StarTalk Radio

Big Wave Physics with Kai Lenny

Jul 7, 2023

01:03:51

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Purpose of the Ocean

2min

How to Surf Like a Pro

3min

The Future of Big Wave Surfing

3min

The Physics of Waves

6min

The Geometry of the Hawaiian Islands

5min

The Power of Faith

2min

How to Be a Better Paddleboarder

3min

The Differences Between Surfing and Inter-Island Foiling

3min

10.

How to Surf Like a Pro

4min

11.

The Importance of Practice in Surfing

3min

12.

Kelly's Trick for Surfering in the Pacific

2min

13.

How to Ride Waves and Win

2min

14.

The Art of Water Resistant Boards

2min

15.

The Benefits of Natural Water Repellent Solutions for Surfing Equipment

2min

16.

How to Balance Environmentally Friendly Surfing and High Tech Surfing Equipment

5min

17.

The Importance of Adapting to Change

2min

18.

The Importance of Earth's Surface Water

2min

19.

The Most Surfable Wave I've Ever Seen

2min

20.

How to Maximize a Wave on This Earth

2min

21.

The Future of Surfing

4min

22.

The Biggest Waves in the Solar System

3min

23.

The Death Star and the Wave Star

3min

24.

The Best Wave I've Ever Seen

2min

What is the biggest wave in the solar system? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the science of big waves with professional big wave surfer Kai Lenny.

NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:
https://startalkmedia.com/show/big-wave-physics-with-kai-lenny/

Thanks to our Patrons Pepper Horton, annie brown, Lance Cardwell, Natalie waugh, firestorm960, and Daryl Spencer for supporting us this week.

Photo Credit: Alohamansurfer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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