Monthly Archives: December 2013

Rolling Down to Old Maui – From Snow to Sun

Posted on December 26, 2013 by | 4 comments

Traveling from sunny California to snowy Delaware, I discovered an old song about Arctic whaling and sailing: Continue reading →

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Fish, Fashion, and Climate: Simple Thoughts on Complex Systems

Posted on December 17, 2013 by | 5 comments

I love pickled herring, but the fashion of eating this delicacy varies with changing cultures and climates. In northern Europe it used to be a standard fare, perhaps still is, but in my native coastal North-Germany it was poor man’s food Continue reading →

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Polar Night and Science in Tromso, Norway

Posted on December 5, 2013 by | 3 comments

Crossing the Arctic Circle for the first time in winter, I was stunned last Sunday by the amount of light that still reaches Tromso, Norway located Continue reading →

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