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One more week to take the Reader Survey!

January 28, 2011 Andrew Thaler

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Thank you to everyone who has responded to our survey. There’s still a chance to win some free books or great big piles of swag! To sweeten the deal, we’re going to add one more prize to the list. One lucky winner, randomly drawn from or pile of surveys, will win an autographed copy of … Read More “One more week to take the Reader Survey!” »

Weekly Dose of TED – Ed Burtynsky photographs the landscape of oil

January 28, 2011January 17, 2011 Bluegrass Blue Crab

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Ed Burtynsky, perhaps most famous for his movie Manufactured Landscapes, takes a moment to show what he sees as “symbols of how we use the land”. Do you agree that oil is the dominant landscape feature nowadays? Is the use of photography and other art media helpful in gaining new perspective for exactly how humans … Read More “Weekly Dose of TED – Ed Burtynsky photographs the landscape of oil” »

Biodiversity Wednesday: The Sea of Cortes

January 26, 2011January 25, 2011 Andrew Thaler 2 Comments

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The Sea of Cortes (commonly referred to as the Gulf of California) lies between the Baja Peninsula and mainland Mexico. Glorified in Steinbeck’s narrative The Log from the Sea of Cortes, detailing his adventures with Ed Ricketts during a six-week collecting trip, the region is rich in both history and biodiversity. The sea is formed by the separation of the Pacific and North American tectonic plates. The East Pacific Rise runs through the Sea of Cortes and continues north to become the San Andreas Fault. The Colorado River empties into the sea at the Colorado River Delta.

Shark Science Monday: Christopher Neff discusses shark management policy in the US, Australia, and South Africa

January 25, 2011January 25, 2011 David Shiffman

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In this week’s edition of Shark Science Monday, Christopher Neff discusses how shark attacks play a role in shark management policy in three countries- the United States, Australia, and South Africa. If you have a question for Christopher, please leave it in the comments and I’ll make sure it gets to him.

First-night Watch and Midnight, Forecastle (Finding Melville’s Whale Chapters 39 and 40)

January 23, 2011January 23, 2011 Andrew Thaler

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After reading some of the reviews from our Readers’ Survey, many people list these among their favorite posts, while many others consider them their least favorite. So, we’ve decided to change the posting schedule for Finding Melville’s Whale. From now on, one or two new entries will appear every Sunday, instead of Tuesdays and Thursdays. We hope you will continue reading along with us as we dive deeper in Melville’s masterpiece.

Win fantastic prizes in our reader survey!

January 21, 2011January 21, 2011 Andrew Thaler

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Check out some of the fantastic swag you could win during the Southern Fried Science Readers’ Survey! All of this is stuffed into the rare and highly coveted Science Online 2010 tote bag. In addition, you could win an exclusive DVD of WhySharksMatter’s Four Things Everyone should know about Sharks documentary and every Shark Science … Read More “Win fantastic prizes in our reader survey!” »

Weekly dose of TED – Peter Tyack: The intriguing sound of marine mammals

January 21, 2011January 19, 2011 Andrew Thaler 1 Comment

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That marine mammals have a rich sonic life has been well understood for several decades. What we didn’t understand until recently is how much we’ve changed the ocean soundscape, and how much we will continue to change the soundscape. Many of our new alternative energy plans involve maritime structures – offshore wind farms, wave energy … Read More “Weekly dose of TED – Peter Tyack: The intriguing sound of marine mammals” »

SFS Gear Reviews: Protecting your eyes without breaking the bank

January 20, 2011January 20, 2011 Andrew Thaler 7 Comments

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Sunglasses are a critical piece of gear if you plan on spending prolonged periods of time in the sun. Not only do they protect your eyes, but the right pair can help you spot marine-life swimming below the surface or boost your bird-watching prowess. An enormous, multi-billion dollar industry has formed to produce and market the right sunglasses to the right people.

It’s all bullshit.

State of the Field: Modergasm – The flaccid finality of modern erections

January 18, 2011January 18, 2011 Bluegrass Blue Crab 2 Comments

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fdr2 — FDR, sometimes credited as a benevolent dictator, brought the US out of the Great Depression through his New Deal

Effective management of any landscape or seascape must attend to context such as unique attributes of the ecosystem, local cultural values and norms, and broader governance constructs. Conservation managers often joke that the best way to incorporate this context is to install a benevolent dictator at the helm. His or her role would be to see the big picture and make decisions based on expected community benefits. Others would call the term benevolent dictator an oxymoron – but there have been some documented cases of such idealistic planning. Sadly, it seems such “high modernism” is not the answer. In his book Seeing Like A State, James Scott documents cases of agricultural land, cityscapes, and whole communities that ended up having unexpected consequences to high modernist rule due to incomplete foresight and incorrect prediction of people’s reactions. He cites these examples as warnings for the modern conservation movement as they choose between philosophies to move forward.

Take the Southern Fried Science Readers Survey, win fantastic prizes!

January 17, 2011January 17, 2011 Andrew Thaler 2 Comments

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The time has come for Southern Fried Science to get its report card. At the top of the page there is a link to the Reader Survey. We want to here from you, find out what you like, what you don’t like, and how you think this site could improve. Please take the survey, it … Read More “Take the Southern Fried Science Readers Survey, win fantastic prizes!” »