Upcoming appearances by Curt Ebbesmeyer
None currently scheduled
Praise for Flotsametrics and the Floating World
Watch and listen to these clips of Curt Ebbesmeyer discussing beach finds, ocean flotsam, and other artifacts from the sea!
Nurdles
Curt identifies plastic pellets from a toy washed up along the beach and explains how plastic has made its way into the food chain.
Flotsam Found
Curt appears on the PBS program Wired Science to explain how ocean currents carry objects from ships to shores.
Swordfish Tears
Curt identifies lightsticks used for swordfishing as "swordfish tears."
Bryozoans
On the beach in Florida, Curt examines a collection of flotsam and explains how it all circles the world.
Science Friday (NPR): Curt talks to Ira Plato on NPR’s All Things Considered about flotsametrics, floating debris, and the nature of charting currents.
CBC Radio interview: Curt talks to CBC News Morning’s Harry Forestell about thousands of bath toys that traveled from a 1992 spill in the Pacific to the shores of the Atlantic.
Unfortunately, KUOW has removed the below recordings from the internet. If any of you have copies of these shows and are willing to share with Curt, please drop him a note.
Flotsam Hour 3/07: Curt on the March 2007 edition of the Flotsam Hour from KUOW radio, Seattle.
Flotsam Hour 6/06: Curt on the July 2006 edition of the Flotsam Hour from KUOW radio, Seattle.
Flotsam Hour 2/06: Curt on the February 2006 edition of the Flotsam Hour from KUOW radio, Seattle.
Flotsam Hour 4/05: Curt on the April 2005 edition of the Flotsam Hour from KUOW radio, Seattle.
Flotsam Hour 4/04: Curt on the April 2004 edition of the Flotsam Hour from KUOW radio, Seattle.
Flotsam Hour 11/03: Curt on the November 2003 edition of the Flotsam Hour from KUOW radio, Seattle.