Cod and Algal Bloom

If you by any chance missed the connection between algal bloom and the overfishing of cod, see this article from National Geographic. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/100305-baltic-sea-algae-dead-zones-water/

TOK in Geography

Hi fellow Geographers! We (read I) do not make enough references to TOK in my teaching, which is a shame since there are many possible TOK issues in the Geography syllabus. I would like you to think at classes or cases or notes that you have that could be a TOK-moment. Please post comments on the blog, I think this a good chance to make the subject TOK more understandable.

The demographic dividend

For those of you that feel that you can take even more info on the demographic dividend or bonus, in this article you will find yet another comparative study from East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB5065/index1.html

UG - det gränslösa fisket

In today's class with the IB08 I mentioned a film on SVT that showed the overfishing of West Saharan waters done by Swedish fishermen. The film can no longer be seen on SVT Play but here's a link that discusses the film and the moral implications of overfishing an occupied country. http://svt.se/2.129201/1.1911975/svenska_fiskare_bidrar_br_till_ockupationen?lid=puff_1911964

Good animations...

...was just surfing around when I stumbled upon some good animations on plate tectonics and ocean floor morphology. At this stage you probably understand that it concerns IB08 more than IB09. http://www.wwnorton.com/college/geo/egeo/animations/ch2.htm#1

Personal or private

Since this is my first time blogging, and I have to admit I don't follow many blogs, apart from www.stuffwhitepeoplelike.com , I'm kind of new at this. I will try to be as personal I can without being to private. And you know me, what I say I mean, and do not understand the term irony! I will try to use this blog in my education of you guys, but I still haven't figured out how. For now it will be probably be just posting good links and other interesting Geography stuff. So let me know if you find any... Please, please comment, YOU will be the FIRST ONE!

TED

Just received from a tip from a student on a brilliant documentary I missed yesterday, about the TED-fair where lecturers from across the planet dazzle us with their knowledge, including my hero (which you know I have a thing for...) Hans Rosling:
http://svtplay.se/v/2126789/dokumentarfilm/ted