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Into the Unknown

Into the Unknown

FromBig Picture Science


Into the Unknown

FromBig Picture Science

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Aug 29, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

During the great age of exploration men risked their lives to set foot upon unknown lands, whether in the humid jungles of Peru or on the barren ice cap of the South Pole. We'll hear those dramatic tales…
… but also where modern exploration is taking us. Could it be to the deepest, darkest part of the sea?
Or to space? Discover how to build a space suit that will let you move like an athlete on Mars. Also, why some say that the ultimate frontier requires no packing and no travel: voyages into the human brain.
Guests:

Dava Newman - Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering Systems, MIT
David Eagleman - Neuroscientist, Baylor College of Medicine and author of Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
Mark Adams - Author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Edward Larson - Author of An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science
Liz Taylor - President, Deep Ocean Exploration and Research, Alameda, CA

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Released:
Aug 29, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

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