Almost every time I speak in public, I make a gaffe. Sometimes it's so small, nobody notices. Sometimes it's bigger. Public speaking is hard. I made a gaffe at #Upwell2024 that makes me cringe -- ugh -- onto the next thing, I guess
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Just approved the proofs for my 1st first-author peer-reviewed paper
"Disavowing the Doctrine of Discovery: Indigenous Healing, Decolonization, and Implications for Environmental Justice in the Pacific Remote Islands Area"
You're gonna love it
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By almost every measure, the world is going to miss every 2030 climate and biodiversity goal
This is not legally binding, but could be cited by lawsuits that are
Wow a huge win...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/coun...
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Wonderful to celebrate @taotaotasi.bsky.social ‘s selection as one of the Washingtonian 500 most influential people shaping policy!
I ate so much caviar you guys
So much
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"When you fail, you learn" -- me
speaking on the Speak Up For Blue podcast with Andrew Lewin and Beth Pike
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV8q...
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Join us online for #Upwell2024
www.americanprogress.org/events/upwel...
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I just booked my flights to South Africa for #IMCC7!
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I never took any courses in marine biology, but in the 7th grade we spent the year watching the Voyage of the Mimi starring a very young Ben Affleck
It did not inspire me to work in ocean conservation and science
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I would argue it's fishing. Not overfishing. Also humans.
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Here's video of me referring to some of the findings in the paper a few weeks ago at #OurOceanGreece (without mentioning the data wasn't public yet)
youtu.be/xBHO5EbarLA?...
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New paper just dropped: We looked at the 100 largest marine protected areas on the planet and assessed them against the #MPAGuide
The bad news: a lot of MPAs are bad!
The good news: some MPAs are good!
Deeper analysis here:
www.americanprogress.org/article/beyo...
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I'm in Irvine, California for two days attending a workshop at the National Academy of Sciences
What should I eat?
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I invited Jason Mamoa to Upwell 2024, meaning I bought this cardboard standup
amzn.to/3WuptW8
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Double spaces FOREVER
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I have a new peer-reviewed paper publishing next week on marine protected areas
It's only the sixth paper in my career, so still kind of a big deal to me!
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Thanks Washingtonian Magazine for putting me on the list of 500 Most Influential People in Washington, DC
www.washingtonian.com/2024/05/02/w...
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but he was correct in observing, “our present regionalism is a direct creation of colonialism,” and that “we have not been able to define our world and ourselves without direct and often heavy external influences.”
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I thing I have publishing soon....
"Understanding Pacific Islander identity can be complicated. The great Pacific scholar Epeli Hau’ofa was perhaps a bit idealistic when he wrote, “anyone who has lived in our region and is committed to Oceania is an Oceanian,” ....
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If a Filipino shows up at a Pacific Islander gathering, the only question I have is, "Did you bring lumpia?"
#AAPIHeritageMonth
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Bluesky is the twitter-like app that feels the most like the twitter that I used to like
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