How can the next generation of young scientists contribute to our understanding of the ocean?
Never stop asking questions or challenging the things that we think we understand. Our curiosity about the way things work will drive the technologies of the future. While scientists will always need to go out to sea, or to go under the sea, we also need people to help evolve the technology that will allow us to study the places people can’t easily go to in person, either because of the danger or expense. Computer models are the way that scientists can try to predict what Earth will be like in the future. Therefore, people need to understand how to build better computer models and how to make sure these models are accurate. What advice would you give to students considering careers in oceanography and other Earth sciences? Science is sometimes presented as how much we know. It often can give kids in school the misconception that we have all the answers, that we know everything there is to know about Earth, that there’s nothing more to learn. I disagree vehemently with that. There are t
