In my interview series, "Turning the Tide," I've had the pleasure of engaging in conversations with scientists, authors, and scholars on topics related to marine conservation, climate change, and public policy. My most recent guest was Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellow and Photojournalist with the Associated Press. Mukwazhi researches how to make climate change, science, and innovation discourse more accessible for deaf and disabled audiences. You can read our full conversation here.
Previous entries have featured conversations with:
- Rosemary Loer, Engineer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, on leveraging hybrid robotic vehicles for underwater polar discovery
- Tim Cole, Alison Ogolvie, Brigid McKenna, and Allison Henry of NOAA's Aerial Survey and Whale Ecology branches, on aerial surveys of the North Atlantic right whale and the Endangered Species Act
- Alessandro Bocconcelli, Oceanographer Emeritus, on the industrialization of farmed salmon, chemical contamination, and environmental risk in food systems
- Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times Reporter, on rising sea levels, California's coastlines, and resilient communities
- Diana Reiss, Professor of Animal Behavior and Communication at Hunter College, on social theory and mirror self-recognition in dolphins
- Megan Ballard, Researcher at University of Texas, on using the acoustics of bubbles to monitor carbon sequestration in seagrasses
- Michelle Fournet, Marine Mammal Biologist, on humpback whale acoustic ecology across time and space, and underwater noise pollution
- Hal Whitehead, Marine Mammal Biologist, on theories of social learning, cultural evolution, and the emergence of ethno-linguistic groups
- Jan Pechenik, Emeritus Professor at Tufts University, on Darwinian theories, climate change, and intertidal biodiversity
- Edie Widder, Oceanographer and Marine Biologist, on deep-sea exploration, filming the giant squid for the first time, and ecotoxicity in marine environments
- Michael Moore, Emeritus Research Scholar, on the ocean's most imperiled whale, anthropomorphism in science writing, and marine mammal conservation