Sönke Johnsen joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the wonders of vertical migration, why sharks must keep swimming to stay alive, and the clues offered to biologists that help piece together the questions of aquatic life evolution.
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When it comes to carbon credits, what’s a whale worth?
Wired staff writer Gregory Barber discusses a new way of looking at carbon credits – assigning monetary value to creatures that help offset carbon emissions.
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Untangling the true story of a scandalous shipwreck
New Yorker staff writer David Grann joins us to discuss a British warship called the Wager, which wrecked in Patagonia in the 1740s, and the conflicting stories of its surviving castaways.
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We know more about the moon than the ocean floor, but that’s changing
Scientific American senior editor Mark Fischetti discusses the science emerging from below the surface, from bioluminescence to the potentially life-saving drugs being discovered from the chemical defenses of sea creatures.
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Meet The Creatures Living Above And Below Us
Two pioneering female scientists speak with us: one who describes life in the tops of trees as an eighth continent, and an oceanographer who studies bioluminescent marine animals that light up the ocean floor.
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She Found Light At The Bottom Of The Ocean
Marine biologist Edith Widder is senior scientist at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association, and she joins us to discuss bioluminescence, which illuminates the ocean hundreds of feet below the earth’s surface.
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Aquariums Care For Animals- And The Planet
Julie Packard, executive director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, joins us to talk about how aquariums foster ocean life and contribute to a healthy environment.
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The Deep Blue Sea: Life Under Water
Today, we’ll dive down and meet some of the animals who call our oceans home.
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Swimming With Cephalopods
Mike Vecchione of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration joins us to talk about these wonders of the sea.
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The Race To Save The Oceans
Scientists predict we may lose half the species on the planet by the end of the century, many due to pollution of the oceans. The upcoming documentary “Racing Extinction” tells the story of a group trying to save these animals. This hour, we’ll talk with the film’s director, Louie Psihoyos, and co-executive producer Trammell S. Crow.
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Something Smells Fishy
More than 90 percent of the seafood Americans eat is imported. We’ll talk this hour about why a nation bordered by two oceans gets its fish from other countries with the author of “American Catch.”
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Into The Deep End
What does it take to be a freediver? This hour, we’ll talk about how these athletes are using this skill to explore Earth’s last great frontier.
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