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Dr. Andrew D. Thaler

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🇺🇸 Deep-sea ecologist, conservation technologist, and ocean educator who studies how humans use technology to explore, exploit, protect, and plunder the deepest and most remote ecosystems on our planet. Favorite Trek Series: Voyager. Favorite Trek Character: Kathryn Janeway

Appears in 2 Episodes

March 1, 2026 07:52 E2 bonus

Whaling In The Modern Age

Bonus: Did you know that Bill Nye -- that science-affiliated guy -- has a family relation to the whaling industry? This is a sample of the extra discussions that take ...

March 1, 2026 01:01:20 E2 Recommended

The One With The Whales

Science fiction, especially Star Trek, has a close relationship with the oceans and whales. We talk with a deep-sea ecologist about why that is, and explore how whales...