Buzz Baum
@buzzbaum.bsky.social
In search of a platform that widens and deepens our understanding of the world. Less re-posting, more reading. Listening more, talking less. My opinions are my own. Some of them aren’t even mine.
And up in the mess, clubs is trumps
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
And up in the mess, clubs is trumps
Late at night comedy with the cortadores
November 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Late at night comedy with the cortadores
And Robert one eye side saddle protistology
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
And Robert one eye side saddle protistology
Daniel divides up a core with help from Val and Swati
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Daniel divides up a core with help from Val and Swati
Pavel’s image of the bacterial threads
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Pavel’s image of the bacterial threads
The sediment in these cores is pungent. ‘Smells like a new phylum’ says Stavros. We are all hoping for a new old one.
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The sediment in these cores is pungent. ‘Smells like a new phylum’ says Stavros. We are all hoping for a new old one.
Bacteria you can see with the naked eye (10cm laser spots)
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Bacteria you can see with the naked eye (10cm laser spots)
An outcrop 200m down. Beggiatoa - bacterial threads like rice noodles. That means sulphur. We take a sample with a vacuum.
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
An outcrop 200m down. Beggiatoa - bacterial threads like rice noodles. That means sulphur. We take a sample with a vacuum.
One eye for up, one for down
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
One eye for up, one for down
Watching the sunset from the Falkor (too) decks. Looking for the green flash.
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Watching the sunset from the Falkor (too) decks. Looking for the green flash.
Seal checks out the sub
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Seal checks out the sub
Alyson shows where to look
November 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Alyson shows where to look
Jason is sorting anaerobic protists for Pavel and Robert
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Jason is sorting anaerobic protists for Pavel and Robert
Passing Isla de lobos. Looking for sea lions at this distance is like looking for Asgards under a 100x lens. We are not 100% sure if we saw them.
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Passing Isla de lobos. Looking for sea lions at this distance is like looking for Asgards under a 100x lens. We are not 100% sure if we saw them.
Up on the bridge of Falkor (too), Lucia is surveying the horizon for marine mammals. So far on the trip she has spotted a playful group of humpbacks, dolphins, sperm whales and a southern right whale.
November 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Up on the bridge of Falkor (too), Lucia is surveying the horizon for marine mammals. So far on the trip she has spotted a playful group of humpbacks, dolphins, sperm whales and a southern right whale.
