Category Archives: Thalassa

Algae and boars in Brittany

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

Superstitious sailors consider pigs to be unlucky because they have cloven hooves like the Devil and are terrified of water. Pigs would not be carried on boats. Fishermen often regarded pigs as harbingers of bad luck: a fisherman seeing a … Continue reading →

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Depth Test

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

William Trubridge holds the world record in Unassisted Freediving with a dive to 88m (288ft) in 3 minutes 30 seconds. The world record dive took place in Dean’s Blue Hole, Long Island, Bahamas. Despite this remarkable effort by Trubrudge, humans … Continue reading →

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Hawai’i Surf Reserves Bill Unsuccesful

Posted on May 16, 2010 by

via The Honolulu Advertiser: A state Senate bill that some considered a final bow for retiring Republican state Sen. Fred Hemmings unanimously passed the Senate, but died in the House …

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Harnessing the Severn by Tom Allan

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

Harnessing the Severn by Tom Allan on Vimeo The Severn is the United Kingdom’s longest river. It has the second largest tidal range in the world. Twice a day, the tide drives a massive body of water up the funnel … Continue reading →

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Small Pieces from a Surf Beach by Jane Simon

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

Everything is different at sand level. The beach is so full of grand gestures – stretching horizons, looming waves, expanses of sand – it is easy to forget the minute worlds amongst the sand grains. This series focuses on the … Continue reading →

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4300 miles or 101 days

Posted on January 20, 2010 by

In 1947 Thor Heyerdahl and a crew of five others sailed 4300 miles, from Peru to the Pacific islands, in a raft they had constructed from balsa wood. Many people thought it was a suicide mission, but on August 7, … Continue reading →

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Our Banking Choices, Environment, and Social Justice.

Posted on January 12, 2010 by

Santa Cruz Harbor as our foreground and the distracting double overhead bombs firing away at Steamer Lane as our distant background Continue reading →

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Genealogy of surfing

Posted on December 19, 2009 by

If we take a view of surfing as more than our anthropogenic projections and imagination surfing’s genealogy  then here is part of its ongoing geological thread of its energy and force: Scientists funded by NOAA and the National Science Foundation … Continue reading →

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Giacomo Puccini

Posted on December 17, 2009 by

[turn down sound on video] Nessun Dorma from Act III of Turandot, sung by tenor Richard Leech. Press play in sync with video: For more Puccini: Gianni Schicchi (Full Opera)

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Alaskan coastline disappearing, fast.

Posted on December 17, 2009 by

A new study from the University of Colarado illustrates how the Alaskan coastline is eroding at a worrying rate – 45 feet per year! Factors contributing to the loss include frozen silt, melting permafrost and waves. The coastline is largely … Continue reading →

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