Temporary Expert: Design and Science in the Anthropocene

w/ Stefani Bardin | Tuesday 12:10 - 2:40pm

What are breakwaters?

Breakwaters are conceptually a different way of saying "offshore ocean buffer," I believe. I think a breakwater can also be attached to...

Looking for Food that will survive the next 300 years

I'm not so nervous about the impending doom of climate change anymore, now that I've bolstered my confidence in mankind's ability to...

Breakwaters

Wow! I found that there's a breakwaters project in construction in Tottenville, in Staten Island. It was designed by SCAPE, Kate Orff's...

New York is the Most Vulnerable American City

Climate Central ranked the US's most vulnerable coastal cities according to three metrics: 1. The total population within the FEMA...

Oyster-tecture

Stefani introduced me to SCAPE's project Oyster-tecture. I found a great article and podcast on it from 99% Invisible. In reviewing their...

Offshore Ocean Buffers

One way to remedy local ocean acidification is to increase seagrass growth. Seagrass requires ocean depth to grow - this can be...

Billion Oyster Project + Further Ocean Restoration

I'm starting to think about remediation tactics and strategies for ocean acidification, starting with the Billion Oyster Project which...

Intro: Ocean Acidification

I have a research topic for the next seven weeks! It's--you guessed it--ocean acidification. Here's what I've learned so far: In the past...