Exploring with Erika Woolsey

21st Century Mermaids

In this episode, Danni Washington has an explorative discussion with co-host and West Coast mermaid Dr. Erika Woolsey, about her upbringing, coral reef exploration, and integrating emerging technology into ocean education. Dr. Erika Woolsey, is a marine biologist, National Geographic Explorer, designer, Visiting Scholar at the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford University, and co-founder of The Hydrous, which harnesses ever-improving scalable technology, such as virtual reality and augmented reality, to develop and implement engaging science-based experiences to take more people to places in the ocean that are underexplored or inaccessible. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe, comment, and review! -- 21st Century Mermaids is supported by The Baum Foundation. Producer: Curious Audio Editing and Sound Design: Vagabond Podcast Productions Production Assistants: Carrie Wentzel and Apurva Iyengar Marketing and Communications Strategist: Angela Bermudo