About this episode
<p>A call to oceanographer Edie Widder about a fish with a very odd immune system quickly becomes something else: a dive into the deep sea, into a world of brilliant light. But down there, the light doesn’t behave like light -- it sparkles and glows, but also drips, squirts, and dribbles. Today, find out how creatures make the light and how they use it, from hunting and hiding to maybe even … talking. And hear about a series of mysterious moments where Edie goes from studying the creatures to becoming one of them. <br /><br /><strong>EPISODE CREDITS: </strong><br />Hosted by - Molly Webster<br />Reported by - Molly Webster<br />Produced by - Maria Paz Gutierrez<br />with help from - Molly Webster<br />Fact-checking by - Diane A. Kelly<br /><br /><strong>LATERAL CUTS (Other Radiolab episodes you may like):</strong><br />Octomom - <a href="https://radiolab.org/podcast/octomom" target="_blank">https://radiolab.org/podcast/octomom</a><br />The Darkest Dark - <a href="https://radiolab.org/podcast/the-darkest-dark" target="_blank">https://radiolab.org/podcast/the-darkest-dark</a></p><p><strong>EPISODE CITATIONS:</strong><br /><strong>Documentary - </strong><br />Coming soon, there’ll be a new doc about Edie’s life and work studying bioluminescence in deep sea creatures. According to Edie, “<a href="https://www.sandboxfilms.org/films/a-life-illuminated/" target="_blank">A Life Illuminated</a>”, contains some of the best deep sea bioluminescence footage ever recorded. It’s from our friends at Sandbox Films, and director Tasha Van Zandt.<br /><a href="https://www.sandboxfilms.org/films/a-life-illuminated/" target="_blank">https://www.sandboxfilms.org/films/a-life-illuminated/</a><br /><br /><strong>Books - </strong><br />Edie Widder wrote a memoir! Go read, “Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea”.https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/564185/below-the-edge-of-darkness-by-edith-widder-phd/<br /><br /><strong>Videos - </strong><br />It’s not in the episode, but a few years back, Edie’s fame reached new heights when she <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krDdv9KLmuM">captured footage of a never-before-seen Giant Squid</a> … here’s the story, and video.<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krDdv9KLmuM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krDdv9KLmuM</a><br /> </p><p><strong>Articles - </strong><br />A look at some glowing shrimps.<br /><a href="https://zpr.io/3jyHWi7VFBw5" target="_blank">https://zpr.io/3jyHWi7VFBw5</a><br /><br />A photo gallery of different types of deep sea glow, from different types of deep sea creatures, including one of counterillumination, which Edie talks about in the episode.<br /><a href="https://zpr.io/hdFFsArGjhau">https://zpr.io/hdFFsArGjhau</a><br /> </p><p><i>Sign up for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. </i><a href="https://radiolab.org/newsletter"><i>Sign up</i></a><i> (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)!</i></p><p><i>Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of </i><a href="http://members.radiolab.org"><i>The Lab</i></a><i> (https://members.radiolab.org/) today.</i></p><p><i>Follow our show on </i><a href="http://instagram.com/radiolab"><i>Instagram</i></a><i>, </i><a href="http://twitter.com/radiolab"><i>Twitter</i></a><i> and </i><a href="http://facebook.com/radiolab"><i>Facebook</i></a><i> @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing </i><a href="mailto:radiolab@wnyc.org"><i>radiolab@wnyc.org</i></a><i>.</i></p><p><i>Leadership support for Radiolab’s science programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.</i></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>