"There were TVs on the drill ship in 2001... we watched the second plane hit the World Trade Center...from the middle of the Pacific Ocean"

Description

Micropaleontologist Timothy Bralower has sailed multiple times on JOIDES Resolution and a mission-specific platform. He reflects upon how communication at sea has changed over time, from mailbags filled with letters waiting in port when the ship returned, to the use of email while onboard. Tim also shares his thoughts on how discovery has changed, including the joy of having total surprises when core arrived on deck. Listen to hear Tim's stories, including speaking to the news media when he had to make the call for drilling into the Cretaceous, and what it was like to be the co-chief scientist during 9-11 with a member of the science party that didn't know whether her father was on the plane that hit the Pentagon.

"Being a micropaleontologist is the number one best place to be on the drill ship" - Tim Bralower

Interview recorded December 19, 2023. Image provided by Tim Bralower from Expedition 364.

Participants

• Tim Bralower
  
• Laura Guertin
  

Interview By

• Laura Guertin