Exploring Inner and Outer Space

Watch this virtual event with NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams and WHOI Deep-sea scientist Dr. Timothy Shank. Join them as they talk about the worlds they each love to explore and recount a historic phone call between them that linked outer space and the deep ocean as never before.

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Season 1, Episode 2
Originally aired April 29, 2020

Speakers & Host:

Tim Shank

Deep-Sea Scientist, WHOI

Sunita Williams

NASA Astronaut and Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Barbara Moran

Senior Producing Editor, WBUR Radio Environmental Vertical

SEASONS All Climate & Weather How the Ocean Works Ocean & Human Lives Ocean Life Ocean Tech Sustainable Ocean

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Titanic & Beyond

The evolution and impact of deep-sea imaging

Season 7, Episode 4

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Robots

How new technologies are advancing ocean research, exploration, and science-based solutions.

Season 5, Episode 4

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Sailing for Science

Behind every oceanographer is a team of people dedicated to safe and successful research cruises.

Season 4, Episode 6

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Giving Reefs a Chance

Coral reefs are in trouble. We have already lost more than half of the world’s reefs in just 50 years, while climate change, pollution, and other stressors continue to decimate what remains of these biodiverse and beautiful ecosystems.

Season 4, Episode 4

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From the Sea to the Stars

Women engineering for ocean and space exploration

Season 3, Episode 6

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Alvin: Ocean Discovery at New Depths

Hear from a volcanologist, a marine biologist, and Alvin’s senior pilot about how the iconic sub enables scientific discovery in the far reaches of Earth’s ocean.

Season 3, Episode 4

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Saving the North Atlantic Right Whale

The North Atlantic right whale is one of the most endangered whales in the world, with an estimated 340 left on the planet. How can we explore partnerships and solutions for their survival?

Season 3, Episode 2

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Sea Change

Solutions for an ocean planet: Humanity is at a crossroads and the choices we make today will resonate for generations to come.

Season 2, Episode 4

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The Future Ocean

What’s in store for our ocean planet and ocean science?

Season 1, Episode 6

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Extreme Ocean Machines

James Cameron, renowned ocean explorer and filmmaker, hosts a conversation about the revolutionary technologies that are empowering new generations of explorers, scientists, and storytellers on the high seas.

Season 1, Episode 5

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The Science of Shipwrecks

Renowned explorer Dr. Robert Ballard and WHOI scientist Dr. Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser provide a fascinating overview of some of the many, surprising facts that can be learned from shipwrecks.

Season 1, Episode 3