirate attacks. No that protection is afforded by St. Albinus of AngersAlbinus had a big heart (as saints tend to have) and couldn't resist a call of distress. He used...
Posted by CR McClain at 1:00 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Patron Saint of Marine Scientists
Category: Archaeology, Sociology, & History
Saint Brendan of Clonfert is often referred to Brendan the Voyager. He is Irish monastic saint born in 484 in Ciarraighe Luachra, near the present city of Tralee, County Kerry and died in 577. Besides founding several monasteries across...
Posted by CR McClain at 4:03 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Bathysphere Caption Contest!
Category: Archaeology, Sociology, & History
The American Museum of Natural History in NYC put up old black and white pictures in an online exhibit called Picturing the Museum. Brian at Laelaps picked out some dinosaurliscious ones. Below is one from 1937 titles "Boys examining Bathysphere,...
Posted by Kevin Zelnio at 9:12 AM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Who remembers the Falklands War?
Category: Archaeology, Sociology, & History
At the time, few knew of the Falkland Islands, and fewer knew Argentina was capable of mounting an amphibious attack. Now, 25 years later, the secret's out. It was all about oil.
Posted by Peter Etnoyer at 7:32 AM • 31 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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