Ocean Gazing Podcast

Free Ocean Gazing DVD!

Ari Daniel Shapiro — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:12:56 +0000

Get a free DVD containing all the Ocean Gazing podcasts and accompanying lesson plans. Offer available while supplies last!

A rockfish reserve

Ari Daniel Shapiro — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:23:20 +0000

An unusual partnership is brewing in the waters off Southern Oregon, and it might just make all the difference for a group of magnificent little fish.

Only one ocean

Ari Daniel Shapiro — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:54:04 +0000

Steve Van Zandt goes by Solar Steve when he’s writing songs and performing with the Banana Slug String Band. The group’s based in Santa Cruz, California, and they make music about science and conservation.

The poetry of our planet

Ari Daniel Shapiro — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:16:32 +0000

The ocean is teeming with life, chemistry, water masses, and - believe it or not - poetry. In our 50th and final (for now) episode of Ocean Gazing, we consider the poems of our seas.

Slick of oil

Ari Daniel Shapiro — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:24:37 +0000

The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill lasted three months. In July 2010, the wellhead was capped, and the oil finally stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. But the repercussions and the science? They're far from over.

Clams in a jam

Ari Daniel Shapiro — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:23:24 +0000

Surf clamming has always been a hard business. But recently it's gotten even harder, and the fishermen are bearing the brunt of the impact. All you have to do is talk to them to find out.

Dotted shrimp and sugary fish

Ari Daniel Shapiro — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:26:30 +0000

In the heart of Savannah, an experiment is underway...to see whether the same science topics can be made engaging for students of all ages, from elementary to graduate school. And that experiment...it's working.

An imminent thaw

Ari Daniel Shapiro — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:35:55 +0000

In the Bering Sea, ice is everything. It controls the life, the people living there, and the climate. So what's happening now that the thickness and the quality of that ice is deteriorating?

MBARI: A seaside sequel

Ari Daniel Shapiro — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:12:10 +0000

The waters off Monterey, California are rich fodder for scientists and educators alike. And MBARI's just the place to forge the collaborative connections between those two groups.

ROVers over and under

Ari Daniel Shapiro — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 04:09:45 +0000

Rovers and remotely operated vehicles are hulking beasts on land. But in the ocean, they glide gracefully through the water and along the seafloor, and they're crucial in surveying the watery deep.