Bilger

Mary Roach, "the funniest science writer in the country" (Burkhard Bilger of The New Yorker), devoted the past two years to stepping behind those doors.

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Bilger in the April 20 issue of The New Yorker, describes how the exotic pet industry has helped transform the state of Florida into "a biological cesspool of introduced life."

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Onshore access to Southeast Farallon Island is restricted to scientists, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office arranged clearance so Carnes and Bilger could talk to Brett Hartl, the young naturalist who may have seen Tenacious just before it fell off the map.

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The mystery of the missing debris might not be a mystery, Bilger says.

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There is one more scenario that Bilger refuses to absolutely rule out — that Gray did something completely unexpected and sailed away.

Inside the High Tech Hunt for a Missing Silicon Valley Legend 2007

There is one more scenario that Bilger refuses to absolutely rule out — that Gray did something completely unexpected and sailed away.

Inside the High Tech Hunt for a Missing Silicon Valley Legend Steve Silberman 2007

An avuncular, walrus-mustached Minnesotan whose day job is delivering boats to their owners, Bilger organized a team that was able to predict the location of the Coyote — a boat wrecked en route to an around-the-world race in 1992 — within 15 nautical miles.

Inside the High Tech Hunt for a Missing Silicon Valley Legend Steve Silberman 2007

Bilger estimates that if a log had opened a hole in the hull that was 6 inches or more in diameter, Tenacious would have taken on a thousand gallons of water a minute.

Inside the High Tech Hunt for a Missing Silicon Valley Legend Steve Silberman 2007

Bilger takes no fee for his searches, saying that it's his way of showing gratitude to the boating community for being generous with him when he was younger.

Inside the High Tech Hunt for a Missing Silicon Valley Legend Steve Silberman 2007

Onshore access to Southeast Farallon Island is restricted to scientists, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office arranged clearance so Carnes and Bilger could talk to Brett Hartl, the young naturalist who may have seen Tenacious just before it fell off the map.

Inside the High Tech Hunt for a Missing Silicon Valley Legend Steve Silberman 2007