You May Not Understand This, But We’re Right (& Parts for A Third)
Episode 228 – You May Not Understand This, But We’re Right (& Parts for A Third) Original Air Date – July 10, 2016 The NRO gives NASA new giant telescopes, a discussion of the benefits of base 12, & David Copperfield gets a new house. No aquarium discussion at all! Episodes For a local version […]
Reef Threads 280 – Twilight Zone and the Big Tank
We’re back for the 280th time. Our guests this week are Matt Wandell, Richard Ross and, for the first time, Nick Yim, from the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences. Lots of subjects this week, but the big one is the new twilight-zone display at the aquarium and what it’s like to dive […]
Skeptical Reefkeeping 14: Everyone Can Do Science
From Reefs Magazine By Richard Ross In reefkeeping, there are a million products and techniques, each claiming to be a necessary ingredient for a successful reef tank. The problem is that many of these claims have little, if any, evidence to support them – so how are we supposed to know which ingredient, product or method is […]
What Would Inky Think: Is It OK to Cage an Octopus?
From Wired Magazine, Rich interviewed AUTHOR: NICK STOCKTON.NICK STOCKTON SCIENCE DATE OF PUBLICATION: 04.14.16.04.14.16 TIME OF PUBLICATION: 7:50 PM.7:50 PM A common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.ALAMY SO, YOU’VE GOT this pet octopus. Let me guess, she keeps trying to escape. Opening the lid to her tank, pushing the lid, creeping […]
National Geographic Magazine – What’s Odd About That Octopus? It’s Mating Beak to Beak.
LPSO covered in the print version of National Geographic, April 2016 edition. Online version here: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/04/basic-instincts-octopus-mating/