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Sunday, March 16, 2025

Crewing in Conquistador's Cup Regatta

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This weekend I helped "crew" a friend's 7.9 meter S2 sailboat in the Conquistador's Cup Regatta in Charlotte Harbor, Flor...
Saturday, March 15, 2025

Young men even more likely than old men to fall for the far right?

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I've seen some polls lately indicating that young men are even more likely than old men to have far-right political views and support ...
Sunday, February 23, 2025

Oyster reef restoration bonus: Mangroves!

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Since 2018 my colleague Serge Thomas and I have been helping the City of Naples, Florida monitor three oyster restoration sites in Naples Ba...
Saturday, February 15, 2025

Venn Diagram of People into Environmentalism

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It's tricky to be an environmentalist because a lot of times your allies, who agree with you that the environment needs to be protected,...
Sunday, February 9, 2025

Red Tide is back in SW Florida

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My title is a bit misleading. Florida red tide (blooms of the toxic dinoflagellate alga Karenia brevis ) has actually been skulking around w...
Saturday, February 8, 2025

Why do we empower rich people and weaken democracy?

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One thing that limits how much I try to convince people that Donald Trump is an awful person who should never have been given power (yes, I ...
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

My Open Letter to FL Senator Rick Scott regarding illegal actions by Elon Musk's "DOGE"

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 Title: Please protect NSF, EPA, NOAA, etc; oppose illegal actions by "DOGE" Hi Senator Scott, As a working citizen, the taxes...
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I'm a marine biology professor at Florida Gulf Coast University. My professional page is here, my personal blog is here, and my no-longer-maintained science blog is here.
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