We take a quick look at the newest quest to pull back the shower curtain on the wonders of the sea before moving on to see why most societies in human history, possibly including ours, started to swirl down history’s bathtub drain. Grab your rubber ducky and your water wings and let’s watch civilization sink into the depths.

Show Notes:

Science Update

The Starship Enterprise of the Sea:

http://seaorbiter.com/en/vaisseau/seaorbiter-en-bref/

cutaway view:

http://seaorbiter.com/en/vaisseau/anatomie-seaorbiter/amenagements-equipements/

Layout:  check out the command bridge, navigational bridge, the underwater hanger, the communication room … it’s so sci-fi!

http://seaorbiter.com/en/vaisseau/anatomie-seaorbiter/organisation-fonctionnelle/

Discussion Pit

Society is DOOMED (scientists claim):

 http://www.livescience.com/44171-society-civilization-collapse-study.html 

Three examples:

Haiti vs Dominican Republic: http://www.theglobalist.com/haiti-and-the-dominican-republic-one-island-two-worlds