Cold Beers and Cool Water Make For Happy Corals (and Coral Scientists)
Feb 11, 2020•40 min
Episode description
I can't help but be jealous of Chris Wall's field research. For his PhD, he got to live in Hawaii and snorkel/scuba through the reefs as 'research.' Granted, studying coral means contending with climate change in a very direct way.
Suggested Reading:
Interactive documentary on corals: http://lostcities.org/
Ocean acidification explainer: https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/co2/story/What+is+Ocean+Acidification%3F
Press coverage of Chris's research: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190423133651.htm
Follow Chris Wall: @coraloha, www.coraloha.com
Follow me: PhDrinking@gmail.com, @PhDrinking, @SadieWit, www.facebook.com/PhDrinking/
Thanks to www.bensound.com/ for the intro/outro
Thanks to @TylerDamme for audio editing
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