Reuse, Recycle and Up-cycle: Bosun’s Work
While working on tall ships as scientist, I am always intrigued by the roles of professional crew on board. Here is what I’ve learned about bosuns …
Science Outreach at Sea: Olivia’s Experience on Pelican
Last year, Olivia Yorke-Dunne was our youngest ever Scientist in Residence on the sail training tall ship Pelican of London. This year, she’s been back.
The Elegance of Simplicity
Call me a nerd (I’m doing that all the time) but there is something beautiful about the coming together of superb engineering and design to create a gadget that does what it is meant to do, simply, efficiently… Read More
‘Bob’ by Nortek Group
We’ve only had the ECO by Nortek Group on board Pelican of London for a couple of days and already it’s got sufficiently under our skin for a bad case of anthropomorphism to develop: we named it Bob.
Sharks!
Sharks, rays and skates are fascinating creatures and we are losing them at alarming rates!
Into the Hard Drive Between my Ears
Memory or SD card???
Plankton and Seaweed
Half of the oxygen that sustains life on Earth is produced in the ocean…
Sunny Days in Ireland
Once more, I joined the sail training tall ship Pelican of London for STEM at SEA education voyages with Sail Training Ireland youngsters on board. We have a little more time than usual in Dublin and we make… Read More
STEAM Education Link X
Do you want to be an Ocean Advocate and don’t know what to do to achieve this?
Agreement is Hope
A new treaty to protect the oceans has been agreed upon by the United Nations after more than a decade of negations and a marathon of talks in the last few days. If ratification can be achieved, the… Read More
The (Hidden) Cost of Travel
I recently travelled in the Caribbean for Seas Your Future and here is my attempt to figure out my additional carbon footprint of this trip.
Nice work if you can get it!
I’m in the Caribbean!
Challenging Habitat 