The National Science Foundation's Ocean Observatories Initiative is working with the University of Washington, Oregon State University, Rutgers University, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, among others, to measure physical, chemical, geological, and biological elements in the oceans and on the seafloors. The initiative aims to collect data on our watery world for the next thirty years, but those wanting instant gratification can view (http://www.interactiveoceans.washington.edu/visions11/live) streamed live from the observatory. The initiative also tweets its progress regularly. In case all this fails to impart nature's majesty, there's an O.O.I. poetry site as well. A sample: Asleep in our beds/The ocean rolls us away/A sweet lullaby.
Goings On
What we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week, online, in N.Y.C., and beyond. Paid subscribers also receive book picks.
Poetry Podcast
Donika Kelly Reads Mary Oliver
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “One Hundred White-Sided Dolphins on a Summer Day,” by Mary Oliver, and her own poem “Sixteen Center.”
Daily Comment
Why Is the Sea So Hot?
A startling rise in sea-surface temperatures suggests that we may not understand how fast the climate is changing.
By Elizabeth Kolbert
The Writer’s Voice
Zach Williams Reads “Neighbors”
The author reads his story from the March 25, 2024, issue of the magazine.
The Political Scene Podcast
The Mood at Mar-a-Lago on Super Tuesday
Benjamin Wallace-Wells on the difficult choice facing a “cynical electorate” and Antonia Hitchens on a sombre Donald Trump after a decisive victory in the Republican primaries.