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Author: Andrew Thaler

Marine science and conservation. Deep-sea ecology. Population genetics. Underwater robots. Open-source instrumentation. The deep sea is Earth's last great wilderness.

Weekly dose of TED – Deborah Gordon digs ants

Posted on November 5, 2010May 4, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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Finding Melville’s Whale – Enter Ahab; to him, Stubb (Chapter 29)

Posted on November 4, 2010October 25, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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Chapter 29 of Herman Melville’s classic – Moby Dick. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. Visit this page for the complete collection to date: Finding Melville’s Whale. Enter Ahab; to him, Stubb Greybeards – for those who walk the deck at night, the sky is … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale – Enter Ahab; to him, Stubb (Chapter 29)” »

Watch me heal, day 1 – 4

Posted on November 3, 2010November 3, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 11 Comments on Watch me heal, day 1 – 4
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Those of you following me on twitter have probably heard that I had a little accident this weekend. And by “little accident”, I mean I got hit in the head with a machete. And by “got hit in the head” I really mean hit myself in the head while clearing brush. This has afforded me two opportunities: the first was the chance to see my own skull (how often does that happen?) and the second was the chance to document the healing process.

We don’t do a lot of medical blogging, primarily because we’re not in a medical field. There are excellent resources out there if you’re interested in medical blogging – Science-based Medicine and White Coat Underground are my favorite.

Below the fold are some rather tame pictures (but perhaps disturbing if you don’t like a little gore) of my head, post stitches. Sadly I was not in the right mindset to get a good picture of the injury before repair.

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Biodiversity Wednesday: Zombie caterpillar controlled by wasp

Posted on November 3, 2010September 29, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 2 Comments on Biodiversity Wednesday: Zombie caterpillar controlled by wasp
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Finding Melville’s Whale – Ahab (Chapter 28)

Posted on November 2, 2010October 24, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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Chapter 28 of Herman Melville’s classic – Moby Dick. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. Visit this page for the complete collection to date: Finding Melville’s Whale. Ahab It was the knights that ran the ship in those first many days, well-suited to the task. … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale – Ahab (Chapter 28)” »

Three Ways to Support Science!

Posted on November 1, 2010November 1, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 1 Comment on Three Ways to Support Science!
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There’s still a week left in the Science Bloggers Donors Choose challenge and we’re short of the $50,000 goal. So if you haven’t yet, head on over to our Donors Choose giving page and make a donation. No matter how small, every dollar helps. Can’t make the donation? That’s ok, too. We’re offering a $50 … Read More “Three Ways to Support Science!” »

Top Posts for October, 2010

Posted on November 1, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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How to brew beer in a coffee maker, using only materials commonly found on a modestly sized oceanographic research vessel. The Tea Party’s disturbing views about science How to build a canoe from scratch on a graduate student stipend Our favorite sea monsters – Ningen (#4) Anti-shark stereotypes in “River Monsters” The Cove, Dolphins, and … Read More “Top Posts for October, 2010” »

Finding Melville’s Whale: Knights and Squires (Chapter 26 and 27)

Posted on October 31, 2010September 28, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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Chapter 26 and 27 of Herman Melville’s classic – Moby Dick. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. Visit this page for the complete collection to date: Finding Melville’s Whale. Knights and Squires A fearless man is far more dangerous, and the first mate, Starbuck, will … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale: Knights and Squires (Chapter 26 and 27)” »

Send us your marine themed Halloween costumes and help some students!

Posted on October 29, 2010November 3, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 3 Comments on Send us your marine themed Halloween costumes and help some students!
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There’s apparently some sort of holiday this weekend in which people are going to dress up in some sort of costume. Undoubtedly many of you will be embracing your inner ocean dork and dressing as something marine sciencey. So here’s your chance to show off you style and help out some students at the same time. Send us pictures of you in your marine science themed Halloween costume. The person (or persons) with the best costume, as judged by your three favorite bloggers, will get some SFS swag and $50 donated to the Gam Classroom Initiative project of their choice! So here’s your chance to help some students out and gain internet notoriety. Post your pictures in the comments or e-mail them to me at southernfriedscientist at gmail dot com.

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Weekly dose of TED – Dan Dennett’s response to Rick Warren

Posted on October 29, 2010May 4, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 4 Comments on Weekly dose of TED – Dan Dennett’s response to Rick Warren
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