The Glow Below | Radiolab Podcast
From Radiolab
Exploring the deep sea, oceanographer Edie Widder discusses her experiences studying marine creatures, particularly the fascinating bioluminescent organisms like the anglerfish and bright red shrimp. She shares insights into the unique challenges of deep-sea exploration, including innovative techniques to retrieve fragile life forms while preserving their delicate conditions.
Key Takeaways
- Bioluminescence is the party trick of the sea, glowing brighter in darkness without needing a lightbulb.
- Anglerfish will make you question relationship goals: male latches onto female permanently like an unremovable jumper.
- Edie's ocean gloves-off approach lets her play shark-whisperer while others tread water with textbook theories.
- Marine life is an enigma wrapped in an enigma, visible only when you kill the lights with thrilling stealth.
- Deep sea adventures: where even shrimp unleash dazzling blue lumos spells, proving size doesn't always matter.
Mentioned in This Episode
- Lula Miller (person)
- John Templeton Foundation (company)
- Simons Foundation (company)
- Molly Webster (person)
- Edie Widder (person)
- Latif Nasser (person)
- Soren Wheeler (person)
- Sarah Sandbach (person)
- Pat Walters (person)
- Dylan Keefe (person)
- Simon Adler (person)
- Jeremy Bloom (person)
- W. Harry Fortuna (person)
- David Gebel (person)
- Maria Paz Gutiérrez (person)
- Sindhu Gnanasambandan (person)
- Matt Kielty (person)
- Mona Madgavkar (person)
- Annie McEwen (person)
- Alex Neason (person)