Why Is the Ocean Glowing?

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.6 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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While Flora’s away, we’re shining a light on some of our favorite episodes. Listener Erik saw a mysterious glow in the water during a trip to the beach, and he wants to know more. ELT talks to the “Jacques Cousteau of glow,” a scientist who has spent decades deep diving for answers. Guest: biologist and ocean researcher Edie Widder. Thanks to Eelke Dekker for the seagull and ocean sounds we used in this episode. Thanks also to Steven Haddock, Michael Latz, Matt Davis, Vincent Pieribone, and Severine Martini. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've reached the every little thing helpline. Please leave your wet and gooshie message
0:06.4	after the tone.
0:08.6	Hi Flora, this is Eric from Holland Calling. Last summer I saw a safe phone as we called
0:15.7	in the sea. It's a little algae which lights up when it's moved. Why do they do that and
0:22.5	how do they do that? Could you shine a light on that? Thank you. Bye.
0:30.7	Hello?
0:33.0	Who didn't dog? Means sprungland as a baby?
0:42.7	Do you know what you just said? A traditional Dutch greeting, right?
0:46.4	Traditional. Yes, everybody says it here. Good day. My sparkling sea baby.
1:00.8	All right, sea baby. You called about some bioluminescent
1:05.0	Zaefong. Am I saying that right? Yeah, it's Zaefong. It's a translation from Seast Parkle.
1:12.0	Oh, I love that. And you said in your message you had a Zaefong close encounter?
1:17.3	Yes, so I was with a friend going for a day out to the sea.
1:23.9	We had a break from our studies. So yeah, that's really nice. Just to go there and to feel
1:34.5	the wind of the sea. So we had some dinner and then after dinner we went to throw a last look at the sea.
1:45.0	And then we saw something we haven't never seen before.
1:56.6	Lots of tiny blue, blueish lights. It was like someone had forgotten their Christmas lights
2:04.0	or something and they were just getting flushed to the beach.
2:09.5	Everywhere we're at moose, it glows. So we thought we would give it a try and put a feed into the water.
2:21.7	When you went into the water, when you're walking through the water,
2:27.5	it starts lighting up around you. Really warm and subtle light. It's like walking amongst
2:38.1	the stars or something.
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