Skeptical Reefkeeping 10 â The Power of Anecdote
From ReefsMagazine by Richard Ross In the last nine installments of Skeptical Reefkeeping we have looked at varied topics from phosphate to marketing to fallacious lines of reasoning to communication. One of the through lines all along has been the idea of anecdote, and generally, why it isnât to be trusted. In this installment of […]
2011 Philippine Biodiversity Expedition Summary
From The Coral Triangle, The 2011 Hearst Philippine Biodiversity Expedition, A California Academy of Sciences Special PublicationOriginally published in ReefsMagazine.com and on this site
We Brought an Entire Aquarium With Us (and Built a Fish-Sized Hyperbaric Chamber)
From CalAcademy.org and AdvnacedAquarist.com When I tell people that weâre in the field collecting saltwater animals for display and research at the aquarium, most of them imagine that the actual catching is the hard part. In reality, the hard work starts after we collect the animal. Keeping animals healthy in the fieldâand then healthy while en route […]
Like Something Out of a Nightmare
From CalAcademy.org and AdvancedAquarist.com There are two Academy groups currently in the Philippines for the 2014 Biodiversity Expedition: one from Research, and the other from the Aquarium. Though weâre staying at different locations, we collaborate when we can, like tonight. It all started with a 90-minute night dive at Anilao Pier to try to collect a […]
Three Men and No Guitar
From CalAcademy.org Checking in for a 14-hour flight is always a good time. Checking in for a 14-hour flight with 11 items (three suitcases, five Action Packers, two bags, and Steinhart Director Bart Shepherdâs guitar) between three people is an amazingly good time. We started planning for this expedition in earnest five weeks ago, and considerable effort […]