When the tiniest of particles settle onto the deepest of ocean bottoms, they can have the biggest of influences. Fisheries collapse. Tsunamis. Ecosystem shifts. But how do you look at the ocean’s entire vertical swath at once?

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Professors teach all the time. After all, that’s what professors do. But when confronted with young Boy Scouts, Professor George Maul found that if he was to truly inspire others with his passion for oceanography, he might have to adjust his teaching style. But he also found that the rewards were well worth it.

Tags: oceanography, outreach, scouts, teaching