Author: oceanopportunity
on the finer points of last minute expedition logistics
OK, so I just forced myself to take a quick break from the last minute chaos of expedition logistics. With less than 24 hours until we take off on the 2010 in TOTO deep project, the realities of what we are undertaking are finally setting in. This is largely a function of wrapping up other…
Read MoreStonehenge | what’s it all about?
Set deep in the countryside of Wiltshire, England lies one of our greatest mysteries – the monument (maybe?) of Stonehenge. The Stonehenge site is most classically defined by the large standing stones set in a circular pattern, but is more expansive including remnants of carved earth, and various artifacts from throughout the site’s history…
Read More9 Steps to Work Less and Do More | a review
Is it really that easy? Frankly yes, once you break down how and where time is so very easily wasted. Stever Robbins’ new book ‘9 Steps to Work Less and Do More’ does exactly that – takes what we should all so very easily be able to manage (our time), and presents us all with…
Read MoreMermaids | in Context
A friend recently reminded me (Trove Boutiques) of just one reason our hearts and minds turn to the sea, particularly at a very young age. This one element, often considered fantasy in our adult years, but quite possibly representing a critical missing link in human evolution – mermaids. The first known mermaid stories appeared in…
Read Moreevolution or devolution & a case for superhumans
Homo sapiens have walked planet Earth for some 250,000 years plus or minus some reasonable margin of error in evolutionary history. On one hand, we might argue that we have evolved and are continuing to evolve as a species, in response to current environmental, social, and behavioral stimuli. On the other hand, one might argue…
Read Morele Musée Océanographique
There are two places in the world that I have thus far felt have created a particularly overwhelming positive public presentation of the ocean sciences and related exploration. First is the Hall of Ocean Life in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, and second is the Musée Océanographique in Monaco France,…
Read MoreBlind Descent | book review
James Tabor’s recent 2010 book entitled ‘Blind Descent’ chronicles two parallel efforts to find the deepest places on Planet Earth…recognized widely as the last terrestrial frontier – supercaves. The book starts by showcasing some of the more significant pushes over the past several decades by Bill Stone in Mexico. Stone’s work accounts for the majority…
Read MorePlastic bags and reinventing the American dream
Among my most favorite reasons for travelling, particularly outside the US, is taking a deeper look into how things work. Earlier this week, I took a stroll to a local market while in the South of France to pick up some groceries for dinner. With pictures being worth more than a thousand words, and being…
Read MoreHot, Flat, and CROWDED
Perhaps it is no coincidence that I wrapped up Thomas Friedman’s ‘Hot, Flat, and Crowded’ via audiobook while travelling last night. While en route to France from New York City, with the tools afforded by globalization at my fingertips, namely my iTouch, laptop, wi-fi on the plane, and my little fingers going blog-wild, I was…
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