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We are very sad to receive news from Japan's terrible earthquake. Our thoughts are with the Japanese as they try to bring normalcy to their lives. It took less than a minute for hundred of thousands of people to enter a new devastating reality. We are floating away in the Southern Seas somewhat

Science continues aboard the N.B. Palmer, and today we had our first science lecture by Dr. Jim Swift, the chief scientist of the cruise. We plan to have a science talk every Saturday at 12:30 pm when both watches are awake. I am very lucky; this is an amazing opportunity for me to hear different

I am enjoying so much working on this journal. Topics arrive like magic! I go to bed trying to figure out a topic for the next day, but sometimes when I wake up, something happens that redirects my interest. This is one of those days. The topic came courtesy of a girl who had her dad write a

How much should we trust our data? In the face of unusual data, when do we toss it out or go after a groundbreaking theory? This is a permanent question in the quest for knowledge. There is no simple answer, but it helps to have guidelines and ways to check for mistakes. I see this in a very simple

It is another day for Science on the journal. So far we have covered, 1. The rosette, how to collect ocean water at different depths 2. Sampling from the rosette 3. How density contributes to ocean circulation You now have an idea of what we work on during the cruise, and how carry it out, but I

It’s been nearly three months since I left the South Pole. When I am asked about the trip I recite my final conclusion about the Pole, “If I could go back tomorrow, I would.” Going to the South Pole and being a part of the IceCube Neutrino telescope team was phenomenal. I only hope that my blogs and

Last night was one of those nights that will be very hard to forget for the lucky bunch that went on deck to find an amazing Aurora Australis dancing on the night sky. What an amazing experience! I remember thinking, exactly six months ago when the opportunity for this expedition came along, 'I will

What a working streak we have here. We have been sampling non-stop for three days now, as it should be. Impressive! The skies have mostly been gray, but the seas have been calm, and that is what matters. I hope the mini lesson on density did not scare you from reading the journal. Today's highlight

This is more a mini lesson than a journal. Embrace diversity! In order to understand a lot of what we are doing here on the boar you need to have a basic understanding of ocean circulation (how water moves around the ocean). For this, we need to go over the concept of density and how it produces