How a surfing sea otter revealed the dark side of human nature

In California, surfers say an otter is hassling them and stealing their surfboards. But does she really deserve recapture and life in captivity?

Patricia MacCormack, Professor of Continental Philosophy, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
July 18, 2023 • ~6 min

Surfing makes its Olympic debut – and the waves should be world-class thanks to wind, sand and a typhoon or two

Olympic surfers are coming from around the world to compete in surfing's Olympic debut. But where will the waves come from?

Sally Warner, Assistant Professor of Climate Science, Brandeis University • conversation
July 23, 2021 • ~7 min

What makes the world's biggest surfable waves?

Some beaches in the world tend to consistently produce huge waves. Places like Nazaré Canyon in Portugal and Mavericks in California are famous for their waves because of the shape of the seafloor.

Sally Warner, Assistant Professor of Climate Science, Brandeis University • conversation
Dec. 3, 2020 • ~7 min

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