Under The Sea

Flash Forward

• Episode: Under The Sea
• Website: Flash Forward
• Feed URL: http://www.flashforwardpod.com/feed/podcast/
• Duration: 00:59:22
• Published: 2018-07-31 09:00

In the 1960's, the United States spent millions of dollars exploring two different realms: outer space, and the deep oceans. But today, only one of those programs is still around. Why do space colonies seem more likely than underwater cities? And what does it take to build a settlement on the sea floor? Guests: Ben Hellwarth, journalist and author of SEALAB: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean Floor Jim Fourqurean, professor of Marine Science at Florida International University and the director of the Center for Coastal Oceans Research Roger Garcia, operations director at Aquarius Reef Base Katherine Sammler, assistant professor at California State University Maritime in the department of Global Studies & Maritime Affairs Further Reading/Watching: The Silent World JFK's Moon Shot speech JFK 1961 remarks on the ocean JFK Address at the Anniversary Convocation of the National Academy of Sciences, 22 October 1963 SEALAB: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean Floor To Tell The Truth featuring Bob Barth I have lived underwater Medina Aquarius Program From the Ocean’s Abyss to the Vacuum of Space: Privatization in the Vertical Commons National Governance Of Ocean Volumes Subsuming the Submerged: Producing Seabeds as Political Territories. Knowing the Abyss: Seeking Geographies of Ocean Space. The Deep Pacific: Island Governance and Seabed Mineral Development. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Credits: Produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music: Asura Outtro music: Hussalonia. Voices of the future this episode: Stephen Granade and Andrea Klunder. Episode art: Matt Lubchansky. Get in touch at [email protected]. Support the show. Rate & review on Apple Podcasts. Twitter // Facebook // Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices