Over 15 years of ocean science and conservation online
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.
Digging through my old hard drive this morning, I found this image. Yes, this is the boat. So here’s the deal: Submit your best stories to Bluegrass Blue Crab’s Ocean Story Slam. For every week we don’t get a submission, I’m going to post a picture of a hog lagoon. You have been warned. ~Southern … Read More “Not So Happy Humpday” »
Today marks a very special 365 days of Darwin. William Saleu and Charlie outside the Sigma Xi center at the end of Science Online 2010. This is the final picture from our adventures at Science Online. But, as one adventure ends, another must begin, and today we are proud to announce that Bomai Cruz has … Read More “365 days of Darwin: February 10, 2010” »
The Flip - one research vessel that mandates a drink
Originally published on April 26, 2009 How to brew beer in a coffee maker, using only materials commonly found on a modestly sized oceanographic research vessel has been one of our most popular posts. Over the past year, through experimentation and advice from fellow scientists and brewers, I’ve modified the recipe. The biggest criticism was that in order to make good beer, you needed to smuggle hops aboard. “Well, if you can bring hops aboard” they ask, “what’s to stop you from bringing any other brew supplies aboard?” The answer is nothing. So we went back to the brew pot, experimented with new reagents, and bring you now the definitive guide to brewing beer in a coffee maker, using only materials commonly found on a modestly sized oceanographic research vessel.
We’ve replaced the old “walkway through swamp” header with a series of rotating headers highlighting different aspects of our lives and sciences. Since, we’re throwing out the old site and bringing you a bigger, stronger, faster, smarter Southern Fried Science, I’d thought I’d take this opportunity to show off the new headers and give y’all a little insight into our reasons for using these images:
We can rebuilt it, we have the technology, we can make it bigger, stronger, faster, harder. Welcome to Southern Fried Science 2.0! Over the weekend, major changes have happened in our humble corner of cyberspace. We made the move from the wordpress.com blog network to our own, self-hosted site on the www.bluehost.com servers. In conjunction … Read More “Fried New World” »
