Entries for tag "blue marble"
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wallacejnichols
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Feb. 21, 2013
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"Once a photograph of the Earth, taken from outside, is available ... a new idea as poweful as any in history will be let loose." - Fred Hoyle, 1948 "We're stardust ...The beauty of seeing Earth as a planet, as opposed to being down here among it, is a wonderful…
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wallacejnichols
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Dec. 30, 2012
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Promising to bring the tequila to the 15th anniversary celebration of Grupo Tortuguero is an expensive gesture. Raising a glass with some of the most dedicated and successful marine conservationist in the world. Priceless.Receiving news that Little, Brown & Co. would publish the BLUE MIND book capped three years of…
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wallacejnichols
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Dec. 18, 2012
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ROLLING ALONG ON A BLUE MARBLE DREAM was born from the wildly popular and absurdly simple initiative of marine biologist Dr. Wallace J. Nichols. In the last couple of years, blue marbles have been shared around the world with millions of people in celebration of our beautiful, fragile planet. Now,…
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wallacejnichols
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Dec. 7, 2012
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I remember the mission clearly. I was five years old. We sat in a circle on the floor in our Montessori classroom. The teacher brought in a small black and white television and we quietly watched it unfold.On December 7, 1972 the crew of Apollo 17 pointed their 70 mm…
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wallacejnichols
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Nov. 6, 2012
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When I was a kid, I loved to pop the little bubbles in my bubble wrap. I'd work the entire sheet until every bubble was popped. Sometimes they were tiny little bubbles. Sometimes they were big fat bubbles. I felt great satisfaction with each "pop". These days, when I get…
