Author Archives: Richard Nissen

Wild Dolphin “Asks” Divers to Help Free Itself from Hook

Posted on 15 May 2013 by Richard Nissen

Wild Dolphin “Asks” Divers to Help Free Itself from Hook

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The long Way (excerpt) by Bernard Moitessier

Posted on 15 May 2013 by Richard Nissen

Bernard Moitessier sailed single handed around the world in 1969 and published his accounts of this trip in 1971 in the book “The long Way”.  This description comes from this book. Moitessier was a very seasoned sailor when he undertook … Continue reading →

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Miriam Liedvogel, CAnMove Centre, Department of Biology at Lund University

Posted on 4 May 2013 by Richard Nissen

Miriam Liedvogel is currently working at the CAnMove Centre, Department of Biology at Lund University.  She has done extensive research and is a real expert on Animal Navigation, which is why she is one of our heroes. You will be able to see … Continue reading →

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BioNav RIN 13

Posted on 29 April 2013 by Richard Nissen

The Royal Institute of Navigation Conference RIN 13 – Bionav – is the world’s leading Animal Navigation conference took place at the Royal Holloway College, University of London, Egham, Surrey, on 11-13 April 2013.  Leading scientists from all over the world participated … Continue reading →

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Viking Sunstones by Tristan Gooley

Posted on 3 April 2013 by Richard Nissen

The Economist have just published a letter I wrote to them regarding a recent academic article on Viking sunstones. In the following letter I put forward what I believe to be an original argument on this popular subject. I have … Continue reading →

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Simon Raggett’s thoughts on avian navigation

Posted on 3 April 2013 by Richard Nissen

Editor’s comment: This is Simon Raggett’s latest piece.  He has been immensely helpful in putting together my poster for BioNav RIN 13. We are all struggling to see if we can understand how animal navigation might work.  As Jim Khalili … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Radar – Tristan Gooley

Posted on 21 March 2013 by Richard Nissen

Nature’s Radar a paper by Tristan Gooley (one of our heroes) published in the Journal of Navigation in October 2012. Tristan and a friend set out in a little boat to navigate from Kirkwall on the North of Ockney via … Continue reading →

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