# Episode 326-Thoughts on Log From the Sea of Cortez

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Podcast: [The Natural Curiosity Project](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-natural-curiosity-project-1154510)
Published: 2026-07-08T12:01:51+00:00
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Duration seconds: 632

## Resource

In 1940, author John Steinbeck and his good friend and marine biologist Ed Ricketts set off on a six-week collecting expedition in the Sea of Cortez. The book that resulted from that journey isn't well known, but it is wonderful. Here I offer a few thoughts about the book and their journey.

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