{"id":5548,"date":"2014-06-21T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tested-neuron.flywheelsites.com\/?p=5548"},"modified":"2015-02-24T13:35:16","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T20:35:16","slug":"fireside-chat-with-the-adventure-loving-inventor-author-and-educator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/fireside-chat-with-the-adventure-loving-inventor-author-and-educator\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Antarctic Expedition Leader, Inventor, &#038; Author of 27 Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ed Sobey is the President<\/strong> of the Northwest Invention Center in Redmond, WA. He conducts workshops for science teachers in 25 countries and creates exhibits that travel to science centers around the world. In 2012 Ed was a Fulbright Senior Specialist in science education training teachers in northern Sweden.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"right\"><p>All great inventors have shared a common experience \u2013 to have had the opportunity to mess around.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/ow.ly\/JBtJs&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;text=&quot;All great inventors have shared a common experience \u2013 to have had the opportunity to mess around.&quot;\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ed holds a Ph.D. in oceanography from Oregon State University. He has participated in two dozen scientific expeditions including wintering in Antarctic and conducting oceanographic surveys of the western and eastern Pacific Ocean. He is a Fellow Emeritus of The Explorers Club. He co-authored the EPA\u2019s manual for cleaning oil spills in the Arctic and NOAA\/BLM\u2019s analysis of environmental impacts from offshore drilling in Alaska.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"\u201ccenter\u201d\"><p>Make a little failure every day. Every failure you make is an opportunity to learn.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/ow.ly\/JBtJs&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;text=&quot;Make a little failure every day. Every failure you make is an opportunity to learn.&quot;\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In small boat science Ed has recorded gray whale vocalizations from ocean kayaks. Ed has published 27 books and hosted two television series on science and inventing. He has directed five museums including the National Inventors Hall of Fame and he founded the National Toy Hall of Fame. Ed was on the Semester at Sea faculty for the fall 2008 voyage. 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