Science grad students are asked terrifying questions on the regular, but the very worst one comes from our moms. It’s usually tacked onto an otherwise innocent conversation, when Mom will casually pause and say, “Honey, your latest oxygen flux data are truly fascinating! By the way, have you met anyone lately?” It’s enough to make … Continue reading
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Margaret Robinson and the Thousand Thermoclines
Margaret Robinson did not begin working at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO) in 1946 for any great love of science. After earning a Masters degree in languages from UC Berkeley, she was looking for a local job and made her way to Scripps because “there was nowhere else to work.” She ultimately became a … Continue reading