Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Debuts Ocean Research Vessel Falkor

After a $94 million rebuild, the Falkor, an ocean research vessel owned by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, just made its first showing in San Francisco this Tuesday. A crowd of 150 people were present for the unveiling, mostly friends of the Schmidts or supporters of the San Francisco’s science museum the Exploratorium, reports Kerry Dolan at Forbes. Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy Schmidt have both expressed concern for the environment, and this project has been a way for them to get more directly involved. “The oceans are in trouble. They have absorbed so much carbon dioxide that they are…