Marine biologist, lecturer, ocean ambassador and founder of several conservation initiatives, Dr. Wallace J. Nichols speaks to Deborah Bassett about the benefits of wildlife tourism, saving baby turtle eggs and an 112 day trek along the US west coast Deborah Bassett: I am intrigued by your blue marble project and…
Who isn’t made blissful sitting at the edge of the ocean, feet dug into the sand, staring out at that indefinable line where blue meets blue? I’ll wager that a majority of people on the planet feel that seaside allure. I mean, more than half of the human population actually…
"We are more than logical. We are human." --Jacques Yves Cousteau Once, I met a man who hated the ocean. Intensely, he said. He described to me fear, negative associations and a general unease that he couldn't quite put his finger on. His aversion was so strong -- especially when…
Brad Nettles // The Post and Courier The series: For more stories about how the coast and the ocean off the Lowcountry are changing, go to postandcourier.com/livesonthesea. Just below the ocean surface far offshore floats a huge patch of multicolored bits and squiggles that look for all the world like…
March 25, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Wallace J. Nichols, marine biologist and 1989 graduate of DePauw University, found that "It's difficult to make it as an independent scientist," according to a Fast Company article. "You have the freedom to study whatever you want, but don't have the financial security that…
