Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World by Helen Czerski 

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Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World by Helen Czerski: Episode 2: Running with the Waves

Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World by Helen Czerski

Episode 2: Running with the Waves

BBC Radio 4 - Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World by Helen Czerski, Episode 2: Running with the Waves

Helen Czerski's new book on how the ocean works considers how its shape is formed.

Helen Czerski's new book on the how the ocean works. Today, she is in Hawaii, running with the waves and considering their role in shaping our planet. Lyndsey Marshal reads.

Helen Czerski's illuminating new book on how the ocean works. Today, she is in Hawaii, running with the waves and considering their role in shaping our planet. Lyndsey Marshal reads.

Helen Czerski is at the forefront of marine science and in her new book she offers fascinating insights into the defining feature of our planet, its ocean. Here Czerski explores the passengers and voyagers who live and travel across the ocean from the humble herring, to the cannibalistic Humboldt squid to the mysterious sea-potato. We also travel to the depths and encounter active volcanoes and an upside down waterfall. Czerski also examines the history of human fascination with the ocean, from nineteenth century polar explorers, to her own passion for Hawaii's canoeing prowess.

Helen Czerski is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. She studies the bubbles underneath breaking waves in the open ocean to understand their effects on weather. Czerski hosts the Ocean Matters podcast, and is a columnist for the Wall Street Journal. She is also the author of the bestselling Storm in a Teacup: the Physics of Everyday Life.

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Helen Czerski's illuminating new book on how the ocean works. Lyndsey Marshal reads.

Book of the Week. Helen Czerski's illuminating new book offers fascinating insights into the defining feature of our planet, its ocean. Lyndsey Marshal reads.

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