Day 3 at sea: first day in one place

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After 6 long hours processing the phytoplankton profile from last night’s CTD, we decided to stay on this station for the remainder of our trip. The profile showed a distinct (and stable) maximum of phytoplankton. Interestingly, this maximum isn’t at the top as you might expect for sun-loving organisms.

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Does fast-forwarding through commercials hurt advertisers?

Posted on By David Shiffman 12 Comments on Does fast-forwarding through commercials hurt advertisers?
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A few weeks ago, my co-bloggers were doubtful that it is possible to watch 36 hours of television in a week. The main factor that makes television viewing on this scale possible for me is the DVR, which allows

me to tape two shows simultaneously. It also allows me to easily fast-forward through commercials, and  because of the DVR,  the only commercials I see anymore are when I’m watching live sports. While the ability to easily record a show and watch it later (and fast forward through commercials as you watch it later) has improved the quality of life for my roommates and me, I’ve often wondered how it affects advertisers. After all, it’s their money that pays for my favorite shows.

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Bacon Blog Wars part deux: Dubba Dow!

Posted on By David Shiffman
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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.

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Last year’s Shark Week coverage

Posted on By David Shiffman 2 Comments on Last year’s Shark Week coverage
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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.

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Bacon Blog Wars is on

Posted on By Andrew Thaler 13 Comments on Bacon Blog Wars is on
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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” »