Standard metrics and vocabulary assures us that scientific and technical research is clearly understood, and repeatable. But it also can confer commercial advantages if the “Standard” conforms to already-developed, proprietary technologies.
Wading into a thicket of informed speculation here; the distinction between the ship-strikes and cuts are likely due to how the various animals dwell in their respective habitats, and how they respond to threats.
In the realm of conservation, we struggle with terms like ‘eco-anxiety’ and ‘environmental existential dread,’ acknowledging their impact on us. Amid the backdrop of climate calamity, it’s crucial that we don’t succumb to hopelessness, for action finds its wings in…
Regardless of how close or distant, we are all lucky that Daniel and Patricia Ellsberg have been in our lives. I was so fortunate to have intersected their circles by way of a couple of orbits – one through Patricia’s…
Ahoy OCR Community, The third week of May, we embarked on a thrilling odyssey through the San Francisco Bay as part of our ongoing hands-on Citizen Science Program. In honor of World Ocean Day, I am sharing both my personal experience…
Fifteen years ago I found myself sitting in a dive bar within stumbling distance of my country home – one of those places where you’d find a handful of livers draped across the barstools…
On this Thanksgiving, I express my deep gratitude to the annelid worms – who turn out to be much smarter than you might think!
It was nice seeing the Capitol Building free of banners, beards, and bombs – although January 6 did leave a lot of scars…
The bio-physics of deep diving mammals – that withstand pressures in excess of 4000lb.sq.in. And who else they find down in the abyss…
