Into the Unknown

Published: Aug. 29, 2011, 7 a.m.

b"During the great age of exploration men risked their lives to set foot upon unknown lands, whether in the humid jungles of Peru or on the barren ice cap of the South Pole. We'll hear those dramatic tales\\u2026\\n\\u2026 but also where modern exploration is taking us. Could it be to the deepest, darkest part of the sea?\\nOr to space? Discover how to build a space suit that will let you move like an athlete on Mars. Also, why some say that the ultimate frontier requires no packing and no travel: voyages into the human brain.\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nDava Newman - Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering Systems, MIT\\n\\n\\nDavid Eagleman - Neuroscientist, Baylor College of Medicine and author of Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain\\n\\n\\n\\nMark Adams - Author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu\\n\\n\\n\\nEdward Larson - Author of An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science\\n\\n\\n\\nLiz Taylor - President, Deep Ocean Exploration and Research, Alameda, CA\\n\\nDescripci\\xf3n en espa\\xf1ol\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"