I developed my camera system, called the Medusa, jointly with a colleague down in Australia as a method of exploring the ocean unobtrusively. The critical thing was that we didn't use white light, which I believe has been scaring the animals away.

It's a little-appreciated fact that most of the animals in our ocean make light. I've spent most of my career studying this phenomenon called bioluminescence. I study it because I think understanding it is critical to understanding life in the ocean where most bioluminescence occurs.

Exploration is the engine that drives innovation. Innovation drives economic growth.

Exploration is the engine that drives innovation. Innovation drives economic growth. So let's all go exploring.

You can't gaze in the crystal ball and see the future. What the Internet is going to be in the future is what society makes it.

I'm accustomed to Internet forums where rudeness and incivility are the rule, where too many people seem to take pride in their insults.

As a result of the digital age and the decline of first-class mail, there is no question that the Postal Service must change and develop a new business model.

As Members of Congress we can now engage with our constituents via online innovations like the Huffington Post, while a small business in rural Oregon can use the Internet to find customers around the world.