Rafe Sagarin is an Associate Research Scientist in the Institute of the Environment at the University of Arizona and Program Manager for Oceans at Biosphere 2

Rafe Sagarin is a marine ecologist at the Institute of the Environment at University of Arizona. Rafe's research includes everything from the historical and current sizes of intertidal gastropods (snails) to developing better ideas for national security, based on natural security systems. He is particularly interested in the Sea of Cortez, or Gulf of California, its ecological history, and the fascinating people past and present who have lived, worked, researched and journeyed there.

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August 2, 2012

Never Plan Your Fish

Lessons from the ugly Mola Mola ocean sunfish.

July 10, 2012

BioWatch, False Alarms, and Adaptable Alarms

Some of the best solutions for human problems can be found in nature.This article from the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-biowatch-20120708,0,3444893,print.story">July 7, 2012 Los Angeles Times</a> documents some of the vexing false alarms that have plagued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s multi-billion dollar BioWatch system.

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July 20, 2012

Gorilla Youngsters Seen Dismantling Poachers’ Traps—A First

Heartwarming story of gorillas dismantling poachers traps.

July 18, 2012

Nature Isolation and Stable Vices

Is our increasing physical isolation from nature, and from one another, causing us to exhibit “stable vices”?

July 20, 2012

Learning From The Tubeworm About Turning A Crisis Into An Opportunity

adaptability, symbiosis, and the water crisis (or is it the “coming water opportunity?”).

July 27, 2012

Correlation, Causation, and the Bravery of Young Observational Scientists

Fracking, low birth weights and the scientific process.