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Summer Cruise Plans!
Seafloor map of the Indian Ocean showing the Ninetyeast Ridge, a 5000 km chain of volcanic seamounts extending south of Thailand down towards Australia. The Ninetyeast Ridge is one of the world’s largest geological features and is essentially a giant, underwater mountain chain. Despite its impressive scale, relatively little is known about the ridge as study of the ridge is…
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I am the world’s second Pink Atheist
I’m on a reading binge, and have just finished Nothing: Something to Believe In by Nica Lalli, the world’s first Pink Atheist. I would like to officially declare myself the second Pink Atheist. (P.S. I’ll also be interviewing Nica soon.)
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I am the world's second Pink Atheist
I’m on a reading binge, and have just finished Nothing: Something to Believe In by Nica Lalli, the world’s first Pink Atheist. I would like to officially declare myself the second Pink Atheist. (P.S. I’ll also be interviewing Nica soon.)
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Books, books, books
I know we’re supposed to be reading Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science. I have been working my way through it, but I must admit I am not finding it as exciting as I’d hoped I would. I read about half of the book, skipped to the last chapter, and then sampled a few pages from the middle chapters so I could…
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Snowy Easter Celebrations
A frozen founatin down the road from my grandparents’ house… on Easter in Maryland! As an atheist with a Christian heritage, I still enjoy holidays such as Easter and Christmas even though I don’t believe in God or religious miracles. Fortunately, my family is not especially religious. My family is nominally Christian, but we rarely go to church. I am…
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Expedition Update
As many of you know, this summer I will be going on a fifty-day research cruise to study the Ninetyeast Ridge, a 5000 km long chain of volcanic seamounts in the Indian Ocean. I’ll be flying to Thailand in June and boarding the R/V Revelle, a large research ship owened by Scripps Institute of Oceanography. My advisor is the head…
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Latest Fashion Statement: Braces
Ugly Betty and her braces. Ugly? I think not! Braces are the latest in fashion statements. I keep meaning to write a long article for skepchick, but I can’t. I really need to study for my geology midterm tomorrow, but I can’t focus very well. I’m hungry, but I can’t eat anything that’s not mushy. Why not? I was recently…
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Woods Hole in Pictures
I’ve had a long day of classes and meetings, so I’m going to be lazy and delay my post about the seafloor. Instead, I urge you to check out this link for some great information on Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, a place I’m proud to call my home for graduate school. Be sure to check out the “WHOI Through the…
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