What Lies Beneath

TED Radio Hour

NPR

Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.4 • 21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

From our planet's underwater caves to its ancient soils, there are entire worlds right beneath our feet. This hour, we explore the subterranean forces that shape our lives above the ground. Guests include cave diver Jill Heinerth, death care advocate Katrina Spade, soil scientist Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, and paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim.

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0:00.0	This is the Ted Radio Hour.
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0:33.5	From Ted and NPR.
0:37.5	I'm Manouche Zamorodi.
0:39.4	And today on the show, what lies beneath?
0:44.5	Starting with someone who spends a lot of her time
0:47.3	beneath the Earth's surface in underwater caves.
0:51.7	You know, most people hear the word cave diver
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