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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.

Welcome to a month of Science and Sustainability

Posted on April 4, 2011April 2, 2011 By Andrew Thaler 1 Comment on Welcome to a month of Science and Sustainability
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The mystery is over and we are happy to announce the launch of Science and Sustainability Month at Southern Fried Science! While we usually reserve a few posts for Earth Day on this topic, we’ve decided that one day is not enough. Throughout April, we’ll explore several aspects of Science and Sustainability, including the academic field of Sustainability  Science, human interactions and personal choice, the philosophy behind sustainability, and the forces that influence sustainable living.

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Just a few more hours to go.

Posted on April 3, 2011March 31, 2011 By Andrew Thaler
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Tomorrow all will be revealed.

Posted on April 3, 2011March 31, 2011 By Andrew Thaler 2 Comments on Tomorrow all will be revealed.
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Three days…

Posted on April 2, 2011March 31, 2011 By Andrew Thaler
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Weekly dose of TED – Enric Sala: Glimpses of a pristine ocean

Posted on April 1, 2011March 31, 2011 By Andrew Thaler 1 Comment on Weekly dose of TED – Enric Sala: Glimpses of a pristine ocean
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Four days from now you’l begin to gather what Enric Sala’s talk has to do with this:

Four days to go…

Posted on April 1, 2011March 31, 2011 By Andrew Thaler 2 Comments on Four days to go…
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Updates on the Blog and Network

Posted on March 31, 2011 By Andrew Thaler 2 Comments on Updates on the Blog and Network
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There’s been quite a bit going on behind the scenes over at Southern Fried Science, across the Gam, and in the marine blogging world these last few weeks. A few updates for you all:

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Weekly dose of TED – Jim Toomey: Learning from Sherman the shark

Posted on March 25, 2011March 25, 2011 By Andrew Thaler
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All this month we’ve be showing talks about how nature and evolution have inspired technology and design. I’d like to end with this talk by Jim Toomey, about how the nature simply inspires us as human beings. What stories have the oceans shared with you?

A brief example of asymmetry in Sperm Whales

Posted on March 23, 2011 By Andrew Thaler 1 Comment on A brief example of asymmetry in Sperm Whales
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In the lecture we just posted, Keith Rittmaster mentioned that Sperm Whales are highly asymmetric. Below is just one examples of this dramatic asymmetry, the size difference between the left and right nostrils in the cranium.

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Bonehenge: The afterlife of a Sperm Whale

Posted on March 23, 2011 By Andrew Thaler
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Keith Rittmaster discusses Bonehenge. For more on Bonehenge, check out http://bonehenge.org/ Read our previous posts about the project: Visiting Bonehenge and Bonehenge – Community action in science outreach

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