Last week I attended a public lecture featuring three great minds in ocean science: Sylvia Earle, Nancy Knowlton, and Amanda Leland. It was an inspiring night for all of us, and meeting Sylvia Earle was a honor. For more on that see Serena’s post. All three speakers presented different different viewpoints on the state … Continue reading
In answer to the question posed in this blog post’s title: Short answer – No. Long answer – A big, unequivocal, starchy, no. Take a quick romp around the internet, however, and you may be surprised to find that there are a myriad of sources that may say (either directly or indirectly) that our planet … Continue reading
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Sylvia Earle in the atmospheric diving suit (JIM suit) from http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/ear0bio-1 ? Last night I had the amazing opportunity to meet the famous marine scientist, Dr. Sylvia Earle. Dr. Earle has had an extremely impressive career in marine science with a continual theme of “breaking boundaries.” Her long list…
As I assume many of you are aware, last week was a big week for those in the environmental sciences. And by that, I mean, something in our ‘field’ was front page news. I’m sure you all have heard it by now: “2014 is the hottest year on record“. Which is big news, but there … Continue reading
Most of my friends are not scientists. Most of my friends, in fact, have managed to turn altruism into a career choice rather than some fancy-sounding virtue. This always leads to what I perceive as lopsided conversations, most recently reenacted over the Christmas holiday. “So, how’s everything at the AIDS clinic / special needs school … Continue reading
Let me lay some knowledge down on you people–in ancient Rome, the average citizen lived to the ripe age of 24. If I lived back then I’d probably be in the midst of putting my affairs in order and imparting wisdom to my many children, which is frightening because I feel like a functioning adult about … Continue reading
As you likely know from yesterday’s post “Life After Graduate School,” Serena Hackerott graduated with her MS last semester, to the mingled horror and happiness of the UNdertheC blog team. Serena’s contributions to the blog cannot be overstated, as our corner of the internet might never have existed without her. Serena and Justin co-founded the … Continue reading
Originally posted on Adventures of Serenita:
Like many people my age, I have been in school for almost as long as I can remember. I always knew what was next in my life. High school after middle school, college after high school, and graduate school after college. Now, a month after graduating from UNC-CH with…
Maybe you’ve been on an airplane before, and the pilot comes on the intercom and says something to the effect of “Put on your seatbelts, I’ve lost complete control of this airplane. For the next few minutes it might feel like we’re literally just falling through the sky waiting to crash into the wheat fields … Continue reading
Earlier this week a colleague and I visited a Raleigh area middle school to present on marine science and science careers to a group of about 40 6-8 grade kids in an after school “science explorers” group. We brought a new hands-on activity with us that we had just written over the holiday break, which … Continue reading
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