In this episode of the History Slam, Sean Graham talks with David Nicandri about his new book Captain Cook Rediscovered: Voyaging to the Icy Latitudes. They talk about Cook’s career, the significance of sea ice science, and Cook’s contacts with Indigenous peoples and his place within European colonialism. They also talk about the palm-tree paradigm, the importance of the Northwest Passage, and the threat of climate change to polar environments.