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Science and stories from literally the coolest places on the planet! It’s said that the poles are the thermometer for the rest of the planet- what happens to the rest of us, has already been happening there for years. It’s easy with the state of the world currently to bunker down in a little private bubble, but its more essential than ever that we broaden our horizons and remember that there’s a world out there that is incredible- and needs us! And if that sounds too heavy for you then instead why not join us to escape as we take to on audial adventures to these strange and remote and beautiful places? We’ll speak to guests who’ve looked polar bears in the eye, who drive 12k ton ships through ice 9ft thick or who spend years doing science with no-one but three other people and thousands of penguins for company! These are Polar Times we live in. Join us, and we’ll take you there! An APECS Production (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists). Music credits: ”Scuba” - Metre Unaltered License: CC BY-NC-SA
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Friday Apr 09, 2021
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Hello and welcome back to another episode of Polar Times!
Join Alexandra today for a chat with Jakob Steiner, a glacier hydrologist at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Nepal. The location of his workplace already reveals that today we are not going to the Arctic or Antarctica - today we are once again at the third pole of the earth, namely in the Himalayas.
In the episode, Jakob and Alexandra talk about his career path and how his studies in science benefited from his degree in classical music. Jakob shares exciting fieldwork experiences from his numerous expeditions to many different places on earth. They talk about the differences between fieldwork in polar regions like Greenland and expeditions in the Himalayan and High Asian Mountains. He also chats about the importance of collaborations with the local people in Nepal and how both, he and the local community, rely on and interact with each other.
Feel free to email us (thesearepolartimes@gmail.com) or tweet APECS (@Polar_Research) to get in contact with us!
Episode edited by Ryan O’Hara
Cover art by Matthew Nelson
Music: "Scuba" by Metre, Nul Tiel Records, UK (unaltered) CC BY-NC-SA
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