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Imagine descending into the abyss, leaving behind the sunlit waters and plunging into the dark, mysterious depths of the ocean. Here, sunlight fades away, and the pressure increases with every meter. This is the realm of the deep sea, an environment so extreme and alien that it's often compared to outer space.Under the weight of that much water and so far from the surface, you might envision the truest definition of darkness. But what if I told you there was an abundance of light just at the edge of darkness. Light that we are just beginning to understand.Dr. Edith Widder has dedicated her career to exploring these under-explored depths. She was one of the first scientists to capture the mesmerizing phenomenon of bioluminescence in its natural habitat. Bioluminescence is the emission of light by living organisms, a survival mechanism in the pitch-black ocean depths. It creates an otherworldly spectacle where creatures use light to communicate, hunt, and evade predators.From the hypnotic glow of jellyfish to the pulsing firework displays of deep-sea fish, bioluminescence transforms the dark ocean into a place of living light. Dr. Widder's groundbreaking work not only showcases the beauty of these glowing organisms but also helps us understand the vital ecological roles they play.Join us as we journey with Dr. Edith Widder to uncover the secrets of the deep sea. Discover how these extraordinary light displays serve as both a beacon and a camouflage in the vast, dark expanse of the ocean. She shares her incredible experiences and insights into one of the most captivating phenomena of the natural world.Dr. WidderORCA Get full access to Earth to Humans Podcast's Substack at earthtohumanspodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Join us for a trip to the depths of the ocean with our March book club book Below The Edge Of Darkness by Dr Edith Widder. We chat about our fascination and fear of the deep sea, the similarities and differences between the different fields of biology, and how cool science is!Books Mentioned:The Martian by Andy WeirReferences:Pictures of the WASP suit Pictures of the eye in the sea Pictures of the humboldt squid The size of a giant squid compared to a human Correction, you can see a great white shark in an aquarium, but only in one place in the world! Shrimp releasing bioluminescence Join us for our May Science And Fiction book club book: Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana SchwartzWhere to find us: Join the Scientists Who Read book club & community Follow Scientists Who Read on Instagram & TikTok Follow Jen on Instagram Find all of our other links, such as our merch shop here Support us & get exclusive bonus content on Patreon

Marine biologist Dr Edith Widder was inside a submersible searching for bioluminescence in the ocean depths when she saw a giant squid as big as a two story house (R)

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In dieser Episode führe ich ein äußerst interessates Gespräch mich mit Prof. Stephan Schleim. Er ist deutscher Philosoph und Psychologe, Professor für Theorie und Geschichte der Psychologie Universität Groningen. Seine Spezialgebiete sind die Theorie und praktische Anwendungen der Psychologie und Neurowissenschaften.  In seiner Forschung zur Wissenschaftskommunikation untersucht er, wie Darstellungen der Hirnforschung akademische und gesellschaftliche Debatten beeinflussen (z. B. in der Neuroethik oder dem Neurorecht). Seit 15 Jahren ist er mit seinem Blog Menschen-Bilder bei den SciLogs vertreten, dem Portal für Wissenschaftsblogs des Spektrum-Verlags. Außerdem ist er Autor mehrerer Bücher.  Ich beschäftige mich ja schon länger mit der Frage, ob unser Wissenschaftsbetrieb nicht an einigen Stellen falsch abgebogen ist und was wir tun könnten, ja müssten um diese Situation zu verbessern. Warum ist es für uns wir als Gesellschaft wichtig, diese Problemlage zu verstehen? Denn wesentliche politische Entscheidungen hängen ja von wissenschaftlichen und technischen Aussagen und Möglichkeiten ab. Wir beginnen unser Gespräch mit der Frage, ob sich die Erwartungen, die in der aus der Gesellschaft aber meist auch aus der Wissenschaft heraus an die Wissenschaft formuliert werden erfüllen? Schreitet Wissenschaft immer schneller voran? Führt dies stetig zu neuen und bahnbrechenden technischen Fortschritten? Zahlreiche Untersuchungen legen eher das Gegenteil nahe. Wie sieht es nun mit Fortschritt und Qualität wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnis aus? Welche Anreizsysteme herrschen aktuell vor, nach welchen Indikatoren werden Wissenschafter gemessen, welche Definitionen von Produktivität gibt es in der Wissenschaft und was bedeutet dies für Erkenntnis und Innovation? »Lässt man Kants akademischen Werdegang kurz Revue passieren, muss man zu dem Befund kommen, dass ein Denker wie Kant im gegenwärtigen Wissenschaftsbetrieb keine Chance gehabt hätte. Im Gegenteil: Er verkörpert geradezu alles das, was dem Eifer der Universitätsreformer ein Dorn im Auge ist.«, Konrad Paul Liessmann Es gibt nur noch selten in der modernen Wissenschaft solche positiven Beispiele, etwa den 3D-Atlas des Gehirns, wo das Ergebnis jahrzehntelanger, qualitativ hochwertiger Grundlagenforschung dargestellt werden. »Die Wissenschaft befindet sich großteils in einem hermeneutisch abgeriegelten, selbstreferentiellen System.« Was sind Beispiele für die Probleme, die wir beschreiben? Die 90er Jahre waren in den USA die Dekade des Gehirns. Auch Europa hat mit dem Human Brain Project nachgezogen — unter anderem mit dem Ziel, ein Gehirn im Computer zu simulieren. Was ist das Ergebnis dieser Dekade? Wir diskutieren Erwartungen und Versprechungen vom Gedankenlesen bis zum  Lügendetektor; was waren die Folgen für die Diskussion des »freien Willen«, für Recht und Medizin? In den letzten Jahrzehnten waren auch die »bunten Bilder« des Gehirns, die aus statistischen Auswertungen von Kernspintomographen entstehen, ein Hit in wissenschaftlichen Artikeln aber auch in populärwissenschaftlichen Berichten. Man konnte fast sagen: keine Psychologie ohne »Hirnbilder«! Sind die Ergebnisse, die man mit der Kernspintomographie erhalten hat aber überhaupt vertrauenswürdig und korrekt? Beziehungsweise unter welchen Versuchsbedingungen kann man mit seriösen Ergebnissen rechnen und wurden diese in der Regel erziehlt? Also bleibt letztlich die Frage: können diese Hirnscanner, die richtig viel Geld kosten, überhaupt das Kriterium der Reproduzierbarkeit — als Mindeststandard wissenschaftlicher Qualität — erfüllen? War der Hype gerechtfertigt? »Es gibt einige gute Studien, aber in der großen Masse sind viele dieser Studien, glaube ich,  nicht vertrauenswürdig. […]  Diesen Schluss muss man ziehen.« Aber auch in zahlreichen anderen Bereichen der Psychologie und Psychiatrie erleben wir im Rückblick durchwachsene Ergebnisse, so etwa bei den wenig beeindruckenden Erfolgen der Antidepressiva in der Psychiatrie. Ich spreche dann auch andere Hype-Themen der Vergangenheit an, und frage, warum wir aus diesen relativen Fehlschlägen so wenig lernen, z.B. Richard Nixon und den Krieg gegen den Krebs, Erik Topol und seine Kritik des Human Genome Projects sowie die mangelhafte Leistung von KI-Systemen in der Covid-Behandlung. Wir diskutieren dann die Konsequenzen dieser Hypes, denn diese sind nicht einfach nur kurzfristige Irrtümer, sondern in ihnen stecken zum Teil enorme Opportunitätskosten und Kollateralschäden. Wenn wir über die aktuelle Situation hinausschauen: »Wissenschaft die auch taugt« — was könnten wir die Standards sein? Prof. Schleim bezieht sich auf einen Artikel von Thomas Kuhn: Hartnäckigkeit und Dogmatismus ist manchmal auch ein wesentliches Mittel zum Erfolg in der Wissenschaft.  Die Behandlung von Aids kann als als Erfolgs-Beispiel gelten, auch die Entdeckung der PCR durch Kary Mullis, die psychiatrische Forschung mit Verengung auf Neuro-Wissenschaft allerdings als negatives. Überhaupt ist Kary Mullis ein gutes Beispiel für einen ultra-harnäckigen Wissenschafter gewesen, der in einem engen Bereich hohe Leistung gebracht hat, darüber hinaus aber eher für fragwürdige Ideen bekannt wurde. Nun stellt sich aber die Frage: was für das Individuum des Wissenschafters gilt, gilt das auch für die Wissenschaft als Ganzes? Und wo hört die Hartnäckigkeit auf und wird zum (sanften) Betrug? Fake it till you make it — ein wissenschaftliches Erfolgsmodell? Welchen Effekt haben New Public Management, Messen, Optimieren in der Wissenschaft(sverwaltung), Zitationsfaktoren, Impact-Faktor, usw? »There is no cost to getting things wrong. The cost is not to getting them published.«, Prof. Brian Nosek Wir erleben aktuell in vielen Bereichen einen Hyperwettbewerb und Bewertung von Forschung — wenn man in kurzen Zeiträumen »Durchbrüche« darstellen muss, um überhaupt überleben zu können — was wird das für Konseqzenzen für Richtung und Qualität und Vermarktung der Forschung haben? Die Probleme, über die wir sprechen, sind bei weitem keine, die nur in den Interna der Wissenschaft Folgen haben, sondern breiten sich über Wissenschaftskommunikation und Expertenwesen in Gesellschaft und Politik aus? Hier ist auch der Aspekt zu sehen, dass die Verantwortung für diese Hypes auch an den Konsumenten liegt — eine Folge der Konkurrenz um Aufmerksamkeit. Was ist überhaupt von Wissenschafts-News zu halten? Denn die Taktung wird immer höher — ist das sinnvoll oder sogar schädlich? Wissenschaft ist selten eindeutig, vor allem nicht in komplexen Fragestellungen. Führt das nicht eher zu Verwirrung statt Information bei der Bevölkerung? Kann mehr Transparenz in den wissenschaftlichen Prozess die Situation verbessern? Können wir vom Rechtswesen lernen — was sind Folgen für wissenschaftliche Freiheit, politische Freiheit und Demokratie? Was können wir aus den Erfahrungen erfolgreicher Wissenschafter lernen? Ohne die Freiheit, "Sachen zu machen die nicht Mainstream waren", sei seine Forschungsarbeit nicht möglich gewesen, Anton Zeilinger Max Perutz, der österr. Wissenschafter, der von den Nazis nach England fliehen musste, hatte in seinem Labor neun Nobelpreisträger! Auf die Frage, wie man so erfolgreich wird antwortet er: »Keine Politik, keine Gremien, keine Berichte, keine Gutachter, keine Interviews, nur begabte, hoch-motivierte junge Menschen, ausgewählt von wenigen Männern mit gutem Blick.« Und was machen wir im heutigen Wissenschaftsbetrieb? Einer der Ursachen für die Probleme im aktuellen Wissenschaftsbetrieb ist das Publikations(un)wesen: welche Rolle spielen kommerzielle Verlage, Open Access, Preprint, sind Daten und Prozesse transparent? Welche Rolle spielt der Antrags-Irrsinn und die damit verbundene Bürokratie? Die bekannte amerikanische Tiefsee-Forscherin Edith Widder bringt den Konflikt zwischen innovativer Forschung und Finanzierung auf den Punkt:  »Die Sache ist die: In der Wissenschaft muss man den Förderstellen erklären, was man entdecken wird, bevor sie einem Geld geben. Und ich wusste nicht was ich entdecken werde. Somit bekam ich keine Unterstützung.« Wo und in welchem Umfang macht Antragswesen Sinn, in welcher Form, und wo ist es ein Hindernis für gute Wissenschaft und verhindert vor allem auch, dass gute Wissenschafter Karrieren machen. Welcher innovative und kreative Wissenschafter ist Willens 30-40% seines Alltags mit stumpfer Bürokratie und Antragschreiben zu verbringen? Welche Folgen hat dies daher für die Selektion an Universitäten?  Erik Weinstein nennt dies passend: »snap-to-grid intellectualism« Führen diese Prozesse zu kontroproduktiven Anpassungsprozessen an Indikatoren, Bürokratie, Regeln usw. Lenken wir also die verbleibende Intelligenz der Forscher weg von der Forschung hin zum Übergehen und Ausnutzen von Regeln und Bürokratie? Einfache Versprechungen und Aussagen treffen in der Realität sehr schnell an ihre Grenzen und so ist es auch nicht einfach Schritte aus der Krise zu finden. Ein erster Ansatzpunkt findet sich etwa in der Magna Charta Univesitatum. Referenzen Andere Podcast Episode 53 und Episode 54: Data Science und Machine Learning, Hype und Realität Episode 47: Große Worte Episode 44: Was ist Fortschritt? Ein Gespräch mit Philipp Blom Episode 39: Follow the Science? Episode 28: Jochen Hörisch: Für eine (denk)anstössige Universität! Episode 19 und Episode 20: Offene Systeme Episode 18: Gespräch mit Andreas Windisch: Physik, Fortschritt oder Stagnation Stephan Schleim Homepage von Stephan Schleim Stephan Schleim auf Twitter Menschen-Bilder Blog Stephan Schleim an der Universität Groningen Universität Groningen Die Neurogesellschaft: Wie die Hirnforschung Recht und Moral herausfordert, Heise (2010) Psyche & psychische Gesundheit: Philosophen, Psychologen und Psychiater im Gespräch, Heise (2020) Wissenschaft und Willensfreiheit: Was Max Planck und andere Forschende herausfanden, Springer (2023) Stephan Schleim, Sind Hirnscans nur Kaffeesatzleserei? Fachliche Referenzen Nicholas Bloom, Are Ideas Getting Harder to Find? (2020) How should medical science change, Lancet (2014) Economist: How Science goes wrong  Trouble at the lab | The Economist  Rettet die Wissenschaft,Die Zeit (2014)  Konrad Paul Liessmann, Kant — Dienst ohne Vorschrift, Der Standard (2004) Eric Topol, Human genomics vs Clinical genomics — Expectation vs. Facts  Thomas Kuhn, The Function of Dogma in Scientific Research, 1963  John P. A. Ioannidis, Why Most Published Research Findings Are False (2005)  Warum KI-Werkzeuge gegen COVID-19 bislang versagt haben, Heise (2021)  Physik Nobelpreis für österr. Quantenphysiker Anton Zeilinger (2022) Zitat Max Perutz aus Geoffrey West, Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies, W&N (2018) Edith Widder, Glowing life in an underwater world, TED-Talk  Magna Charta Univesitatum 

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles. Our guest this week is Joanie Calem who will be performing at the Delaware Main Branch. Joanie is a singer, songwriter, and teacher and will have a little interactive musical performance.  Recommendations include Expedition Deep Ocean by Josh Young, The Ominous Ocean by Gary Griggs, Below the Edge of Darkness by Edith Widder, The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier by Ian Urbina, When Heroes Fly by Amir Gutfreund, The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, and The Cruelest Month by Louis Penny.  Read more about today's episode here. Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  This episode originally aired on July 15, 2022

Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 24. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!   Read the show notes and find the full episode here: https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/024-pelagic   We have a confession to make. We talk a big game about how we are busting myths, tackling deep-sea tropes and showing the deep ocean as it really is… but we have been guilty of one of the big ones. The deep sea is not just the bottom! Most of the deep sea, in fact, most of the habitat of this planet is the huge open 3D environment of open water or ‘pelagic' water. In this staggering volume the planets largest migration takes place twice a day. Animals are locked in an evolutionary arms race, using their own light to deceive and trick. Finding a meal is rare, finding a mate is rare and life is without boundaries. These factors have led to some truly wild evolution. We hear from Don about hunting for the 'deep scattering layer' (DSL) before we even knew what it was. In recent news we cover Edith Widder and her new book Below the Edge of Darkness, underwater GPS through the power of a pong, following the yellow brick road to meet the deep-sea wizard and some lovely new footage of a highfin dragonfish.   Check out our podcast merch! Which now includes Alan's beloved apron.   Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or you own tales from the high seas on: podcast@armatusoceanic.com We'd love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!   We are also on Twitter: @DeepSeaPod, @ArmatusO   Facebook: ArmatusOceanic   Instagram: @deepsea_podcast, @armatusoceanic   Read the show notes and find out more about us at: www.armatusoceanic.com   Glossary Abyssopelagic – open water 4-6 km (13,000 to 20,000 ft) deep Aphotic zone – depths deeper than life penetrates Bathypelagic – also known as the midnight zone, open water roughly 1-4 km (3,300-13,000 ft) deep Benthic – associated with the bottom, how we usually think about the deep sea Deep Scattering Layer (DSL) – a ‘false bottom' created on sonar by huge numbers of open water animals Dragonfish – deep-sea predators of the family Stomiidae Dysphotic zone – the depth that light still penetrates but photosynthesis is becoming unviable Euphotic zone – the surface and well illuminated zone Hadalpelagic – open water >6 km deep Mesopelagic – also called the twilight zone, starts where 1% of light reaches and ends where there is none, roughly 200-1,000 m (656-3,280 ft) deep Myctophids – Lanternfish, fish responsible for the biggest carbon movements on the planet Nictoepipelagic – The wink on the open sea. Great word for these vertical migrators Pelagic – open ocean, away from the shore and the bottom Photic zone – the depth that light penetrates Vertical migration – the twice daily migration of deep-sea animals up to the surface to feed   Links Tracey's lab website The synthesis paper of a decade of research into the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Open access Carbon export model for mesopelagic fishes in the Gulf of Mexico   Edith Widder Eye in the ocean Edith's new book Vox podcast   Underwater GPS Yellow-brick Road   Credits Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

Right now, as I'm recording this, there's an astonishing spectacle unfolding in the forests of Tennessee. Every June, vast swarms of Photinus carolinus fireflies light up the night there. The members of this particular species don't just blink erratically and independently. They sync up; they flash in a dazzling unison, creating waves of light that seem to propagate through the forest. But how do they do it? How do these tiny creatures pull off such a brilliant display? My guest today is Dr. Orit Peleg. She's an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and the BioFrontiers Institute, at the University of Colorado – Boulder. Though a physicist by training, Orit and her lab focus on the dynamics of living systems, and they have recently taken up the puzzle of firefly synchrony. Here, we talk about what it's like to do fieldwork on fireflies. We discuss the colorful history of research in this area and how the phenomenon of firefly synchrony was originally contested and explained away. We talk about what Orit and her team have learned about the mechanisms of this synchrony—and about their methods, which include rich in-the-wild recordings, experiments involving tents and LEDs, and a fair bit of modeling and math. We also touch on the firing of neurons, the pulsing of heart cells, the clapping of hands, and other examples of synchronization in the natural world. As always, if you're enjoying the show, we would really appreciate a rating or review or a recommendation to a friend. Thanks so much in advance for your support. Alright, friends, on to my chat with Dr. Orit Peleg. Enjoy!   A transcript of this episode will be available soon.   Notes and links 2:30 – A video of firefly synchrony, produced by the Peleg lab from their own data, is available here. Other videos are here and here. A general audience essay about firefly synchrony that Dr. Peleg wrote is here; another general audience essay about the Peleg lab's work on fireflies is here. Firefly photography is an entire genre these days. 3:15 – Dr. Peleg and collaborators have conducted fieldwork on fireflies (different species) in Tennessee, South Carolina, and Arizona. 8:00 – The website of the mathematician and popularizer Steven Strogatz. 11:00 – An example of Dr. Peleg's work on bee swarms. A popular article she wrote on the topic. 13:30 – An example of an early report on firefly synchrony in Science magazine. Pioneering earlier work by Buck & Buck on the topic. An interview with Lynn Faust. 20:00 – Our previous episode on bat signals also discussed the issue of a congested signalling channel. 24:00 – Dr. Peleg and her lab have put out a number of studies on firefly synchrony in recent years—see here, here, and here (preprint). 32:00 – An academic review of the “integrate and fire” model. 34:00 – A video of an audience applauding and eventually syncing up. 40:00 – An article about the work of Todd Oakley on bioluminescence in sea fireflies. Edith Widder's book, Below the Edge of Darkness. 42:30 – An article by Dr. Peleg and a colleague on dung beetle navigation.   Dr. Peleg recommends: Silent Sparks, by Sara Lewis Sync, by Steven Strogatz David Attenborough's Life that Glows   You can read more about Dr. Peleg's work at her website and follow her on Twitter.   Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (DISI) (https://disi.org), which is made possible by a generous grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to UCLA. It is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with help from assistant producer Cecilia Padilla. Creative support is provided by DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd (https://www.mayhilldesigns.co.uk/). Our transcripts are created by Sarah Dopierala (https://sarahdopierala.wordpress.com/). You can subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. **You can now subscribe to the Many Minds newsletter here!** We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com. For updates about the show, visit our website (https://disi.org/manyminds/), or follow us on Twitter: @ManyMindsPod.

https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/024-pelagic   We have a confession to make. We talk a big game about how we are busting myths, tackling deep-sea tropes and showing the deep ocean as it really is… but we have been guilty of one of the big ones. The deep sea is not just the bottom! Most of the deep sea, in fact, most of the habitat of this planet is the huge open 3D environment of open water or ‘pelagic' water. In this staggering volume the planets largest migration takes place twice a day. Animals are locked in an evolutionary arms race, using their own light to deceive and trick. Finding a meal is rare, finding a mate is rare and life is without boundaries. These factors have led to some truly wild evolution. We also tackle a couple of listener questions: Whatever happened to the word ‘nictoepipelagic' which seems to have vanished from scientific writing? We also discuss parasites in the deep sea, how can they find a specific host when the animals are so spread out? We hear from Don about hunting for the 'deep scattering layer' (DSL) before we even knew what it was and find out where Larkin has been from her new vessel on the Gulf of Mexico.   In recent news we cover Edith Widder and her new book Below the Edge of Darkness, underwater GPS through the power of a pong, following the yellow brick road to meet the deep-sea wizard and some lovely new footage of a highfin dragonfish. We also find ourselves talking about how the deep sea is portrayed in children's books and learn that apparently zesty citrus and floral smells are associated with the deep ocean… who knew?!   Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or you own tales from the high seas on: podcast@armatusoceanic.com We'd love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!   We are also on Twitter: @DeepSeaPod, @ArmatusO Facebook: ArmatusOceanic Instagram: @deepsea_podcast, @armatusoceanic   Read the show notes and find out more about us at: www.armatusoceanic.com   Glossary Abyssopelagic – open water 4-6 km (13,000 to 20,000 ft) deep Aphotic zone – depths deeper than life penetrates Bathypelagic – also known as the midnight zone, open water roughly 1-4 km (3,300-13,000 ft) deep Benthic – associated with the bottom, how we usually think about the deep sea Deep Scattering Layer (DSL) – a ‘false bottom' created on sonar by huge numbers of open water animals Dragonfish – deep-sea predators of the family Stomiidae Dysphotic zone – the depth that light still penetrates but photosynthesis is becoming unviable Euphotic zone – the surface and well illuminated zone Hadalpelagic – open water >6 km deep Mesopelagic – also called the twilight zone, starts where 1% of light reaches and ends where there is none, roughly 200-1,000 m (656-3,280 ft) deep Myctophids – Lanternfish, fish responsible for the biggest carbon movements on the planet Nictoepipelagic – The wink on the open sea. Great word for these vertical migrators Pelagic – open ocean, away from the shore and the bottom Photic zone – the depth that light penetrates Vertical migration – the twice daily migration of deep-sea animals up to the surface to feed   Links Tracey's lab website The synthesis paper of a decade of research into the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Open access Carbon export model for mesopelagic fishes in the Gulf of Mexico   Rosetta stoned by TOOL Youtube Spotify   Edith Widder Eye in the ocean Edith's new book Vox podcast   Underwater GPS   Yellow-brick Road Live stream Best-of reel   Dragonfish and the Video   Rainbowfish discovers the deep sea   Deep Dive into Deep Sea   Larkin's YouTube channel and Instagram   Credits Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel Logo image Some of Thom's pics from the Mid-Atlantic

Two books on the science of animals: Edith Widder talks about Below the Edge of Darkness & Sy Montgomery discusses Tamed And Untamed. The post Edith Widder, BELOW THE EDGE OF DARKNESS & Sy Montgomery, TAMED & UNTAMED appeared first on Writer's Voice.

The pioneering marine biologist made it her calling to unravel the secrets of bioluminescence in world's deepest oceans. Bioluminescence is light produced by a chemical reaction within a living organism, and it's more common in those dark depths than you may think. In this episode Edith talks about how she fell in love with the ocean at a young age, her short bout with blindness, which inspired her fascination with light and the moment she spotted a giant squid.  This Episode of Talking Australia is hosted by Angela Heathcote (Senior Digital Producer at Australian Geographic) and produced by Ben Kanthak (www.beachshackpodcasts.com).  You can also follow us on Instagram @australiangeographic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The idea that the deep sea is filled with darkness is all wrong — it's actually filled with light down there. Marine biologist Edith Widder is senior scientist at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss bioluminescence, which illuminates the ocean hundreds of feet below the earth's surface, and about how this little understood ecosystem is deteriorating due to climate change. Her book is “Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea.”

Emily finished ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy, her #BigBookSummer challenge read. It was a good read, but — phew! — big and intense. Chris read Kate Moore's new nonfiction release, THE WOMAN THEY COULD NOT SILENCE, the true story of Elizabeth Packard's battle against her husband and the system that tried to lock her away. Although the women's rights movement still has a ways to go, some of the books we've read recently have been good reminders of how far we've come since the 19th-century. During Hurricane Henri, Chris dove into the deep ocean with BELOW THE EDGE OF DARKNESS by Edith Widder, Ph.D. and Emily plunged into pie making with Ken Haedrich's PIE ACADEMY. She shares a new-to-her pie crust secret. In biblioadventures, we have some early news about Susan Cain's new book coming out in spring 2022 and Peter Heller's next novel (the one coming after his new release, THE GUIDE). We talk about so many good reads — this little blurb just scratches the surface! We were thrilled to finally sit down and chat with author and editor, Juliet Grames. We talk about books, editing, food, and more. Listen now!

Marine biologist Dr Edith Widder was inside a submersible searching for bioluminescence in the ocean depths when she saw a giant squid as big as a two story house

Marine biologist Dr Edith Widder was inside a submersible searching for bioluminescence in the ocean depths when she saw a giant squid as big as a two story house

How can we find light in the dark?Oceanographer, marine biologist and author of Below the Edge of Darkness, Edie Widder's life has been as fascinating as the animals she studies, and she speaks with irresistible wonderment about watching them communicate with bioluminescence in the depths of the sea. Join her conversation with Lucy Scholes on squirting squids, being the only woman on the ship and overcoming sexism in science with the example of her extraordinary mother. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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At the bottom of the ocean, there is a world of light and colour that deep-sea creatures use for light and communication. Dr Edith Widder has spent her career studying bioluminescence.

The Deep Sea is quite a mysterious place. In fact, we know more about space than we do about the Deep Sea, which doesn't make a lot of sense since the Ocean is on our planet and we need to make a better effort in knowing our planet better. There are people who are trying to explore the Deep Sea more though and they are using technology to increase the chance of discovering more.  Dr. Edith Widder and Dr. Nathan Robinson have been collaborating since they were able to film a Deep Sea squid in the Gulf of Mexico using a camera system that was in the tons in weight and required a massive boat to carry. The weight and size of the camera restricted the number of times and places they could search for the Deep Sea squid. So they made the camera lighter (300 lbs) and smaller to provide the opportunity for more institutions to buy and cast the camera in various places around the world more times.  I am joined by Nathan to discuss why this camera could to more than additional footage of the Deep Sea squid and what it means for the future of biodiversity in the Ocean.  Want To Talk Oceans? Join the Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakupforblue.com/group. Speak Up For Blue Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speakupforblue/ Speak Up For Blue Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpeakUpforBlue

In this week’s episode of the BBC Earth podcast we’ll be looking to solve some of the natural world’s mysteries.Starting off in North West Honduras, we’ll hear from ethnobiologist and sound artist Ben Mirin who set out to discover the voice of a previously voiceless animal. The exquisite spike-thumb frog is a critically endangered species. Recording its voice could help save this frog. The only problem is, nobody actually knows what it sounds like.We’ll also be taken on a personal journey of discovery with a woman who has become known on the tiny island of Guam in Micronesia as the ‘Manta Mum’. Julie Hartup is a microbiologist who has spent over a decade studying the enigmatic Manta Rays. She explains how a simple hypothesis led to a beautiful discovery.Finally, we’ll speak to marine biologist Dr Edith Widder who has spent most of her career trying to communicate with the animals that live in our oceans.Thank you for listening to another series of the BBC Earth podcast.As ever, we love hearing from you on social media, so do share with us your favourite episode so far or a story that amazed, surprised or moved you…To find out more about David Attenborough’s stunning natural world series, A Perfect Planet, visit the BBC Earth website: bbcearth.comWebsite: www.bbcearth.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/bbcearth/Instagram: www.instagram.com/bbcearth/Twitter: www.twitter.com/bbcearth See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine being a part of a research cruise where the team captures footage of a live deep-sea squid for only the second time EVER?! That's what my guest today can say that he did. Dr. Nathan Robinson is back on the podcast to discuss his joint venture with Dr. Edith Widder to develop a video camera that will be able to capture more footage of deep-sea squid in their natural habitat.  They are crowd-funding the project so that you can be a part of history and help build a camera that will attract and capture footage of one of the most elusive animals on the planet.  You can donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/filming-the-kraken Nathan's Social Media Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBQBDrSME4ohP7gHFCp5j6w Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wild.blue.science/ What would you do to be a part of the research team that was searching for the deep-sea squid footage? Share what you would do in the Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakupforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Instagram Speak Up For Blue Twitter Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk Madame CuriosityApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2xUlSax Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V38QQ1 ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL Projects For Wildlife Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Oc17gy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/37rinWz Ocean Science RadioApple Podcast: https://apple.co/3chJMfA Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3bnkP18

Edith Anne "Edie" Widder Smith An American oceanographer, marine biologist, and the Co-founder, CEO and Senior Scientist at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association. ‘Edie’, as she likes to be known is the world’s leading expert on bioluminescence and has captured a great variety of creatures from the deep which generate their own light. She also developed groundbreaking techniques for luring in and capturing on film the legendary ‘Kraken’ (giant squid) for the first time in history. She has made over 250 dives in the JOHNSON SEA LINK submersibles ‘farting in the dark’. Her research involving submersibles has been featured in BBC, PBS, Discovery Channel and National Geographic television productions. In 2006, Edie was Awarded the MacArthur Fellowship for her efforts (the USA version of the NOBEL) for her efforts in protecting aquatic ecosystems. Born: 11 June 1951 (age 68 years), Arlington, Massachusetts, United States Residence: Florida, United States Books: The Bioluminescence Coloring Book

Host, Aurora Aparicio, engages ORCA founder, Senior Scientist, and CEO, Dr. Edith Widder (or "Edie" as she prefers) about the ABC's of ORCA. This quick Q & A gives the history behind when, how, and why the marine science non-profit was started and how it has reached international recognition. Listen as Edie, a deep sea researcher and bioluminescence expert, sets the stage for the rest of the season which will showcase ORCA's unique research projects and the scientists who manage them. The best way to show your support for the podcast is to share with friends and leave a rating and a review. Also, be sure to visit www.teamorca.org to dive further into our research and see what you can do to support it.Support the show (https://www.teamorca.org/donate.html)

Dr. Edith Widder is Co-Founder, CEO, and Senior Scientist at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA), a scientific based conservation nonprofit. ORCA aims to find upstream solutions to the pollution problems that are plaguing our oceans. They use science-based approaches to determine where pollution is coming from and what can be done to stop it. When Edie isn’t doing science, she loves immersing herself in nature through hiking and kayaking. She also enjoys visiting museums, especially art museums. Edie received a BS in Biology from Tufts University and worked as a Laboratory Technician at Harvard Medical School before enrolling in graduate school. She attended UC, Santa Barbara where she earned a MS in biochemistry and a PhD in Neurobiology. Prior to founding ORCA, Edie worked for 16 years as a senior scientist at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. Edie has received numerous awards and honors throughout her career, including a MacArthur Fellowship, the 2018 Explorers Club Citation of Merit, Induction into the Women Diver’s Hall of Fame, and Certifications as a research pilot for single-person submersibles, including wasp, Deep Rover, and Deep Worker. Edie also has the honor of having her underwater images featured on seven of the ten recently released bioluminescence stamps from the U.S. Postal Service. In our interview, Edie shares more about her life and science.

How far would you go to find something that's just out of reach, or maybe not even real? In this hour, TED speakers tell stories about searching for elusive sea creatures and distant aliens. Guests include astronomer Seth Shostak, oceanographer Edith Widder, chef Dan Barber, and humorist John Hodgman. (Original broadcast date: January 9, 2015)