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The Deep-Sea Podcast

By: Armatus Oceanic
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  • A couple of deep-sea scientists talk everything deep sea! Interesting facts, recent news, myth-busting and interviews with the most interesting people we know.
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  • Deep sea rays & skates with Will White

    Deep sea rays & skates with Will White
    May 3 2024
    This month we're talking about the flattest of the elasmobranchs: the bottom-dwelling batoids - the deep sea rays and skates! We’re kicking off our cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes) mini-series with the batoids - the rays and skates! Sharks are often associated with the deep sea, but did you know that batoids have been observed as deep as 3000m? We speak with Will White who researches elasmobranchs across the world and who has described 50 species! He talks us through the differences between sharks rays and skates, and how these species utilise the deep sea. We hear about their fascinating (and hugely varied) reproductive strategies like those that are viviparous (will keep the eggs in their uterus) and others that are oviparous (will lay the eggs). It wouldn’t be a Coffee with Andrew segment without a memorable insight into the world of a fish curator - and this month’s segment is no different! This time, Dr Thom asks Andrew about an unexpected factoid in one of Andrew’s publications: ‘Yolk smells and tastes like sweetened condensed milk’. We find out exactly how Andrew knows this. We’re really trying to make this project self-sustaining so we have started looking for ways to support the podcast. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us: Matthew Gerrard | Jeff Day | Colin Platt Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time! Check out our podcast merch here! Which now includes Alan’s beloved apron and a much anticipated new design... Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on: podcast@armatusoceanic.com We’d love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note! We are also on Twitter: @DeepSeaPod, @ArmatusO Facebook: DeepSeaPodcast, ArmatusOceanic Instagram: @deepsea_podcast, @armatusoceanic Keep up with the team on social media Twitter: Alan - @Hadalbloke (https://twitter.com/Hadalbloke) Thom - @ThomLinley (https://twitter.com/ThomLinley) Georgia - @geeinthesea (https://twitter.com/geeinthesea) Instagram: Georgia - @geeinthesea (https://www.instagram.com/geeinthesea/) Read the show notes and find out more about us at: www.armatusoceanic.com Links Moku Art Studio virtual exhibition Thom appears on Radio New Zealand Blog-style articles of our interviews Here's a nice paper with a few observations of elasmobranch food falls New parasite just dropped! New shark family! Bioluminescence 300 millions years older than previously thought Fathomverse is now live! More info on Will and his research Will’s recent article on a new family of deepwater sharks Great eggcase hunt - Sharks Trust Andrew’s book mentioned in Coffee with Andrew Credits Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel Logo Image - Matthias Stehmann et al. (2021)
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • PRESSURISED: 021 - Deep sea images and AI with Kakani Katija

    PRESSURISED: 021 - Deep sea images and AI with Kakani Katija
    Apr 26 2024
    Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 21. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be! Read the show notes and find the full episode here: https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/021-ai We have often talked about how difficult it is the get data from the deep sea… but would you believe that the bottleneck to our understanding of the deep ocean, at least as far as visual data, is processing those images? Turning a picture of the deep sea into a list of species, habitat type, sediment type etc. is a time-consuming process that requires a wide range of skilled people. Due to time/funding constrains a lot of valuable information is lost. A team looking at a specific question will have lots of information in their data that other teams could use. A picture is worth a thousand data points. We chat with Dr Kakani Katija, the co-founder of FathomNet, an open-source repository for labelled deep-sea imaging data. The platform is still in beta but it is hoped that it will allow scientists to easily and usefully share their amassed data in a single and easily searchable place. But what about that processing bottleneck? The tech-savvy listener may have noticed that a massive collection of labelled image data is exactly the sort of thing you need to train a Machine Learning or Deep Learning algorithm. Can we automate a lot of the time-consuming image processing and let the experts focus on the new and unusual stuff? It’s at this cutting edge that things get exciting and we may be at the cusp of a marine science renaissance. We also launch our podcast merch! Please do send in any pics of you wearing the merch. We find the idea of real people in the actual world wearing this so surreal! Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or you own tales from the high seas on: podcast@armatusoceanic.com We are also on Twitter: @ArmatusO Facebook: ArmatusOceanic Instagram: @armatusoceanic Read the show notes and find out more about us at: www.armatusoceanic.com Glossary Artificial Intelligence (AI) – A science dedicated to making machines think in an intelligent way, mirroring a biological brain. Data pipeline – A path that raw data follows to become useful information. Deep Learning – a more complex subset of ML that mirrors the way a brain works Machine Learning (ML) – computers learning to perform a task without being explicitly programmed to do so ML/AI model or algorithm – A model that has been trained on real data and can now process new data itself. Online Repository – A database stored online so that people can access it from anywhere Open Source – A publicly accessible design that people can freely repurpose and adapt. Visual data – photos or video as a form of scientific data Links Our new merch! Kakani’s Twitter FathomNet goodies The FathomNet website – have an explore of the labelled deep-sea critter data FathomNet GitHub – take a peek under the hood or even get involved FathomNet articles with tutorials/explanations Helpful video tutorials Paper NOAA Science Seminar, 8 March 2022 1200-1300 PST (UTC-8) Register now! FathomNet Workshop, 31 March & 1 April 2022 0800-1100 PST (UTC-8) Register now! Internet of Elephants (gamifying processing camera-trap data) Beyond Blue (game) Credits Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel Logo image - PRESSURISED logo
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    28 mins
  • PRESSURISED: 045 - Hagfish with Doug Fudge

    PRESSURISED: 045 - Hagfish with Doug Fudge
    Apr 12 2024

    Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 45. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!

    Read the show notes and find the full episode here:

    https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/045-hagfish

    What has no jaw, inverted horizontal teeth, saggy skin and can produce litres of suffocating slime when touched? it’s the episode you’ve been waiting for… The hagfish special is here.

    Dr Thom is back from his stint offshore, and The Professor pretty much now lives in a submarine, but that hasn’t stopped them from finally reuniting to make this special episode all about hagfish. We’ve talked about them a lot on the show, and decided it’s time to pass them the mic. So expect lots of slimy stories, toothy tales and a whole load of hagfish trivia you never knew you needed.

    There’s lots of updates after so many recent deep sea expeditions, with Thom’s latest cruise discovering many new species and Alan sharing live updates from the sub. Keep up with their latest goings-on via twitter!

    We speak to the king of the hagfish, Professor Doug Fudge, who has been studying these critters and their (in)famous slime for decades. We ask all the interesting questions like: how do they make so much slime, do they have any predators and why do they look like that?

    We’re really trying to make this project self-sustaining so we have started looking for ways to support the podcast. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show.

    Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!

    Check out our podcast merch here! Which now includes Alan’s beloved apron and a much anticipated new design...

    Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

    podcast@armatusoceanic.com

    We’d love to actually play your voice so feel free to record a short audio note!

    We are also on

    Twitter: @DeepSeaPod, @ArmatusO

    Facebook: DeepSeaPodcast, ArmatusOceanic

    Instagram: @deepsea_podcast, @armatusoceanic

    Keep up with the team on social media

    Twitter:

    Alan - @Hadalbloke (https://twitter.com/Hadalbloke)

    Thom - @ThomLinley (https://twitter.com/ThomLinley)

    Georgia - @geeinthesea (https://twitter.com/geeinthesea)

    Instagram:

    Georgia - @geeinthesea (https://www.instagram.com/geeinthesea/)

    Read the show notes and find out more about us at:

    www.armatusoceanic.com

    People mentioned:

    The famous hagfish vs shark slime video

    Moku Art Studio virtual exhibition

    People mentioned

    More info on Professor Douglas Fudge

    Fudge’s research lab

    Follow Doug on twitter

    More info about Andrew Stewart

    Dr Vincent Zintzen

    Credits

    Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

    Logo image - PRESSURISED

    Edited by - Georgia Wells
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    29 mins
Biological Sciences Earth Sciences
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