Cephalopod Week Wrap-Up
16:41 minutes
During our second annual Cephalopod Week, we celebrated octopus, cuttlefish, and all things tentacled. SciFri community manager Brandon Echter rounds up the highlights from the week-long cephaloparty. And SciFri education manager Ariel Zych and biologist Chuck Fisher join us from the exploration vessel Nautilus. They talk about the hydrothermal vent ecosystems along the Galápagos Rift region that they’ve observed while aboard the ship.
Last night witnessed what may be one of the longest giant tube worm casings collected at 12′ 9″ (Aboard @EVNautilus) pic.twitter.com/hRd7fldSKm
— Ariel Zych (@Arieloquent) June 21, 2015
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Segment Guests
Brandon Echter
Brandon Echter was Science Friday’s digital managing editor. He loves space, sloths, and cephalopods, and his aesthetic is “cultivated schlub.”
Ariel Zych
Ariel Zych is Science Friday’s director of audience. She is a former teacher and scientist who spends her free time making food, watching arthropods, and being outside.
Chuck Fisher
Chuck Fisher is co-lead scientist on E/V Nautilus and a biology professor at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Chris Payne
Chris Payne is a senior aquarist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California.
Meet the Producer
About Alexa Lim
@AlexaLim22Alexa Lim was a senior producer for Science Friday. Her favorite stories involve space, sound, and strange animal discoveries.