Author: Dan Clem

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    Connection Through Disconnection

    It’s old-hat to suggest that we get ourselves out of the house and out into nature as a means of feeling good, soothing frayed nerves, and decompressing. Today’s proponents of[...]

    About Dan Clem

    I've been a science editor in educational publishing for the last six years. Prior to that I was a marine biologist, Peace Corps volunteer, and freelance writer. I've written for McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Islands magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle. I live in Sharon, Massachusetts, with my wife and son.

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    Revisiting “Robotech”

    On a holiday-inspired whim, I recently hit up iTunes to download the entire first season of Robotech, a Japanese anime series that was adapted for the American audience in the[...]

    About Dan Clem

    I've been a science editor in educational publishing for the last six years. Prior to that I was a marine biologist, Peace Corps volunteer, and freelance writer. I've written for McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Islands magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle. I live in Sharon, Massachusetts, with my wife and son.

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    5 Things Series: 5 Things I Didn’t Expect About Fatherhood

    5 Things is a new content series where Playground Dad contributors share 5 tips with new and expectant fathers. Looking back over the last 3+ years or fatherhood, both the[...]

    About Dan Clem

    I've been a science editor in educational publishing for the last six years. Prior to that I was a marine biologist, Peace Corps volunteer, and freelance writer. I've written for McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Islands magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle. I live in Sharon, Massachusetts, with my wife and son.

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    These Pacific sardines are huddled under a wharf to avoid predators in Ha'apai, Tonga. A Western fisherman might net a few dozen of these and spend two hours fishing from the wharf for a dogtooth tuna or bluefin trevally, whereas the locals are wise enough to just take the sardines home and eat them. 0

    Raising a Piscivore

    It’s tough out there for a health-conscious, eco-minded carnivore. Many of the terrestrial sources of animal protein aren’t particularly healthful, thanks to how those animals are produced—factory farms, corn-rich diets,[...]

    About Dan Clem

    I've been a science editor in educational publishing for the last six years. Prior to that I was a marine biologist, Peace Corps volunteer, and freelance writer. I've written for McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Islands magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle. I live in Sharon, Massachusetts, with my wife and son.

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    Analog Dad: Vinyl Revisited

    About a year ago, when my son was two, he figured out how to operate the tabletop CD player that sits in the corner of our dining room. Like other[...]

    About Dan Clem

    I've been a science editor in educational publishing for the last six years. Prior to that I was a marine biologist, Peace Corps volunteer, and freelance writer. I've written for McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Islands magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle. I live in Sharon, Massachusetts, with my wife and son.

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    A lens with a large aperture (in this case f/1.4) will let you shoot in low light and create separation from the subject and the background. 2

    Dilemmas of Digital Photography

    The ease and ubiquity of digital photography has transformed a parental dilemma that was rather minor in the film era into something many of us wrestle with every day: Do[...]

    About Dan Clem

    I've been a science editor in educational publishing for the last six years. Prior to that I was a marine biologist, Peace Corps volunteer, and freelance writer. I've written for McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Islands magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle. I live in Sharon, Massachusetts, with my wife and son.

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