Exploring Light and Life in the Deep SeaConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 1149, Segment 1
Aug 26, 2021 • 21m
Although temporary blindness was a terrifying experience for Edith Widder, it jumpstarted her interest in bioluminescence. That interest takes her thousands of feet deep into the ocean, where she’s pioneered new technology and discovered new species.
Guest: Edith Widder, CEO and senior scientist at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association; author of "Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea"