This week on The Imposter we're skyping with the marvelous Otis Brunner all the way from Sweden. Otis is an alumni of Plymouth University and, at the time of the expedition, worked at the Deep Sea Conservation Research Unit(CRU)part of the Marine Biology and Ecology Research Center at Plymouth University headed by the brilliant Dr. Kerry Howell. The expedition was a collaboration between Plymouth University, University of Oxford, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), and the British Geologic Survey (BGS) funded by Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

In this episode, we hear all about the recent marine research expedition Otis participated on with the Deep Links Project*. You'll hear about the methods of sampling, the awesome stuff they saw, what the daily routine is on a scientific expedition, and more!! I had a great time recording this episode (even if it was 5am at the time). For all you aspiring marine biologist or folks that never committed but always wanted to know what you were missing with marine biology, this one is for you!

Supporting information for this episode can be found on The Imposter blog:

https://theimposterpodcast.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/the-imposter-025-a-game-of-rovs-the-debrief-with-otis-brunner/

*Sidebar

If you haven't listened to the first two episodes with Otis before he embarked on the expedition check Imposter episodes 18 & 19. It will give that little bit extra context to this episode.

( https://soundcloud.com/amir-fogel/the-imposter-018-otis-brunner-the-deep-sea-cru-part-i )

( https://soundcloud.com/amir-fogel/the-imposter-19-otis-brunner-and-the-deep-sea-cru-part-ii )

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Check out a quick preview of this week's episode where we bring the wonderful Otis Brunner back on the show. He tells us all about the recent research expedition he participated in aboard the James Cook.

If you haven't listened to Otis's first episode before he embarked on the expedition check Imposter episodes 18 & 19, you might find it helpful!

( https://soundcloud.com/amir-fogel/the-imposter-018-otis-brunner-the-deep-sea-cru-part-i )

(https://soundcloud.com/amir-fogel/the-imposter-19-otis-brunner-and-the-deep-sea-cru-part-ii )

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This week on The Imposter we are joined once again by a Imposter regular and favorite Ro Allen, MRes, and current PhD student. This episode we discuss Ro's recent return from a marine research expedition aboard the RV Tangaroa. What it's like to live aboard a research vessel, what they were sampling and looking for, and much more!

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Listen to a short snippet of this week's episode "An Expected Journey with Ro Allen". Friend and reoccurring guest of The Imposter, Ro Allen, comes back on the show to talk about his recent research expedition. In this clip we hear a little bit about some of the wildlife he, and the rest of the crew, encountered out at sea.

This week on The Imposter Podcast we hear the second part of our conversation with Dr. Faika Zanjani, who is an Associate Professor of Behavioral and Community Health at University of Maryland's School of Public Health. In part II we talk more about some of the studies around drinking and substance abuse in an aging population as well as what the issues that adults and elderly communities face. I must say this was a pleasure to record especially cause I learned so much about this topic that is relevant to all of us, regardless of your age.

If you haven't listened to part I, check it out here:

https://soundcloud.com/amir-fogel/the-imposter-022-whats-my-age-again-part-i-a-conversation-with-dr-faika-zanjani

Dr. Zanjani's bio: sph.umd.edu/people/faika-zanjani

Episode write-up: http://sph.umd.edu/news-item/imposter-podcast-dr-faika-zanjani-discusses-healthy-aging

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This week on The Imposter Podcast we sit down with Dr. Faika Zanjani who is an Associate Professor of Behavioral and Community Health at University of Maryland's School of Public Health. We hover around the topic of substance abuse and mental health in adult and geriatric communities. Very interesting episode, definitely worth a listen.

Dr. Zanjani's bio: https://sph.umd.edu/people/faika-zanjani

Episode write-up: http://sph.umd.edu/news-item/imposter-podcast-dr-faika-zanjani-discusses-healthy-aging

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This week on The Imposter Podcast we are joined by the wonderful Doug Helton, who is the Regional Operations Supervisor for NOAA's Emergency Response Division. We talk specifics of oil spills: what causes them, different kinds of spills, what happens after a spill, improvements in clean up, etc. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode.

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Here's a little teaser of next week's episode #021 with Doug Helton, the Regional Operations Supervisor for NOAA's Emergency Response Division.

https://usresponserestoration.wordpress.com/tag/doug-helton/

This week on The Imposter Podcast we go talk about three current news stories on:

- The Deep Sea Horizon oil spill

- Deep sea hydrothermal vents

- The future of scientific journals

We also give another shout out to the Deep Links Expedition, @_deeplinks. Stay tuned in the next few weeks to get more updates on the expedition.

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https://theimposterpodcast.wordpress.com/2016/06/03/the-imposter-020-dark-science/

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Welcome back to this weeks episode of The Imposter - #019 Otis Brunner and the Deep Sea CRU: Part II. This one is a short episode where we ask Otis three tough, burning, enlightening questions. Which three you may wonder? Tune in to find out!

Supporting information and links to the CRU expedition can be found here:

https://theimposterpodcast.wordpress.com/2016/05/12/the-imposter-018-otis-brunner-and-the-deep-sea-cru-part-i/

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