Free Online Ornithology Course

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This post is a short one. I'd just like to share with you an online ornithology course I found recently.

The free course is in the form of a blog and can be viewed here.

The blog is offered via the ornithologist and retired biology professor Dan Tallman, one of my favorite bloggers (view his blog here).

I have not read the whole blog, but a couple hours of flipping through it tell me that the course is appropriate for any level of bird enthusiast. If you have some free time this summer, give it a look-see.

Watch Cosmos for Free

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More free stuff today. This isn't just any free stuff - it's Cosmos - the whole thing. You can watch it here on Hulu.

For those not in the know, if you were alive thirty years ago, Carl Sagan was a dinner-table celebrity. His narration of "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" touched the hearts of millions. Hundreds of millions, that is. According to one website, "His television series 'Cosmos' became the most watched show in public television history. It was seen by more than 500 million people in 60 different countries."

It reached so many people because it was so good (and also timely in the cold war era). If you've never seen it, you should give at least one episode a watch. Try it out.

Free Download - "Handbook of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna"

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It's been a busy school week, but I've got a lot to share with you guys. I'll try to keep posts succinct to maintain your viewership.

Up today is free stuff. We all like that, right? Cued in from the awesome folks over at Deep-Sea News I came across a free-to-download book, "Handbook of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna." (fear not, although the website uses a hint of German, the book is entirely in English).

Why the heck should you care? Why shouldn't you? Perhaps this is the clenching proof in your life that you don't know everything and in fact, there are entire topics you know nothing about! I downloaded it just for a skim-read and to look at the beautiful pictures and illustrations, but I'd love to hear what other people would have to say about it.

Here are a couple of images blatantly copied from the book. You should download it if you want to see more incredible biodiversity: