2min chapter

The Little Red Podcast cover image

China Beyond the Ends of the Earth: Rolling in the Deep

The Little Red Podcast

CHAPTER

The Importance of Extremes in Deep Sea Exploration

I think there is some emphasis on extremes. And I mean, I guess that's the thing is like the Marianna trench scientifically, there's not a lot of value as Tiffany was saying to sitting down there because there's no seavents, there's no life down there and it's completely dark. Being able to set the record to do the hardest thing, that is something that I think they really want to showcase that part of the science and technology. All of China's deep sea initiatives are state funded. So there aren't really private interests that are competing in this space. If you only have state directed innovation, you know, you can miss out on potential developments.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode