A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea

Aug 15 2020 5 ep. 22 mins

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In 2015, a scientific expedition set out to be the first to ever drill to the mantle. This is an archival feed of the podcast mini-series documenting that attempt.

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Prologue - The Quest To Touch The Mantle

Aug 15 2020 22 mins

What is the mantle and why do we want to get our hands on it so badly? On this first episode we talk to chief scientist Henry Dick and staff scientist Peter Blum about the history leading up to expedition 360 and what we might learn from the next two months. Correction: this episode incorrectly states that seismic waves travel faster in denser rocks. The correct relationship is se

Chapter 1 - The JR Meets The Press

Aug 15 2020 19 mins

Media attention reveals public concern over expedition 360 and a brief introduction to the JOIDES Resolution and a couple of the people who call it home.

Chapter 2 - The Theory That Changed Everything

Aug 15 2020 19 mins

An episode consisting of three stores: an idea that no one believed, how to start the hole itself, and an expedition of tragedy and discovery.

Chapter 3 - The Life Of A Core

Aug 15 2020 23 mins

Follow a sample of rock as it is analyzed by the many scientists in the onboard labs of the JOIDES Resolution.

Chapter 4 - The Limits Of Life

Aug 15 2020 26 mins

Ginny and Jason search for life, hundreds of meters below the seafloor.