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b'Have you ever heard worms arguing? Deep-sea scientists use hydrophones to eavesdrop on \\u201cmouth-fighting worms.\\u201d It\\u2019s one of the many ways scientists are trying to catalog the diversity of the deep oceans \\u2014 estimated to be comparable to a rainforest.\\nBut the clock is ticking. While vast expanses of the deep sea are still unexplored, mining companies are ready with dredging vehicles to strip mine the seafloor, potentially destroying rare and vulnerable ecosystems. Are we willing to eradicate an alien landscape that we haven\\u2019t yet visited?\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nCraig McClain\\xa0- deep-sea and evolutionary biologist and ecologist, Executive Director of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium.\\n\\n\\nSteve Haddock\\xa0- senior scientist at the Monetary Bay Aquarium Research Institute, and co-author of a\\xa0New York Times\\xa0op-ed\\xa0about the dangers of mining.\\n\\n\\nEmily Hall\\xa0- marine chemist at the Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida\\n\\n\\nChong Chen\\xa0- deep sea biologist with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)\\n\\nOriginally aired November 23, 2020\\nBig Picture Science is part of the\\xa0Airwave Media\\xa0podcast network.\\xa0Please contact\\xa0sales@advertisecast.com\\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\\nYou can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on\\xa0Patreon. Thanks for your support!\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'