Clark Richards, PhD
@clarkgrichards.bsky.social
Physical oceanographer, father, musician, cyclist. Coauthor of the R oce and argoFloats packages. Arctic Ocean change and processes, autonomous systems, and open software. Opinions are my own. he/him clarkrichards.org
An obvious AI-generated ad included in a NYT email to me (a subscriber). So many questions: 1. Why only 23? 2. How is riding that thing easier (or safer) than just walking up the stairs? 3. Can that thing even drive up stairs, because it looks stuck. 4. WTF?
AI companies: Mentat Butlerian Jihad Other Memory Productivity software: SandTrout Tleilaxu Zensuni Financial services: CHOAM Surveillance: Shai-Hulud Lampadas Security: Honored Matres
Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis@kendrawrites.com · 9mo agoLook, I know I'm not a billionaire with a cooked brain. But if I was, I would not be naming my companies after LOTR. I'd be naming them after Dune. They all have Messiah complexes might as well embrace it.
Today I got to take a ride in the ferry wheelhouse on my way home to Dartmouth! The oldest saltwater ferry in North America, it's "the best office view in Halifax," Captain Stuart said. And it sure beats sitting in bridge traffic. Thank you!
After the hard work and advocacy of the community, the Minister of Municipal Affairs has decided not to overturn the bylaw restricting infilling in Dartmouth Cove. We will look at their amendments closely, but at least for now, Dartmouth Cove won't be turned into a dump.
Government of Nova Scotia@nsgov.bsky.social · 9mo agoMinister Approves HRM’s Planning Changes for Dartmouth Cove With Amendments news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/11/2...
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
Humans will NEVER colonize another planet. Never. If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
Hey author friends! Please help! I do freelance writing, and I’m trying to find my DC pro and semi-pro writer friends. How do I find them? Are there Bluesky starter packs, meetup group, professional societies? How do writers find each other?
Ok, now to make this happen for the North Atlantic Right Whale.
David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 11mo agoEastern Australian humpback whale population now well above pre-whaling levels, report finds - ABC News 🦑🧪🌎
Just got featured as part of Science Literacy Week for my work with the @argocanada.bsky.social #AdoptAFloat program and for other outreach. What can I say -- I like to talk about what I do! 😀🌊 www.linkedin.com/posts/fisher...
For many Canadians, access to science starts in the classroom. Dr. Clark Richards, a research scientist at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, is passionate about helping students of all ages… | F...
For many Canadians, access to science starts in the classroom. Dr. Clark Richards, a research scientist at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, is passionate about helping students of all ages bett...
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Another beautiful September Halifax morning, another day watching visitors to our city trying to figure out to pay for the ferry by taking out cash from a private ATM, turning it into different cash, and feeding it into a little box. @samaustind5.bsky.social @tonymancini2025.bsky.social time for tap
i think anyone saying he practiced politics the right way or that we should continue his work should first have to read out loud his last days worth of posts to someone they love who doesnt know who he is
If there is a position you are interested in and the application process asks you to answer very specific things -- you should address them Sending a form letter about why you love the ocean is a waste of my time and yours This is a public service announcement
The reputational risk to #Dalhousie University from its misguided and ill-considered lockout of Faculty is massive. A glance at the Board makeup, mainly corporate types, makes me worry they may have no idea what makes a successful University, what Faculty do, and why.
🌊The Southern Ocean is warming, is productivity changing? New paper by Liniger et al. uses the nitrate sensors on 274 SOCCOM/BGC-Argo floats to compute annual NCP. It has increased significantly over the past two decades. @mbarinews.bsky.social @soccomproject.bsky.social @bgc-argo.bsky.social
🌊 Another beautiful day teaching kids about the ocean and how we measure it in Halifax NS, aboard the historic CSS Acadia at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. One of the oldest hydrographic research ships still afloat! #CSSAcadia
I just learned a lab appropriate alternative to rock, paper, scissors- Kelp, Urchin, Rock. Kelp covers the rock, urchin eats the kelp, rock squashes the urchin!
Everything we've made will break, buildings and streets will crumble, and cities will be abandoned. But the CO₂ we emit into the atmosphere will persist for centuries, and the climatic impacts will last longer than human civilization has existed. This is our legacy for the future.
#FossilFriday !! I’d love to be able to date/identify these fossils!
Clark Richards, PhD@clarkgrichards.bsky.social · last yr.Hey #FossilSky (is that a thing?)! These fossils are all over the shore at my family farm in NB Canada, along the Wolastoq (Saint John) river. I’d love to know if there’s a way to date them and/or identify species. Can someone help?? 🧪
Hey #FossilSky (is that a thing?)! These fossils are all over the shore at my family farm in NB Canada, along the Wolastoq (Saint John) river. I’d love to know if there’s a way to date them and/or identify species. Can someone help?? 🧪
A strong wind, a hay field in NB, a recently-turned 7yo enjoying summer, and a kite made out of a garbage bag, duct tape, bailer twine, and an old sheet made for a perfect summer day.
It's really too bad people are falling for the distraction of bike lanes. Like I said, there are some people, including those in power, who create drama and drag everyone into it but they have other motives. You all personally know people like this. Don't fall for the drama, #Halifax.
🌊 Argo Outreach: Adopt a Float programme Adopt a Float lets students explore ocean science by adopting an #Argo float. Born at @imev-mer.fr, it’s now global. The latest Adopt a Float #Canada Newsletter is live! Discover updates, research, and a researcher spotlight: 🔗 lnkd.in/e-zjHbEE
Hey! That's me 😀 Seriously though, Adopt-a-float is a great outreach program, and one of the funnest things I get to do as part of my job. A highlight this year was hosting my daughter's grade 1 class at the Bedford Institute to tour and learn about Argo.
BGC_Argo@bgc-argo.bsky.social · last yr.🌊 Argo Outreach: Adopt a Float programme Adopt a Float lets students explore ocean science by adopting an #Argo float. Born at @imev-mer.fr, it’s now global. The latest Adopt a Float #Canada Newsletter is live! Discover updates, research, and a researcher spotlight: 🔗 lnkd.in/e-zjHbEE
🌊 OneArgo: A Game Changer for Monitoring Ocean Ecosystems! By collecting an unprecedented volume of BGC data, it reveals how marine ecosystems respond to climate change and human impact. It’s essential to support critical actions: 🎣 Fisheries management 🌱 Carbon sequestration 📈 Forecasting systems
Dave Green at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge told me about his colormap "cubehelix". It solves the problem that many color maps use hues like green/yellow for mid values, which appear brighter than red used for high values. Is anyone using cubehelix? 🌊🧪 people.phy.cam.ac.uk/dag9/CUBEHEL...
![Comic. [Two people on shore looking at body of water] PERSON 1: Hey, where’s that big island we were looking at this morning? PERSON 2 with short hair: Oh, it’s underwater. The ocean’s depth here goes up and down by like ten feet every day. PERSON 1: What? PERSON 2: It’s because the planet has a big moon orbiting near the surface. It causes weird gravity effects. PERSON 1: *What???* [caption] People here are used to them, but tides are one of the weirdest and most sci-fi elements of life on Earth.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidj2tdqhkgoamiqf5reqt7kvbpt26x3cgjxsp4rtwwb46qumcltdq)