Cephalopodcast - The Ocean Podcast

Ceph·a·lo·pods are marine mollusks like squid, octopus and cuttlefish, characterized by well-developed eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles. The word is from the combination of the Greek kefale and pous, roughly meaning head feet. Some folks pronouce it sefalopod, others say kefalopod.

Pod·cast is a portmanteau of the word iPod and broadcast. They are kind of like Internet radio shows. Contrary to popular perception, you don’t need an iPod to play a podcast. Any computer or mp3 player will do.

Ceph·a·lo·pod·cast is my effort to broadcast an audio file from your “iPod” to your head without sticking my foot into it . It’s about things that interest me, mostly science, especially marine science and also science education, particularly in the K-12 arena. It’s also about how technology is changing the way we gather and understand information about the world around us. And it’s about cephalopods too, of course.

DISCLAIMER: I work at a marine lab in Florida. I am also going back to school to get my teaching credentials for secondary biology. You might hear anecdotes about either of these, but they serve more as the inspiration for the show rather than the topic. The opinions expressed here are those of the author and are not shared by DelSaraBel, my employer, my school, my wife, my dog, my cat, my friends, your friends or anyone else other than me unless specifically stated. The material is for general information only and does not constitute investment, tax, legal or other form of advice. You should not rely on this information to make (or refrain from making) any decisions. Always obtain independent, professional advice for your own particular situation. You can read my rationale for blogcasting here.

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The Cephalopodcast podcast is produced more-or-less weekly irregularly on a Apple MacBook Pro (15”, C2D) using Garageband and a Blue Microphone Snowball USB mic. The Cephalopodcast blog uses Wordpress and is hosted at (but not affiliated with) Laughing Squid. Mini Pixel Icons courtesy of N.Design Studio. RSS icon adpated from Matt Brett.

The header image is of a school of creole wrasse (Clepticus parrae) shot by my wife on a dive in Belize in January, 2006 and a self portrait of me using a Canon WPDC50 Waterproof Case for the Powershot A95.

Linkages

• Cephalo-blogroll links are all about the reciprocity of like-minded folk.
• Fishellaneous Items are links to friends, family or folks I read regularly. Not always bloggish.
• Ink Links features links for the cephalopod enthusiast.
• Podcast Aquatic are links to aquariums, zoos and other sites offering online or syndicated audio and video content for ocean enthusiasts.
• Podcast Scientifique is a little drier, being good sources for syndicated science media.
• Cephal.icio.us are the eight latest and tastiest links coming from my del.icio.us page.

If you have a site you think I might like, let me know (pulpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com). Thanks!

Tentacles

• If you were me, these are the things you might be reading, or have read: Librarythings.com.
• A twitter with anticipation.
• Cephalou Tube.
• If wishes were fishes, beggars would swim up the Amazon.
• Cephalopods pownce on their prey.
• Just a blip.tv on the map.
• In the event of a major cephaloblog malfunction, updates can be found at our Cephalopodcast emergency status page.
• Sometimes I feel flakey.

Cephalopodicons

(© Jason Robertshaw)

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