Eudaemonism: A Word for the Ocean
Eudaemonism: What does it mean? What does it have to do with happiness? And what is its context for the ocean? Tune in to find out. About World Ocean Radio World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five...
29 Jan 20255min
A Distillation of Purpose
What are the five key reasons for ocean conservation? What are the five areas where progress matters most? With the world in an off-axis state of turmoil, W2O founder Peter Neill is taking stock this ...
23 Jan 20255min
An Exemplary Place in Iceland
This week on World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill shares views and observations of the town of Isafjordur, Iceland, and the values it possesses that give the area its unique identity. About World Ocea...
16 Jan 20254min
What's in a Knot?
KNOT: a word with many definitions: from a tight constriction to something hard to solve; a cluster of persons or things; an ornamental ribbon; a closed curve in three dimensional space. And of course...
10 Jan 20255min
At the Fishhouses
At the Fishhouses, is among our favorite poems here at World Ocean Observatory. In its richly-detailed mastery, it distills poet Elizabeth Bishop’s seaside meditations, evokes the clarity of meaning c...
30 Dec 20244min
Christmas at Sea
Each holiday season on World Ocean Radio we return with a special reading of "Christmas at Sea", an evocative poem by Robert Louis Stevenson written in 1883. Stevenson, the son of a lighthouse enginee...
23 Dec 20244min
A Credo for the World Ocean
This week we're providing our listeners with a list of intentions that describe the World Ocean Observatory's statement of beliefs that drives all action. And we provide suggestions for those who may ...
19 Dec 20245min
Complexity or Simplicity: A Path Forward Toward Ocean Solutions
The debate over the reality of climate change is over. There is no place on land or sea that is immune from the effects of extreme weather, fire, flood, inundation, erosion, and social impacts. This w...
13 Nov 20245min
