09:30
Butterflies Beneath the Ice
James McClintock, a scientist researching at McMurdo Station, Antartica makes an interesting discovery.
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Sailing on an Alien Sea
In this hour we explore stories relating to STEM (Science/Technology/Engineering and MATH): we travel from the laboratories of the Antarctic to the icy seas of Saturn’s moon Titan - we learn that predisposition does not mean predestined and sometimes A is larger than C. This episode is hosted by Jay Allison. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
James McClintock a scientist researching at McMurdo Station, Antartica makes an interesting discovery.
Lone Frank deep dives into personal genomics
Dhaya Lakshminarayanan gets entangled in the language of math.
Ellen Stofan sets her sights on exploring an alien sea.
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To Sail on an Alien Sea
by Ellen Stofan
Ellen Stofan sets her sights on exploring an alien sea.
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Extras From This Episode
Jim McClintock
Dr. James McClintock (circa 1986) wearing a dry suit prepares to dive below the sea ice in to a -1.8 degree C sea near McMurdo Station, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Visibility under water has been measured up to 500 feet.
Adelie Penguin rookery near Palmer Station, Antarctica.
Leopard seal. Photo by Christopher Srigley.
Sunset in the Lemaire Channel south of U.S. Lemaire Channel. Sometimes called Kodak Alley - one of the most scenic regions of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Two nesting chinstrap penguins on the South Shetland Islands off the northwest coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Dr. James McClintock standing in front of 'ghost rookery' (former Adelie colony site near Palmer Station essentially wiped out by rapid climate change).
Gentoo penguin rookery on the western Antarctic Peninsula.
One of the many islands that make up the south Shetland islands along the northwest coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Dr. James McClintock on one of the many South Shetland Islands off the northwest coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Dr. James McClintock crouched below a chuck of ice at Brown Bluff at the northern tip of the Antarctica Peninsula.
Lone Frank
Lone Frank.
The trailer to Genetic Me:
Visit Lone's website.
Lone Frank's new Book, The Pleasure Shock, is available now.
Ellen Stofan
Ellen Stofan.
Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
Dhaya Lakshminarayanan
Dhaya and her mother enjoying a swing ride in the Fall. Dhaya's mother writes: “Wherever Dhaya sees a swing set, we have to stop immediately. So this is one of the parks that she decided to use the swing set.”
1-year-old Dhaya and her mother. Dhaya's mother writes: “This is the proudest day of my life. My baby's very first birthday!! “
Dhaya and her Mom attending a cousin's wedding.