Me, Me, Me...

As much as I hate tooting my own horn, I've been remiss to pass along a few interesting tidbits I've been involved in over the past few months. I'm much more comfortable in advancing an issue rather than drawing attention to myself, but it's nice to also get a little nod now and then for hard work and results.

First up, my undergrad alumni magazine, The Bridge published by Roger Williams University, invited me to contribute to a story they were writing on coral reef conservation. I guess I was an easy pick since I allowed them to check off two boxes at the same time: alumni and coral reef conservationist. Bonus!

What began as just a feature story eventually turned into the cover story. But honestly, with such vivid visuals as coral reefs why shouldn't it make the cover. I think I got some important points across relative to both the urgency of the coral reef crisis, as well as some of the complexity of coral reef conservation. You can be the judge. Just a heads up that the interface for reading the story online is a little annoying.

Second, I've recently been invited to write a few book reviews by the editors of American Scientist, the bimonthly magazine of science and technology published by Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society. My first review of the new book, Seasick: Ocean Change and the Extinction of Life on Earth, is available online. I have a few other reviews in the pipeline and will keep y'all posted.

End of self aggrandizing transmission!