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Want a real-life adventure story mixed with modern-day science? Listen to this short interview with Gillen D'Arcy Wood, author of Land of Wondrous Cold: The Race to Discover Antarctica and Unlock the Secrets of Its Ice.
Pick up and enjoy the book, then join us on Thursday, June 11 for a Science on Tap Online event with Gillen at 7pm Pacific. Find out more about the live event on Facebook and our website.
Get a 20% discount and free shipping when you buy the book through the Princeton University Press website! Use the code LOWC-FG at checkout. (Note: The coupon code is ONLY valid on the Princeton site.) Thank you to Princeton Press for their support of this podcast and live event!
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Thanks to Graham Tully for sound production.
As always, a final thanks to Jonathan Coulton for the use of his song "Mandelbrot Set" as our theme music.
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