The Deep-Sea Podcast

Can we use art to help people engage with the deep sea? We stop trying to explain things and let artist Alex Gould ( alexandragould.co.uk ) help us see deep-sea animals for the first time all over again. We talk about the aesthetic of deep-sea fish, is it shaped by our expectations? Can we save the blobfish from bullying? Can art help us with the horror of tongue eating parasites and fish absorbin...

On January 23, 1960 Don Walsh and Jacques Piccard were the first people to dive to the deepest point in the ocean, Challenger Deep. Would you believe that Don's full of other stories at least as interesting as that? We talk science communication and exploration with Don, realise that actually we do know a lot about the Mariana Trench, and we cross the equator. podcast@armatusoceanic.com Music by H...

 ‘We know more about the moon than the deep sea’ isn't just a bad analogy, it’s wrong. We talk scientific writing and Alan confesses why, after becoming the world’s deepest Brit, he was hunched emerging from the sub. podcast@armatusoceanic.com Absence of sharks Music Harvey Jones

Just a quick hello to introduce the podcast (and check I know how to do this). Official episode 1 coming soon.   Dr Thom https://twitter.com/AllLittleFishes