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Charlie sees a clever ad for the Great Barrier Reef, and after much convincing, WhySharksMatter agrees to go SCUBA diving at the world-famous location.
Science
This panel discussion is definitely worth watching in it’s entirety, but if you can only watch one bit, this section where Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about UFO’s and the arguement from ignorance is marvelous. ~Southern Fried Scientist
Science
Starting tomorrow, Oceans4Ever.com will be hosting the Summer SharkTakular, a week devoted to shark biology and conservation! The SharkTakular will include guest posts from experts from all corners of the shark world, including science, conservation, and filmmaking. It will also feature posts by yours truly! Be sure to follow along on Oceans4Ever all week. There … Read More “Get ready for the Summer SharkTakular!” »
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Charlie meets legendary shark scientist Eugenie Clark, who just turned 88 years old. Dr. Clark admitted to WhySharksMatter that “Can you please hold this stuffed Charles Darwin so that I can take a picture to put on the internet” was, in fact, the strangest question she ever received in her long and storied career.
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Charlie arrives in Cairns, Australia with WhySharksMatter
Popular Culture, Science
I was excited to see that today’s Charleston Post and Courier has a shark on the front page. The content of the article, entitled “Sharks Swarming“, inspired entirely different emotions. Much of the information it contains is either exaggerated to make the situation appear scarier than it is or is simply wrong. Here are some examples:
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Charlie knows that no Myrtle Beach vacation is complete without a trip to Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede. Since they were there representing Southern Fried Science, Charlie and WhySharksMatter cheered for the South.
Conservation, Popular Culture, Science
The Discovery Channel needs your help! They are hosting an online contest to help promote Shark Week. Film yourself singing about sharks to the tune of their wildly successful “Boom de ya deh” ads , and you could find yourself on the air during Shark Week! Let’s get some conservation-friendly humiliating singing on there! I’ll … Read More “Shark Week video contest” »
Conservation
This is a reposting from our old website. I encourage you to take a look at the comments here before writing your own new ones.
Living among a community comprised largely of scientists and fishermen has recently made me wonder where the dividing line between scientist and citizen falls. A recent discussion at Science Online 2010 also raised the question of what is the role of the Ivory Tower in research? Should we consider the scientific community more broadly or is there really something to be said for the role of the ‘expert’ as certified by degrees and a corner office at an academic institution?