China’s 2nd MagLev

China confirmed its leadership in new transport technology with an announcement 13 March 2006 that it will build the world’s 2nd commercial maglev between Shanghai and Hangzhou, 175 km apart….

Jacques Perrin

The festival in Washington DC celebrating the nature films of Jacques Perrin opened last night with an event highlighting Galatee’s new Oceans Project. We post Jesse’s Welcoming Remarks to Jacques…

Jesse visits Niceville High School in FL

The students of Niceville High School in the Florida Panhandle regularly contribute valuable samples from the sandy bottom of their beautiful shoreline to the near-shore (NaGISA) field project of the…

Ocean Sound

An article in the 11 April 2019 issue of Nature magazine discusses the issue of sound in the ocean and notes the role of the International Quiet Ocean Experiment (IQOE)…

Jesse on the Indian Blackout

The Indian electricity blackouts of 30-31 July 2012 affected more than 600 million people. A National Public Radio story by correspondent Richard Harris quotes Jesse Ausubel on the increasing need…