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Not much: What you read on Southern Fried Science in May

Posted on May 30, 2024 By Andrew Thaler
Not much: What you read on Southern Fried Science in May
Blogging

May has historically been one of the slowest months on the blog. The weather is getting nice and Southern Fried Science readers and writers have other priorities as the academic year comes to a close. We only published 8 articles this month and logged about 11,000 unique visitors. You were interested in the news that … Read More “Not much: What you read on Southern Fried Science in May” »

Small drops make mighty oceans: 10 years as a scientist on Patreon

Posted on May 1, 2024May 1, 2024 By Andrew Thaler
Small drops make mighty oceans: 10 years as a scientist on Patreon
Blogging, Conservation, Featured

Ten years ago, freshly married and freshly relocated to Vallejo, California, I found myself in the midst of reinvention. The cycle of post-doctoral fellowships and short-term contracts necessary for an academic career didn’t suit me. I wanted stability and, importantly, I wanted freedom. Crowdfunding was new. Earlier that summer, OpenROV had shook the crowdfunding world … Read More “Small drops make mighty oceans: 10 years as a scientist on Patreon” »

You probably don’t want to work for me: What you read on Southern Fried Science in April

Posted on April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 By Andrew Thaler
You probably don’t want to work for me: What you read on Southern Fried Science in April
Blogging

April was a slow month. Most of our lead writers were tied up with classes, workshops, and other projects and we only managed to publish 6 articles this month. That’s about a third of our regular output. On top of that, we had a server outage that took us offline for a a few days. … Read More “You probably don’t want to work for me: What you read on Southern Fried Science in April” »

We Leased the Kraken! Catch up with the ongoing adventures of the Cephalosquad on Dugongs and Seadragons.

Posted on April 22, 2024April 23, 2024 By Andrew Thaler
We Leased the Kraken! Catch up with the ongoing adventures of the Cephalosquad on Dugongs and Seadragons.
Blogging, Featured

Dugongs and Seadragons is the only Dungeons and Dragons Podcast featuring actual marine science professionals playing D&D 5e while talking about marine science, conservation, and all things ocean. It’s been going for a long time, and jumping into the mid-point of an actual play podcast can feel like a daunting task. But we’ve got you … Read More “We Leased the Kraken! Catch up with the ongoing adventures of the Cephalosquad on Dugongs and Seadragons.” »

Space Crabs, Big Boats, and Fake Sharks: What you read on Southern Fried Science in March

Posted on March 31, 2024 By Andrew Thaler
Space Crabs, Big Boats, and Fake Sharks: What you read on Southern Fried Science in March
Blogging

After a trio of very widely read articles triggered a traffic surge in February, including David’s critical expert analysis of cross-order hybridization, our visitor count normalized a bit on the old ocean science and conservation blog. A little more than 19,500 people visited Southern Fried Science in March, a roughly 50% increase from January. You … Read More “Space Crabs, Big Boats, and Fake Sharks: What you read on Southern Fried Science in March” »

Dr. Craig McClain on How An Ancient Ocean Shaped US History

Posted on March 5, 2024March 5, 2024 By Andrew Thaler
Dr. Craig McClain on How An Ancient Ocean Shaped US History
Blogging, Science

12 years ago, Craig McClain wrote what is probably now the most widely read and discussed blog post in the entire ocean blogging community: How presidential elections are impacted by a 100 million year old coastline. A decade later, people are still talking about it. Watch Dr. McClain discuss this 100-million-year-old coastline on PBS Human … Read More “Dr. Craig McClain on How An Ancient Ocean Shaped US History” »

We Were Wrong About Megalodon: lessons learned from 10 years combating fake science in popular media

Posted on March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 By Andrew Thaler
We Were Wrong About Megalodon: lessons learned from 10 years combating fake science in popular media
Blogging, Education, Featured

Twelve years ago, Discovery Channel aired a documentary so egregiously bad, so wildly dishonest, and so utterly contemptuous of its audience, that it set the entire Science Blogging Community alight. And then, a year later, they followed it up with another. This was a clarifying moment for science, and especially ocean science, blogging. We weren’t … Read More “We Were Wrong About Megalodon: lessons learned from 10 years combating fake science in popular media” »

The people hunger for blogs: what you read on Southern Fried Science in February

Posted on February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 By Andrew Thaler
The people hunger for blogs: what you read on Southern Fried Science in February
Blogging

It’s hard to overstate just how huge February was for us here at Southern Fried Science. When we did our soft relaunch this January, we expected visitor numbers to be flat for quite a while. No one wants to read blogs anymore, right? Short form videos and the infinite feed are king. I am very … Read More “The people hunger for blogs: what you read on Southern Fried Science in February” »

Of all the things that haven’t happened, these are the things that haven’t happened in the Ocean so far this year

Posted on February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 By Southern Fried Science
Of all the things that haven’t happened, these are the things that haven’t happened in the Ocean so far this year
Blogging, Climate change, Conservation, Exploration, Featured, Science

In the past, we’ve done a little write up whenever some exaggerated of fabricated piece of ocean news crosses our desk. This year, we’re going to try something new. A one-stop, periodically updated clearinghouse for all the things that did not happen in the ocean this year. A shark did not impregnate a stingray Some … Read More “Of all the things that haven’t happened, these are the things that haven’t happened in the Ocean so far this year” »

A quick and dirty guide to making custom feeds on Bluesky

Posted on February 7, 2024November 15, 2024 By Andrew Thaler 1 Comment on A quick and dirty guide to making custom feeds on Bluesky
A quick and dirty guide to making custom feeds on Bluesky
Blogging

So, you’ve made it! The remnants of science twitter have at last begun to coalesce around a new microblogging platformed owned by questionable individuals with inadequate content moderation that groans under the weight of a massive surge in new users. Welcome to Bluesky. Honestly, it’s pretty great, in the way that Twitter circa 2012 was … Read More “A quick and dirty guide to making custom feeds on Bluesky” »

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