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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 Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Hello hello, thanks for joining us again on Polar Times!
This week Jack is joined by anthropologist Genny LeMoine who is also curator/registrar of the Peary MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College in Maine. She chats to us about the human history of the Arctic all the way from the paleo-Inuit to some of the more widely-known figures of modern history. In particular she tells us the stories of Matthew Alexander Henson, one of the first men at the north pole, and the tale of Minik Wallace an Inughuit boy raised in the United States and we talk about what these stories continue to teach us today.
We also chat about some of the exhibits the museum currently holds- how to build a Kayak!- and the issues that Arctic archaeologists are facing due to climate change!
You can check out the museum's virtual exhibits here:
https://www.bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/index.html
And, as always, please feel free to email (thesearepolartimes@gmail.com) or tweet APECS (@Polar_Research) to get in contact with us about anything at all!
Episode edited by Elise Gallois
Cover art by Matthew Nelson
Music: "Scuba" by Metre, Nul Tiel Records, UK (unaltered) CC BY-NC-SA
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