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Charlie and the Adventure: August 17, 2010

Posted on August 17, 2010August 15, 2010 By David Shiffman
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One of the recurring themes of this year’s ESA conference is sustainability, but during a visit to the Pittsburgh zoo’s store, even Charlie is surprised to see how far some people will go.

Charlie and the Adventure: August 15, 2010

Posted on August 15, 2010 By David Shiffman
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Charlie is intrigued by an item for sale in a bookstore near the Convention Center

Charlie and the Adventure: August 12, 2010

Posted on August 12, 2010August 9, 2010 By David Shiffman
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Charlie 1.0 also senses the presence of a powerful mind nearby. Could it be… strangely buff Einstein?

Charlie and the Adventure: August 11, 2010

Posted on August 11, 2010August 9, 2010 By David Shiffman 1 Comment on Charlie and the Adventure: August 11, 2010
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Charlie 2.0  senses a great disturbance in the force. It’s something he hasn’t felt since…

Shark Week 2010: A big step in the right direction!

Posted on August 10, 2010August 10, 2010 By David Shiffman 26 Comments on Shark Week 2010: A big step in the right direction!
Popular Culture, Science

Disclaimer: Both the Southern Fried Scientist and I received a media care package from the Discovery Channel containing a t-shirt, an adopt-a-shark packet, and DVDs of two of the premieres. While I still have some criticisms, I wanted to start this review by saying that this year’s Shark Week was a lot better than any from the past few years. Before I review each premiere I need to acknowledge that I watched all of them at their later air times, not when they originally aired. The content of each premiere is the same, but I did not see the same commercials as everyone else, I never saw the Oceana PSA, I saw very few Craig Ferguson interludes, and I don’t know if there were any pop-up ads during the shows. This was an unavoidable inconvenience and hopefully doesn’t bias my review too much.

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Charlie and the Adventure: August 10, 2010

Posted on August 10, 2010August 9, 2010 By David Shiffman
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Charlie, WhySharksMatter, and BlueGrassBlueCrab watch Shark Week and are amazed to see how high those Great Whites can jump

WhySharksMatter interviews Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: Should scientists be advocates?

Posted on August 9, 2010 By David Shiffman 3 Comments on WhySharksMatter interviews Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: Should scientists be advocates?
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Earlier this year, Andrew, Amy and I wrote a series of posts called “get to know your fry-entist” which expressed our views on science and advocacy. I was happy to see that last week’s Ecological Society of America meeting had an entire symposium dedicated to this important topic. It was entitled “above the din but … Read More “WhySharksMatter interviews Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: Should scientists be advocates?” »

Shark Conservation: The problem, the goal, and how to get there

Posted on August 9, 2010July 8, 2012 By David Shiffman 12 Comments on Shark Conservation: The problem, the goal, and how to get there
Conservation, Science

ResearchBlogging.org

The problem

Sharks consistently rank near the top of lists of American’s greatest fears. In reality, they have much more to fear from us than we do from them. Because of our actions, many species of sharks are on the verge of extinction. A recent International Union for the Conservation of Nature Shark Specialist Group report shows that fully 1/3 of open-ocean species of sharks are in danger of extinction in the next few decades. Many shark species have had population declines of over 90% in the last few decades.

 

Fins from a blacktip shark. Photo credit: David Shiffman

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Shark science fail in a Jeffery Deaver novel

Posted on August 4, 2010August 4, 2010 By David Shiffman 1 Comment on Shark science fail in a Jeffery Deaver novel
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I am a big fan of Jeffery Deaver’s bestselling “Lincoln Rhyme” series of mystery novels. However, I was disappointed by the lack of basic fact-checking in one part of his latest, “The Burning Wire“. In this book, the bad guy is sabotaging the electricity grid of New York city.

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Vote for the RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program

Posted on August 3, 2010August 3, 2010 By David Shiffman
Conservation, Science

The University of Miami Shark Research Program is in the running for a $25,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project. The money will be used for tags, boat time, underwater video cameras, and paying for local underprivileged children to participate. Among their many other projects, UM scientists are attempting to track sharks to see if … Read More “Vote for the RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program” »

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