Science on the beach with Clare Fieseler

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4.6 • 924 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2015

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Ecologist Clare Fieseler grew up as a secret geek on the Jersey Shore. Now she travels to the world's most beautiful places in the name of science.

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0:00.0	I'm Natalie Moore. I fell in love with soap operas when I was just five years old, and I still
0:06.1	watch them. Their television's longest scripted series and have zero reruns. Now let me tell you,
0:12.7	soap operas aren't just some silly art form. They are significant. In this season of making,
0:18.0	Stories Without End from WBEZ Chicago. Join me as I share how the genre
0:22.3	began, their social impact, and why these stories endure. Listen wherever you get your podcast.
0:32.3	Hello, you're listening to Nerdette from WBEZ in Chicago. I am Credit Johnson. And I'm Trisha Bobita.
0:38.0	This week, a conversation with Claire Fiesler.
0:40.8	Claire is a marine ecologist.
0:42.4	She's the driving force behind the scientist with Stories Project.
0:45.4	She's an incredible photographer of the natural world and the people who study it.
0:48.7	Going into my sophomore year of college, I was a lifeguard at the beach, and I'll never
0:53.1	forget kayaking with dolphins one morning for the very first time. And it's like, God,
0:57.7	the waters in New Jersey had gone from just a complete wasteland to this vibrant
1:03.7	habitat where dolphins were, you know, foraging and playing and stuff. And that happened
1:08.7	in my lifetime. Claire Feasler this week on Nerdette, because everybody's a little nerdy about something.
1:14.2	Make it snappy, nerd!
1:15.9	Nerds!
1:16.8	Nerds!
1:17.2	Nerd!
1:19.8	Nurt!
1:20.2	Nurt is supported by the Goose Island Beer Company.
1:22.6	Since 1988, Goose Island has been committed to creating award-winning beers that define
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