June 28, 2010
Live feed from TEDxOilSpill
We are at TEDxOilSpill today with our video camera. We will attempt to begin posting our coverage on Wednesday when we return to New York.
June 26, 2010
The Gulf of Mexico: What's at Stake
If you haven't been on Google Earth lately, take a look at the new "Gulf of Mexico Oil Slick" icon. This is a video stream from that page.
Google Earth also has another icon Southeast of the one for the Oil Spill with this video and a profile of an oceanographer named Sylvia Earle.
Anyway, take a look at this. It's another really good video I found there.
Google Earth also has another icon Southeast of the one for the Oil Spill with this video and a profile of an oceanographer named Sylvia Earle.
Anyway, take a look at this. It's another really good video I found there.
June 24, 2010
Okay. This time it's personal.
This isn't a personal blog. Posts have to be either about sharks or the oceans they live in but today was my graduation from Montebello Elementary School and there was an award from the New York State Comptroller. It was awarded for academic excellence and civic commitment.
NOLA Kids in Harms Way
June 23, 2010
June 19, 2010
PBS, BBC and Shark Scientist Magazine to cover TEDxOilSpill in DC
Members of the TedxOilSpill Expedition return from the Gulf of Mexico to Washington, DC on June 28th for a conference and global broadcast in conjunction with 70 web events originating around the world. PBS, BBC and Shark Scientist Magazine will have TV crews covering the event live inside the conference hall.
Thanks for the tweets TEDxOilSpill.
A Group of Small Thoughtful People
Today, we were watching Mike deGruy's great TED talk, Hooked by an Octopus. If you never watched Mr. deGruy on TV you want to check this one out. I also have a post on his really cool video about the Cookie Cutter Shark. I don't suggest watching that one if you get nightmares though.
I'm going to be interviewing people at TEDxOilSpill and asking, "What can kids do to help?" When we get back to New York, my Dad and I will edit those answers together in a program that kids can watch for ideas about speaking out wherever they live. Maybe if there are some kids with webcams out there they can get involved when Shark Scientist Magazine goes live from Nantucket. That would be pretty great.
I'm going to be interviewing people at TEDxOilSpill and asking, "What can kids do to help?" When we get back to New York, my Dad and I will edit those answers together in a program that kids can watch for ideas about speaking out wherever they live. Maybe if there are some kids with webcams out there they can get involved when Shark Scientist Magazine goes live from Nantucket. That would be pretty great.
June 18, 2010
Duncan Davidson Photo
This photo is getting a lot of retweets. For me, it tells the story in a way I can really understand. I know a lot about the environment but mostly I'm just trying to figure out the BP Oil Spill as I go along.
June 17, 2010
June 16, 2010
What's Wrong With Killing a Shark?
I hate seeing pictures of sharks killed just for their fins. Many species are being fished into extinction by the demand for shark fin soup.
Here's a great video about a guy who has every reason to kill sharks but doesn't. Please bookmark Shark Scientist Magazine before you leave.
Here's a great video about a guy who has every reason to kill sharks but doesn't. Please bookmark Shark Scientist Magazine before you leave.
June 15, 2010
The Pit Bull of the Sea
Some people say the Bull Shark was responsible for the shark attacks on the New Jersey shore in the summer of 1916. That was the inspiration for the book Jaws. I have an original hardcover of this Peter Benchley novel. It's my favorite book. Here's a good NatGeo video about this guy.
June 14, 2010
Search For The Great Sharks
This program has some beautiful footage of the big stuff. You know... the Whale Shark and the Great White. That's a Whale Shark up on the header of Shark Scientist Magazine.
There's also some great shots of a guy on the ocean floor in a big Lexan tube with a school of Great Whites. You can see it in the screen shot. We used Lexan for the solar panel's face.
There's also some great shots of a guy on the ocean floor in a big Lexan tube with a school of Great Whites. You can see it in the screen shot. We used Lexan for the solar panel's face.
June 13, 2010
The Freakishly Excellent Hammerhead
Here's a really good BBC video of one of my favorites. The scientific term for the flattened head shape is cephalofoil.
June 12, 2010
Let's Eat Some Rotting Flesh
Here are some people having a good time in Iceland. Caution: There are dirty words in this video. A man says, "pee". Shark meat has a high urea content in cold waters. It works like antifreeze and smells like pee because it has ammonia in it.
June 11, 2010
June 10, 2010
A New Shark Tagging Method
Here's an exciting video of guys pulling live whites out of the ocean with a really big fish hook. They're tagging them for TOPP (Tagging of Pacific Predators).
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