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  • Brian Lam
    7:33 am Wed, Jan 23, 2013
    The more-certain future of Aquarius, the last undersea science lab

    A recent grant is enough to keep Aquarius, the world's only remaining underwater research habitat, actively maintained by its salty crew. But it won't cover scientific mission funding. Aquarius lives, but it's also like it's taking a long nap.

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  • Brian Lam
    10:32 am Wed, Jul 18, 2012
    Defunded – a heartbreaking look at the state of oceanic research

    This week, I'm reporting from the Aquarius undersea research base in Key Largo, Florida. The habitat is the world's last undersea research base. Because NOAA is pulling funding from the… Read the rest of the article: Defunded – a heartbreaking look at the state of oceanic research

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  • Brian Lam
    7:53 am Fri, Jun 11, 2010
    The Kung Fu Kid (and why it's OK the new movie isn't called that)

    I was seven when this photograph was taken of me attempting Daniel-San's crane technique in the sand. It must have been around this age that Karate Kid jump-kicked its way into my subconscious, sketching an outline for my life and my own incarnation of the American Dream: Focus your chi, beat up your enemies, win the trophy.

    The new Karate Kid happens to feature Kung Fu. Although some have a problem with that literal misnomer (Karate is not the same martial art form as Kung Fu), I believe this apparent discrepancy speaks to deeper, common roots and philosophies shared by all martial arts. I'm cool with it.

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