{"id":216,"date":"2013-06-27T15:04:29","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T15:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/bioacid\/?p=216"},"modified":"2013-09-05T12:40:15","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T12:40:15","slug":"welcome-to-the-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/KOSMOS2013\/2013\/06\/27\/welcome-to-the-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the family?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know what? When I was a kid I wanted to be Indiana Jones.<\/p>\n

Well, I changed my mind when I turned into a teenage (history lessons were too boring) and decided that I will be a rock star. In the meantime, I discovered rock\u2019n\u2019roll with a life changing experience listening to \u201cHigh Voltage\u201d from ACDC. The second track of this fantastic album released in 1976, \u201crock\u2019n\u2019roll singer\u201d was really inspiring:<\/p>\n

\"20130624_KOSMOS2013_Plankton-Sam\"<\/a>

Sam Dupont capturing a sea urchin larvae microscope picture. Photo: Maike Nicolai, GEOMAR<\/p><\/div>\n

My Daddy was workin’ nine to five
\nWhen my Momma was havin’ me
\nBy the time I was half alive
\nI knew what I was gonna be
\n(…)
\nGonna be a rock ‘n’ roll singer
\nGonna be a rock ‘n’ roll star\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

But it did not work so well. I practiced a lot on my electric guitar, even give it a try in a band (kids, do not drink and play !!!) to realize that I had no talent and no chance in the music business.<\/p>\n

Today, I am a marine biologist.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s wrong with me???<\/p>\n

Actually, it is not so bad. I am closer to my original \u201cIndiana Jones\u201d goal. I am travelling the world, explore the unexplored, try to unravel the mysteries of life.<\/p>\n

So I\u2019ll never be a rock star but today is a good day for my ego. Together with Hans P\u00f6rtner of the AWI, we have a comment paper published in Nature continuing the fight to promote ocean acidification science: \u201cGet ready for ocean acidification\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Of course, I am happy (if you see me today, it is likely that I\u2019ll have a stupid smile on my face) but on the other hand this is not something that I am particularly proud of. It is easy to have an opinion (and I do have opinions, you can ask my wife), it is good to take the opportunity to fight for the cause but what really make a difference is the science.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, I am extremely proud to have been involved into the KOSMOS mesocosm experiment, even if it was as an outsider.<\/p>\n

As a matter of fact, in the same issue of Nature, the Kristineberg mesocosm campaign is beautifully highlighted in the News: \u201cFloating tubes test sea-life sensitivity, Ocean labs probe effects of ocean acidification on ecosystems\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks to the KOSMOS team, I have collected a unique dataset. We confirmed some of the effects observed in the laboratory (larval development is delayed when exposed to ocean acidification but are less picky regarding where to metamorphose into a juvenile). We also had some unexpected effects that opened a world of new questions and opportunities and we are now performing side experiments to understand the mechanisms.<\/p>\n

This is Science-with-a-big-S. This is what I would like to publish in Nature (but more likely will publish in an average journal). This is what I am proud of. But more importantly, I hope that I passed the first test and will be part of the KOSMOS family.<\/p>\n

By Sam Dupont<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You know what? When I was a kid I wanted to be Indiana Jones. Well, I changed my mind when I turned into a teenage (history lessons were too boring) and decided that I will be a rock star. In the meantime, I discovered rock\u2019n\u2019roll with a life changing experience listening to \u201cHigh Voltage\u201d from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/KOSMOS2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/KOSMOS2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/KOSMOS2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/KOSMOS2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/KOSMOS2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/KOSMOS2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":217,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/KOSMOS2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216\/revisions\/217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/KOSMOS2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/KOSMOS2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/KOSMOS2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}