About Me
I, Miriam Goldstein, am a doctoral student at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The Oyster’s Garter features whatever I find interesting – usually some combination of shiny new science, risque invertebrate action, and geeky sci-fi fun. For more info about me, check out my professional webpage.
My husband, Eric Wolff, is an occasional contributor. He can be found regularly at Last Blog on Earth and Science Not Fiction.
The blog name comes from a series of 1920s slang we heard on the NPR show A Way With Words – the cat’s pajamas, the bee’s knees, the snake’s hips…and apparently the oyster’s garter.
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The opinions and statements expressed on this blog are mine alone, and do not reflect the position of Scripps Institution of Oceanography or any other institution or organization with which I am affiliated. I reserve the right to delete any comment or ban any commenter for any reason whatsoever. Please direct any questions or comments directly to theoystersgarter at gmail dot com.
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As someone who works with oysters an awful lot, I’ve never heard of an oyster garter- but that doesn’t mean I don’t love the site. Great content. Smart and funny, and that’s what it’s going to take to get people to keep reading, and eventually care.
PS- I found your site while searching for ‘hermaphrodites’. I think I got a couple hits on Craig’s list, and then your site.
Thanks, Paula! Glad you found us via hermaphrodites – I am also inordinately proud that we are the #4 google hit for “space fish.”
Very nice. Love the content! Love the science! Love the humor!
I discovered the site via a Google search for creating zombies while at work preparing reports for really boring archaeological sites. Maybe I wanted to create a new work force but instead found so much more. The zombies are in progress though … all is well.
You do not even know that he has put up orphanages, schools, hospitals that are all free of charge. ,
This is a honking wonderful site! Came to it via Double XX. I’m an uncloseted science geek who teaches humanities and dabbles in photography and anthropology. In a former life I taught journalism and worked as a writer. Anyway… this site trips all my circuits (what a 20th century phrase). Good work.
supper… beautiful…
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