Author: oceanopportunity
currently in press – the art and science of human exploration being revisited
Some exciting new publications related to advancing the human element in ocean exploration: Lombardi, MR., and Clark, JF. (2013) Training Regimen for Exosuit Atmospheric Diving System. Considerations for Next-Generation Scientific and Commercial Applications. Sea Technology Magazine. December 2013. 4 pp. download .pdf Clark, JF. (2013) A New Generation of ADS Capabilities. In Marine Technology Society…
Read Morestuff your stockings with black beans
Well, it’s that time of year again – my shameless plug for the ideal stocking stuffer. Check out the 2010 3rd edition release of ‘Black Beans, Mean Business: a survival guide for struggling entrepreneurs’. Buy it on Amazon today! Donate today to enable exploration and to keep related content coming!
Read Moreit’s a ‘sign’
I can’t even begin to recount the innumerable times I’ve been reassured of my direction with ‘signs’. Now of course, it could all very well be pure circumstance, or manifestations of our own psychology in drawing connections between what is immediately in focus with the space around you in some deep effort to attain self-satisfaction…
Read MoreSea trials and tribulations
Some will say that every day out to sea is better than a day at the office. I’ve had my share of bad days at sea for certain, but today was certainly one of those good days. Calm seas, good company, and putting some new technology to the test. Dr. Vincent Pieribone (left), Dr.…
Read Morefree diving, and death defying
Last night I was drawn in to the CBS 60 Minutes segment about free diving – for obvious reasons. First, as underwater news tends to do, it draws people in to unknown worlds with child like curiosity. Second, exciting to me was the geographical home of Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas which may likely…
Read Moresocial innovation and the future of problem solving
In recent years, I’ve shifted my own perspective on business development as it applies to solving problems after boiling down a few projects on my hot list to their most basic form and working through them all on my own. While I have certainly needed the help of others, and at various scales, and always…
Read Moremarine mammals, reflexive diving, and evolution
A recent popular article entitled ‘How whales made the dramatic evolutionary shift from land to sea’ presents a short overview of the this theory in mammalian aquatic evolution. The basic premise is that adaptation to ocean life by terrestrial mammals was marked by resistance to physiological stresses caused by a lack of oxygen and high salt levels. The article…
Read MoreCryptozoology | facts, fiction, and fantasy
There have been several reports of bizarre creatures washing up on the beach in recent months – triggering some hype about the field of ‘cryptozoology‘. This science, defined as the ‘study of hidden animals’, is arguably indeed a science – despite the overpowering popular myths and folklore that bring the body of work to the public.…
Read MoreControlled chaos
My ‘think tank’. Been away for a few weeks and came back to the mess I left… Lots of half finished projects…probably two lifetimes of work to do. Any helpers out there?
Read MoreHigher Tides, Typhoons, and Assimilation
This week brought the human race perhaps the worst natural disaster in modern history – Typhoon Haiyan. The news headlines have played every angle imaginable to jockey for readership position – the loss of life, the mass of displaced people, major destruction of critical infrastructure, and yes, global warming. With the latter, one may consider…
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