I suppose that I should mention that Occupy Antarctica was a HUGE SUCCESS! Thanks to the lovely and talented Kai Altair, Danielle, everyone at House of Collection, the members of Gypsy Trans Temporalis, and the nice folks at Our Spaces who make Antarctica Day a real thing.

The time traveling gypsies invited us to journey through both space and time to relive the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s adventures in Antarctica.

Kai Altair singing to the ghost of Sir Ernest Shackleton

If you’re sad that you missed it, you’ll be even sadder when you see what we gave away at the door:

Yes, that’s a Shackleton sticker, because I’m a Shackleton fangirl. I still have a few, so email me if you feel that your life would be greatly enhanced if you owned one of these.

We danced, we sang, we drank, and we told stories. We learned about Antarctica and considered ways to govern common spaces. All told, an excellent night!

Ahnika reads from Shackleton’s diary.

Danielle dances the excitement of the adventure.

Helen steers our ship home with her violin

Penguin time!

A small window in to the Antarctic within a world of curiosities.

Surprise guest Ali Luminescent uses her musical saw to evoke the creepy and beautiful parts of the Antarctic landscape.

It wasn’t all science & dance…

From left to right: Megan, Danielle, and Dr. Mermaid (that’s me)

Nearly 10% of the Earth “forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes… in the interests of all mankind.”

Sound like idealistic Occupy dream? Actually, it’s the text of the international Antarctic Treaty, the document that governs all human activity within Antarctica. Since December 1st, 1959, Antarctica has been a continent of peace, cooperation, and scientific exploration.

Join us at the House of Collection in Brooklyn to celebrate Antarctica, its beauty, and its rather unusual history. We wil

I’ve been answering storm-related questions, mostly on facebook, but here is a more public interview that I did: http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/3971/20121031/hurricane-sandy-global-warming-scientists-climate-change.htm
In that interview, I mentioned lobbying congress as part of geo-cvd, the geosciences congressional visit day. After a discussion with Senator Schumer’s staff, I sent a link to this report: http://metroeast_climate.ciesin.columbia.edu/

To quote from this report, issued in 2000:

“Many components of the [New York] transportation systems are at elevations of only 6 to 20 feet (2 to 7m) above current sea level, exposing them to storm surges that have been modeled to reach heights in excess of 20 feet (7m) for worst-case storm tracks.”

I’m teaching physics & biology at Marymount Manhattan College. Lots of fun. Lots of work. A few perks of working here that I’ve noticed so far:

- Proximity to Oren’s Coffee. They got me through my undergrad years, so it’s only appropriate now.

- I get to watch dance classes while I wait for the elevator. So beautiful!

- I get to teach the physics class I wish I had taken. I took physics in a radioactive lecture hall with 100 other people and remember very little of it. Now, I teach a small class of lively and interesting students.

- Even though my human biology class meets at 8:30 am, students still show up early. Because they are awesome.

UPDATE: WE ARE FUNDED!!

How excited am I about working on Dreams of the Last Butterflies with Zina Brown? Incredibly. Amazingly. Haven’t you always wanted to be part of a fairy tale?

If you can donate to our kickstarter, please do! And I should mention that the logo was designed by the wonderfully talented Richard Miller… who also happens to be my fiance.

Kai stars in the film & sings!

A Radio Interview with Beth Werner of EcoNews Report! Learn about what it is that I do. Big thanks to the Northcoast Environmental Center.

First of all, welcome to everyone I met at Figment. What a great day! Here are the dates and preliminary details for two wonderful upcoming events:

June 21, 8:30pm – I’m giving a talk to celebrate the summer solstice at the Boatel, otherwise known as Marina 59. If you want to come, I highly recommend booking a boat for yourself. Think of it as a (very) cheap NYC version of a beach vacation!

July 19, 8pm – The third annual Mermaid Lagoon! In addition to performing, I’ll be co-producing this year with the amazing Kai Altair. There will be music, dance, prizes, fire, science, and mermaids! And you, I hope. Check out this video from last year!