A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/a-hole-in-the-bottom-of-the-sea In 2015, a scientific expedition set out to be the first to ever drill to the mantle. This is an archival feed of the podcast mini-series documenting that attempt. © 2015 Lucas Kavanagh 47fe30b5-10cc-58b1-8a59-e9d709bdc398 no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:36:30 -0700 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:35:08 -0800 https://www.lucas.fyi https://img.transistor.fm/i6KR4yXGmkfC6PvikHYw8iie6CvamuKmRTa2L7tRaWk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEzMzUzLzE1OTc1/NTA1NjktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea https://www.lucas.fyi serial Lucas Kavanagh In 2015, a scientific expedition set out to be the first to ever drill to the mantle. This is an archival feed of the podcast mini-series documenting that attempt. In 2015, a scientific expedition set out to be the first to ever drill to the mantle. Lucas Kavanagh No No Prologue - The Quest To Touch The Mantle 1 1 Prologue - The Quest To Touch The Mantle full 41059cc0-f16f-49bb-9792-b62376a94de7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/12cfcc8a What is the mantle and why do we want to get our hands on it so badly? On this first episode we talk to chief scientist Henry Dick and staff scientist Peter Blum about the history leading up to expedition 360 and what we might learn from the next two months.

Correction: this episode incorrectly states that seismic waves travel faster in denser rocks. The correct relationship is seismic waves travel faster in stiffer (more rigid and incompressible) rocks.

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Correction: this episode incorrectly states that seismic waves travel faster in denser rocks. The correct relationship is seismic waves travel faster in stiffer (more rigid and incompressible) rocks.

]]> Sat, 15 Aug 2020 21:04:00 -0700 Lucas Kavanagh Lucas Kavanagh 1346 What is the mantle and why do we want to get our hands on it so badly? On this first episode we talk to chief scientist Henry Dick and staff scientist Peter Blum about the history leading up to expedition 360 and what we might learn from the next two months. Correction: this episode incorrectly states that seismic waves travel faster in denser rocks. The correct relationship is seismic waves travel faster in stiffer (more rigid and incompressible) rocks. What is the mantle and why do we want to get our hands on it so badly? On this first episode we talk to chief scientist Henry Dick and staff scientist Peter Blum about the history leading up to expedition 360 and what we might learn from the next two mont No Chapter 1 - The JR Meets The Press 2 2 Chapter 1 - The JR Meets The Press full 3649a5c3-2527-4910-a850-e735ffbbc390 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6eda064c Media attention reveals public concern over expedition 360 and a brief introduction to the JOIDES Resolution and a couple of the people who call it home.

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]]> Sat, 15 Aug 2020 21:04:46 -0700 Lucas Kavanagh Lucas Kavanagh 1196 Media attention reveals public concern over expedition 360 and a brief introduction to the JOIDES Resolution and a couple of the people who call it home. Media attention reveals public concern over expedition 360 and a brief introduction to the JOIDES Resolution and a couple of the people who call it home. No Chapter 2 - The Theory That Changed Everything 3 3 Chapter 2 - The Theory That Changed Everything full 847842eb-707c-465a-b40a-b9fa4fb00d03 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4657bb7b An episode consisting of three stores: an idea that no one believed, how to start the hole itself, and an expedition of tragedy and discovery.

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]]> Sat, 15 Aug 2020 21:05:29 -0700 Lucas Kavanagh Lucas Kavanagh 1170 An episode consisting of three stores: an idea that no one believed, how to start the hole itself, and an expedition of tragedy and discovery. An episode consisting of three stores: an idea that no one believed, how to start the hole itself, and an expedition of tragedy and discovery. No Chapter 3 - The Life Of A Core 4 4 Chapter 3 - The Life Of A Core full 9c551fea-a522-438d-965b-0306ac6f359d https://share.transistor.fm/s/26512a8c Follow a sample of rock as it is analyzed by the many scientists in the onboard labs of the JOIDES Resolution.

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]]> Sat, 15 Aug 2020 21:06:06 -0700 Lucas Kavanagh Lucas Kavanagh 1380 Follow a sample of rock as it is analyzed by the many scientists in the onboard labs of the JOIDES Resolution. Follow a sample of rock as it is analyzed by the many scientists in the onboard labs of the JOIDES Resolution. No Chapter 4 - The Limits Of Life 5 5 Chapter 4 - The Limits Of Life full b2b477b7-ee2a-4b89-8231-f792180e6db7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d34aaa0d Ginny and Jason search for life, hundreds of meters below the seafloor.

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