Murky Waters

Come meet The Murky Waters podcast host, Michael Heldsinger, who is interviewed on the OARsome Morning Show. Michael talks about his masters research, his own personal encounters with sharks, what inspired the podcast and what's coming up...

Do sharks sleep? What is their strongest sense? How do they reproduce? What's their history? Do they have good eyesight? On today's episode, I interview a passionate shark scientist, Dr. Sammy Andrzejaczek, who is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University in California. We talk about how scientists study sharks and what they strive to learn. She gives answers to all the questions above, plus much more, and we delve into global warming and what may happen to sharks in the future...

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Do sharks sleep? What is their strongest sense? How do they reproduce? What's their history? Do they have good eyesight? On today's episode, I interview a passionate shark scientist, Dr. Sammy Andrzejaczek, who is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University in California. We talk about how scientists study sharks and what they strive to learn. She gives answers to all the questions above, plus much more, and we delve into global warming and what may happen to sharks in the future...

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

In this episode, I talk to Kye Adams, a beach lifeguard and marine ecologist who invented a shark blimp: a way of monitoring sharks as a preventative to increase beach safety. We talk about technologies such as his airship and drones for monitoring sharks, automation software to recognise sharks and beach hazards, as well as his Ph.D study of sharks and rays aborting pups when stressed. Plus a whole lot more..

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

In this episode, I talk to Kye Adams, a beach lifeguard and marine ecologist who invented a shark blimp: a way of monitoring sharks as a preventative to increase beach safety. We talk about technologies such as his airship and drones for monitoring sharks, automation software to recognise sharks and beach hazards, as well as his Ph.D study of sharks and rays aborting pups when stressed. Plus a whole lot more..

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Human and sharks. Why do we fear these predators so much?

In this episode, I interview Sam Frazer-Baxter who completed a masters at the University of Otago studying our relationship and attitudes to sharks. We talk about the fear we have, its rationality, what he discovered in his studies with a focus on a case study of NSW, Australia when there was a spike in human/shark incidences. And of course a lot more...

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Human and sharks. Why do we fear these predators so much?

In this episode, I interview Sam Frazer-Baxter who completed a masters at the University of Otago studying our relationship and attitudes to sharks. We talk about the fear we have, its rationality, what he discovered in his studies with a focus on a case study of NSW, Australia when there was a spike in human/shark incidences. And of course a lot more...

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Welcome to Murky Waters! A podcast series examining sharks in a realistic, instead of sensationalist way. Prepare to be amazed by these jawsome predators by the people who study them.