Impossible Worms: The Deep Ocean Discovery that Altered Our Notion of Life | Odd Salon DISCOVERY 4/7
Channel: Odd Salon
Date: 2019-04-24

In 1977 a team of geologists went to sea, hoping to prove the existence of hydrothermal vents. They succeeded -- but in doing so, found something far more surprising growing in the ocean's cold, uninhabitable depths. Join us to hear about the accidental discovery that fundamentally changed our understanding of life on Earth.

Kate O’Donnell ~ Impossible Worms: The Deep Ocean Discovery that Altered Our Notion of Life

Odd Salon DISCOVERY: Six stories of rigorous inquiry and accidental revelations, seeking the unfamiliar and encountering the unknown, and uncovering the uncharted.

Recorded Tuesday, April 9th 2019 at Public Works, San Francisco, CA

Curated by Seth Rosenblatt
Edit, Camera, Post production: John Adams
Sound:  Steen

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