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Ocean Quotes 5: John F. Kennedy

Great words from a greater man: "And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have, in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch it, we are going back from whence we came. " President John F. Continue reading →

The analogy between corals morphology and the “Theory of Everything – The E8 Geometry”

The Theory of Everything Physicist and surfer Garrett Lisi presents a controversial new model of the universe that possibly answers all the big questions. The E8 theory attempts to describe all known fundamental interactions in physics and to stand as a possible theory of everything. Garret elegantly highlights the analogy between the morphology of coral polyps and the E8 theory. I encourage you to see Garrett's talk in TED about the E8 theory. Continue reading →

Ocean Quotes 4: James Cameron

This quote is from a very inspiring person. James Cameron is a film producer (Titanic, The Abyss), and a deep-sea explorer. On March 7, 2012, Cameron took the DeepSea Challenger submersible to the bottom of the New Britain Trench in a five-mile-deep solo dive. " I do an awful lot of scuba diving. I love to be on the ocean, under the ocean. I live next to the ocean". James Cameron Click on the image to learn a bit more about James Cameron DeepSea challenge project. Continue reading →

What does the Ocean mean to me?

As you all, my interest and passion to the ocean and the sea environment started from simple feelings that came to me when I was interacting with the sea. The ocean represents to me freedom next to discipline, silence versus storm, enigmatic yet very simple. This photo collage reflects some of my past experiences at sea which inspired me to pursue a career in ocean science. Continue reading →

Welcome enthusiastic MOOCers

Hello MOOCers, I'm Eric, one of your facilitators in 'Exploring our Oceans' MOOC. I'm a first year PhD student in the field of Marine Electromagnetic Geophysics at the National Oceanography Centre. My project aims to image and quantify methane hydrates pockmark chimneys which are located offshore Norway, by using the University of Southampton Controlled Source Electromagnetic (CSEM) method. Continue reading →