Science & Saunas at the Bottom of the World: Antarctic Research Then and Now | Odd Salon EXPLORE 7/7
Channel: Odd Salon
Date: 2018-09-07

What’s cooler than being cool? Not having frostbite on your frostbite. In the past, polar explorers had to suffer smoke inhalation from smoldering seal blubber to keep snug. Today’s Antarctic scientists have *saunas*.

Christin Murphy ~ Science and Saunas at the Bottom of the World: Antarctic Research Then and Now

Stories of investigators and travelers, of restless adventurers and inquisitive minds on the threshold of discovery.

Recorded live 9/4/2018 at Public Works, San Francisco, CA

Curated by Casey Selden
Edit, Camera, Post production: John Adams
Sound: Steen

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