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This morning just after breakfast we arrived at station 1 after 24 hours of strait steaming. In past years, station 1 hasn’t had what it takes to be the place of study, but we decided to check it out anyways.
#Baconblogwars apron now available in the Southern Fried Science Store. ~Southern Fried Scientist
Andrew just said the magic words- “There’s been far too much Science around here lately, and not nearly as much Southern Fried.”
Those of you who follow me on Twitter already know that I recently earned the honor of being one of the first three people in Charleston to try KFC’s new Double Down. The other two were friends of mine. What is the Double Down, you ask? It’s a sandwich with “so much flavor that there’s no room for bread”. It’s cheese, bacon, and sauce in between two slices of fried chicken.
The online shark science community has been critical of the Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” in the past because some of the documentaries promote fear of sharks at a time when we should be promoting respect and conservation. According to the Dorsal Fin blog, this year is looking like it will bring us more of the same, though one particular story won’t be covered because it happened so recently. Since Shark Week is starting to be discussed again by the blogosphere, I am re-posting all of last year’s Shark Week coverage. This includes an interview with the Discovery Channel’s Senior Science Editor (originally here), a detailed evaluation of each of the Shark Week specials (originally here), and ten suggestions for how to improve future Shark Week programming (originally here). All of the original comments are preserved at the old site.
There’s been far too much Science around here lately, and not nearly as much Southern Fried. Scicurious of the excellent Neurotopia stepped into a hornet’s nest when she declared: Chocolate covered bacon is a SIN AGAINST DELICIOUSNESS @scicurious To which I responded: blasphemy against one bacon is blasphemy against all! @sfriedscientist How could she know … Read More “Bacon Blog Wars is on” »
Charlie hangs out in the bow of Bluegrass Blue Crab’s boat
I have absolutely no reason to be at sea. I don’t do oceanographic research, don’t work in any way, shape, or form with phytoplankton, and I barely have the time to set up my own research trips let alone take two weeks to help on someone else’s. Yet here I am, my first day aboard the R/V Cape Hatteras on a cruise to the Sargasso to study phytoplankton energetics.
Fresh from Antarctica, this update comes to us from Dr. Douglas Nowacek, one of the Principal Investigators for the MISHAP project, by way of our field correspondent, Reny Tyson. Follow along with their adventures at Tagging Whales in the Antarctic Seas.
Charlie sits astern the fantail of the mysterious Project S.
