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Shark Tales: JFK, Mercury 7 astronauts and shark repellents
Between sports fishing, by-catch from longline fishing and the Chinese penchant for shark’s fin soup, man has...
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Searching for seagrape seaweed in Indian waters: a nun-scientist’s tale of passion and perseverance
Searching for seagrape seaweed in Indian waters: a nun-scientist’s tale of passion and perseveranceBy poseidonsciences, on January...
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Thoughts on that fateful September 11th from a man who wasn’t there
Thoughts on that fateful September 11th from a man who wasn’t thereBy poseidonsciences, on September 11th, 2011...
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Barbarians at the gate: Reflections on the decline of American innovation while watching a spectacular sunset at Gantry Park
Barbarians at the gate: Reflections on the decline of American innovation whilewatching a spectacular sunset at Gantry...
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Collapse of dictatorships through people power revolutions expedited by science and technology
Collapse of dictatorships through people power revolutions expedited by science and technologyBy poseidonsciences, on February 24th, 2011...
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FRACKING Revisited: What lies ahead (or beneath) and the idea of a FRACKING CHALLENGE
FRACKING Revisited: What lies ahead (or beneath) and the idea of a FRACKING CHALLENGEBy poseidonsciences, on January...
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Mathematical models of emerging and collapsing societies. From Asimov’s fictional futuristic tale to the real science of Gavrilets’ numerical simulations
Mathematical models of emerging and collapsing societies. From Asimov’s fictional futuristic tale to the real science of...
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Lunar eclipse, Christopher Columbus and the Teredo worm. A convergence of astronomy, history and biology
Lunar eclipse, Christopher Columbus and the Teredo worm. A convergence of astronomy, history and biology By poseidonsciences,...
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Balanghai, Borobudur, Phoenicia and the Morgan: Reconstructing and celebrating our ancient maritime heritage
Balanghai, Borobudur, Phoenicia and the Morgan: Reconstructing and celebrating our ancient maritime heritage By poseidonsciences, on December...
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Animation-from an ancient art form to high science. Cryptic images from Paleolithic cave drawings to Shrek, the movie
Animation-from an ancient art form to high science. Cryptic images from Paleolithic cave drawings to Shrek, the...
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The fight against cancer needs to be an asymmetric warfare; reflections on a death of a friend
The fight against cancer needs to be an asymmetric warfare; reflections on a death of a friend...
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The aging process and the ‘7-year Itch.’ Reflections on senescence from the summit of Mt. Colden
The aging process and the ‘7-year Itch.’ Reflections on senescence from the summit of Mt. Colden By...
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The biology of being oily. Something old and something new
The biology of being oily. Something old and something new By poseidonsciences, on July 31st, 2010 I...
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This Fracking problem: Chasing the solution to this controversial mining issue
This Fracking problem: Chasing the solution to this controversial mining issue By poseidonsciences, on July 23rd, 2010...
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Of mice and men: The ecological disasters – Deepwater Horizon and the Dust Bowl
Of mice and men: The ecological disasters – Deepwater Horizon and the Dust Bowl By poseidonsciences, on...
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Tara Oceans: A scientific odyssey in the tradition of HMS Beagle
Tara Oceans: A scientific odyssey in the tradition of HMS Beagle By poseidonsciences, on June 29th, 2010...
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The Agony and the Ecstasy: Why science writing is like learning tango and Chinese brush painting
The Agony and the Ecstasy: Why science writing is like learning tango and Chinese brush painting By...
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Charles Darwin’s other passion: rediscovering the origins of barnacle research
Charles Darwin’s other passion: rediscovering the origins of barnacle research By poseidonsciences, on June 20th, 2010 This...
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Rip Van Winkle, Hibernating Fish and Malaria Control
Rip Van Winkle, Hibernating Fish and Malaria Control By poseidonsciences, on June 19th, 2010 When I think...