Beluga at the Shedd
Boxfish at the Shedd
Central atrium and coral reef tank at Shedd
Overlooking the Oceanarium toward the Adler Planetarium
U505 submarine at the Museum of Science and Industry
Stoneware Cloud-Shaped Pillow with Fish from the Chinese Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
Craig McClain is the Executive Director of the Lousiana University Marine Consortium. He has conducted deep-sea research for 20 years and published over 50 papers in the area. He has participated in and led dozens of oceanographic expeditions taken him to the Antarctic and the most remote regions of the Pacific and Atlantic. Craig’s research focuses on how energy drives the biology of marine invertebrates from individuals to ecosystems, specifically, seeking to uncover how organisms are adapted to different levels of carbon availability, i.e. food, and how this determines the kinds and number of species in different parts of the oceans. Additionally, Craig is obsessed with the size of things. Sometimes this translated into actually scientific research. Craig’s research has been featured on National Public Radio, Discovery Channel, Fox News, National Geographic and ABC News. In addition to his scientific research, Craig also advocates the need for scientists to connect with the public and is the founder and chief editor of the acclaimed Deep-Sea News (http://deepseanews.com/), a popular ocean-themed blog that has won numerous awards. His writing has been featured in Cosmos, Science Illustrated, American Scientist, Wired, Mental Floss, and the Open Lab: The Best Science Writing on the Web.
after countless hours of grueling field research, i am ready to publish my findings that craig mcclain likes beer.
I think there needs to be more research done. Your degrees of freedom are too little. I propose that Craig McClain come to State College for an additional trial. Of course I’ll need an outside observer to ensure the experiment runs the exact same way to reduce confounding variables, Andrew.
Great photo. I’m a huge fan of Chicago although not of their NFL team – I’m a Packers’ supporter. Great blog I just came across it via the nature network.