ReefThreads video MACNA 2016
Rich talks to Gary and Christine about dealing with a reef tank when you travel a lot for work https://vimeo.com/183196008 Click this ReefThreads link to see the entire show
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 […]
Penn’s Friends: Weight Loss Success Story Richard Ross
From: Withings Raise your hand if you’ve never met a renowned marine biologist who enjoys mixed martial arts, glass blowing, and juggling barefoot in a fish store. OK, hands down — you’re about to. We’ll tell you how he met Penn Jillette, how he got healthy, and why he has an octopus on his head. […]
Cohabitating with an eight-legged bigfoot
From Alameda Magazine, November 2015 Rich Ross Has a Thing for Octopuses A Cal Academy senior scientist studies the larger Pacific striped octopuses, sometimes in his at-home Alameda Lab. By Sarah Phelan Rich Ross was inspired by the octopuses of his youth that he saw in horror films. PHOTO BY CHRIS DUFFEY It’s pretty obvious […]