0.156 Years Before The Mast
As someone who has spent more than 99% of his life inside structures that do not sway back and forth…
Core Description to Kevin Bacon in Six Degrees
What the scientists are doing on the JOIDES Resolution right now may seem like a small, isolated event (particularly since…
The Decline and Fall of a Volcanic Island
Someday, seventy million years from now when the cockroach people are the dominant species on the planet, they are going…
The Rise of a Volcanic Island
If you lived your life like a volcanic island, you would spend a long time growing without anyone knowing you…
Seamount Lasagna
The inside of a seamount is not the same from top to bottom. If it was the same, there would…
Blowing Up Drill Pipe
Drilling two thousand meters below sea level into hard rock from a ship is not something you do on a…
Why Starting a Relationship with a Hotspot is Going to be Complicated
Hotspots are like the strong, silent type. On the surface it is obvious they are very powerful, but it is…
Seamount Motion in the Ocean
Right now, the JOIDES Resolution is drilling on the second oldest seamount in the Louisville Seamount Trail. We would have…
What do Hawaii, Yellowstone National Park and the Louisville Seamount Trail all have in common?
So your first guess may be “tourist destination.” That is 2/3 correct, the exception being tourists rarely visit the Louisville…
How the Ring of Fire is an Exclusive Club the Louisville Seamount Trail Cannot Get Into
If you look at the picture that accompanies this blog, you will notice that just to the left of the…