Going to Sea with Grace Young

21st Century Mermaids

In this episode, Danni goes deep with ocean engineer, Dr. Grace Young. Topics discussed range from Grace's upbringing in the landlocked Midwest of the United States and learning to dive in freshwater quarries to deep sea expeditions with Alphabet's Moonshot Factory. Dr. Grace Young is a Lead Scientist at X, Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory, where her team is creating radical new technologies to protect the ocean while feeding humanity sustainably. She earned her BSc in Mechanical & Ocean Engineering from MIT, and she received her PhD as a Marshal Scholar at the University of Oxford. Dr. Young has developed robots, imaging systems, and other technologies for MIT, CERN, NASA, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and assists National Geographic in various initiatives to educate and inspire young people about the ocean, including augmented reality exhibitions, games, and educational outreach. 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: Apurva Iyengar