Tipping Points, For-Profit Scientific Publishing, and Closed Science

Was there a tipping point?  When had this all started?  This uncomfortable sensation in my gut.  This nagging thing rolling around inside my head.  It…

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Wooden Homes on the Seafloor Yield Insights Into the Impacts of Climate Change

Nearly two miles below the ocean’s surface, we are building new worlds. You might be surprised that these ecospheres are wooden—little log cabins hosting a…

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10 Things Science, Science Communication, and Just Maybe All of Academia Needs

On the heals of being inspired at #scifoo at GoogleX, I’m a little fired up.  Monday morning at the American Library Association meeting–after flight delays,…

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When real-life marine biologist and mom goes to sea, she takes the octonauts with her

My friend Roxanne Beinart studies deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems—work that sometimes takes her out to sea for weeks at a time. When on land, Roxanne and…

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