Antarctica Day is an international holiday recognizing the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959. It is celebrated on December 1 each year. As an annual event, Antarctica Day encourages participation from around the world. Antarctica Day on December 1st as a globally-accessible platform to share, interpret and cherish the values associated
Happy World Ocean Day 2024
Bluemind view (from Embarcadero & Brannan Street), San Francisco, photo by Genny Lim. On this World Ocean Day 2024, enjoy a poetic quote by Rumi, and two photographs shared by poet/playwright/performer Genny Lim. You are nota drop in oceanyou are the entire oceanin a drop. — Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī تو قطره ای در اقیانوس
HDEV Livestream (2014-2019): The Pale Blue Dot
NASA’s High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) Experiment, mounted on the ISS External Payload Facility of the European Space Agency’s Columbus module, was activated April 30, 2014 and after 5 years and 79 days was viewed by more than 318 million viewers across the globe on USTREAM alone. This high definition video opens with a text
June 8th is World Oceans Day!
The United Nations designated June 8th as World Oceans Day. On World Oceans Day, people around our blue planet celebrate and honor our one shared ocean, that connects us all. The ocean covers over 70% of the planet. It is our life source, supporting humanity’s sustenance and that of every other organism on earth. The
“It’s a Blue World”
The technological developments of the latter half of the 20th century are widely considered to have altered the public’s perception of the Earth. Before space flight, the popular image of Earth was of a green world. Science fiction artist Frank R. Paul provided perhaps the first image of a cloudless blue planet (with sharply defined
Blue Mind
You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in a drop.” – Rumi Many of us are naturally drawn to the water’s edge. But why? Is it just pleasant memories from childhood happy holidays? Is it the tranquillity of its natural surroundings? Or is there more to it? It turns out
From Here to a Star (2010)
HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN? On the evening of July 29th, at the Gray Area Center for the Arts, marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols spoke of the evolving role of the scientist/advocate, as he discussed his work to document the impact of the oil spill in the Gulf. He spoke candidly and passionately of the