Oceans of Opportunity

Month: April 2014

6 months of decompression

With the blink of an eye, it had been six months since I had last been in the water. The last time I had been dry for that long was over a decade ago, but under very similar circumstances – that is taking the necessary time to incubate a new idea and take steps towards…

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Malaysia 370 | an ocean education rollercoaster

I too have been among the masses tuning in almost nightly to find updates on missing Malaysia flight 370. It’s been an inescapable event, with it taking front and center for more than a month since its disappearance. While the whole story has proven disturbing from several perspectives – particularly the huge gaps in information…

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a perspective on privatized science

After stumbling on a recent and timely New York Times article about the privatization of science, I thought it would make for a compelling Blog post to discuss the matter from ‘the bottom up’. The article describes several science and exploration initiatives underway that have been financed by private companies or individuals in more recent…

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Deep sea creatures shed light on the future of medical imaging | Science | Guardian Weekly

Deep sea creatures shed light on the future of medical imaging | Science | Guardian Weekly

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