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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Coral Reefs and Creatures of the Deep Sea

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Natural Sciences, Science, Science Radio, Naked Scientists, Health & Fitness, Engineering, Medicine, Technology, Life Sciences

4.6958 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2006

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Delving into the dark depths of science this week is Ron Douglas who describes the fascinating world of deep sea fish, bioluminescence and the sights from a deep sea sub, Jason Hall-Spencer talks about cold water corals and the threats posed by fishermen, and in slightly warmer waters David Kline reveals how Caribbean corals are suffering due to sugar pollution. Also in the show, Fran Beckerleg interviews John Ablett about a giant squid called Archie, and getting the low down on the high seas Derek finds out how a submarine works in Kitchen Science. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Transcript

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0:00.0

Live from the BBC, the naked scientists.

0:07.0

Now it's an embarrassing but somewhat true fact that we know more about the surface of the moon and perhaps even the surface of Mars

0:14.1

than we do about what lies beneath the surface of our own planet's oceans.

0:18.1

But this week we're going to hopefully lift the lid, scratch the surface,

0:21.3

and shed some light on the deep mysterious depths of what's going on down there.

0:24.6

With the help of our guest, Dr. Jason Hall Spencer from the University of Plymouth. Good evening,

0:29.0

also Ron Douglas has come in from City University in London.

0:32.0

Hi Ron. Good evening. Thank you coming in

0:33.3

and we'll be joined on the telephone later by David Klein and we're going to

0:36.9

literally explore what's lurking in the depths but that's not all we've got in store

0:40.8

for you hello I'm Chris Smith also here is Phil Rosenberg.

0:44.0

Hello everybody. Also tonight we're going to have new way to detect speeding drivers just from the sound that the car's making and also new ways of safeguarding Earth's fuel supplies in the future.

0:55.8

Now also tonight we've got kitchen science as ever.

0:58.3

Tonight this week we're going to be looking at how to make your very own submarine at home.

1:02.4

And the price for that is the Oxford book

1:04.0

Living Science. Now I've got it in front of me here. Looks absolutely

1:06.9

fantastic. Everything you could really possibly want to know about science in

1:10.1

the modern world. Great prize. So if you've got any science or technology questions,

1:15.1

or if you want to give us a call for Naked Sciences,

1:16.8

just give us a call 849, 25, 2000, or Chris

1:21.4

at naked scientist.com.

1:23.0

And just to recap the first half of the program we're taking any science question on any subject.

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