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.Dave-who-does-not-blog shows Charlie how he really feels.
Below are the ten most read posts for the month of August, 2010, in order of popularity. How to build a canoe from scratch on a graduate student stipend The Southern Fried Scientist’s advice for new graduate students Anti-shark stereotypes in “River Monsters” Shark Week 2010: A big step in the right direction! Epistemological Idioms … Read More “Top Posts for August, 2010” »
In another universe, Queequeg is a woman, Ishmael is a harpooner, and the Great White Whale is a … dragon? Somehow, I can’t quite picture this as a faithful adaptation, but it might be fun. Hat tip to Jason. Follow along with our year long expedition into the real Moby Dick at Finding Melville’s Whale. … Read More “Finding Mellville’s … dragon?!” »
Chapter 3 of the classic Moby Dick by Herman Melville, summarized in verse. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. The Spouter-Inn The tavern heaves as if it were a sloop battered by too many waves, too much drink, as three years afloat celebrates the … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale: Chapter 3 – The Spouter-Inn” »
Charlie, Sophie, Bluegrass, and Morgan hanging out by the fire.
That pasta salad looks yummy.
Chapter 2 of the classic Moby Dick by Herman Melville, summarized in verse. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. The Carpet Bag South he journeys, to the island from which the new world whaling ships unfurled their sails and raised anchor, but the ferry … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale: Chapter 2 – The Carpet Bag” »
It must be time to eat. Charlie digs in.
Charlie wields his fork with the determination of a doll ready to eat things.