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A few weeks ago, I caught up with Janice McDonnell (Rutgers University) and Jim Yoder (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution). They told me about the connections between ocean science and educational outreach.
McDonnell said, “…we need a new Jacques Cousteau, and I think if we really do want to fill the pipelines with people who want to be scientists, we gotta inspire the kids we work with to be ocean scientists.”
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A few weeks ago, I caught up with Janice McDonnell (Rutgers University) and Jim Yoder (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution). They told me about the connections between ocean science and educational outreach.
McDonnell said, “…we need a new Jacques Cousteau, and I think if we really do want to fill the pipelines with people who want to be scientists, we gotta inspire the kids we work with to be ocean scientists.”
Broadcast History
It featured on Ocean Gazing: www.coseenow.net/category/ocean
Transcript
Ocean Gazing: Episode 9
The ocean as classroom
Ari: Hello! Welcome to Ocean Gazing, the podcast where we hold our breath and go
underwater to explore the world’s oceans. A few weeks ago, I caught up with two of
the folks I’m always thanking during the podcast credits: Janice McDonnell and Jim
Yoder. We met up down south.
Yoder: Where are we now? We’re in Hilton Head, South Carolina next to a
swimming pool.
Ari: We’ll be chatting about the connections between marine science and
educational outreach. The sonic stumper answer will be unveiled as well. So stay
tuned!
Ari: Jim Yoder is the vice president of Academic Programs at the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution. He’s an ocean scientist, and he believes in educating the
public.
Yoder: We’re all funded by taxpayer money and so it’s very helpful to have a
popula...
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Save Our Planet | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | personally recorded. | 2009 | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
Thanks to Jim Yoder, Janice McDonnell, Sage Lichtenwalner and Sam Broun. Ocean Gazing is funded by the National Science Foundation and it’s a product of the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence.
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