#287 - The Blue machine: A Dialogue with Helen Czerski

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Helen Czerski about the Ocean on the Earth. They talk about how there is one ocean on planet Earth, why we ignore the ocean, makeup of the ocean with temperature, salinity, and wetness, and how much salt is in the ocean. They discuss the layers of the ocean, the Mediterranean sea, the shape of water, impact of wind and gravity, the moon’s relationship with ocean tides, 5 gyres, the ocean floor, impact of climate change, and many more topics.

Helen Czerski is a physicist and oceanographer who conducts research in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University College London. She has her PhD in physics from Cambridge and completed a postdoc in oceanography. She has presented on many BBC science documentaries and her research is spent studying the atmosphere and ocean surface. She is the author of the new book, The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works.

Website: https://www.helenczerski.net/

Twitter: @helenczerski

Instagram: @Helen_czerski

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