Ep #3.2 Did dragon stories originate from sturgeon sightings? | Worlding Podcast
Description
Christina Gruber is an artist and freshwater ecologist, who works at the intersection of art and science. In this episode we focus on her work at the LIFE Sterlet project to repopulate sturgeon in the Danube. Christina shares how the sturgeon, a rare species of fish, got a bit lost in the muddy waters, or we got out of touch. Once an important figure, it’s no coincidence that especially in Austrian history (Christina’s homeland) and in the Folklore of communities nested along large rivers across the world the sturgeon often appears, and having once grown to around five meters in length, Christina has the theory that all the dragon stories are actually ancient sturgeon sightings.
Christina and Renae then discuss how the Worlding practice could bring us more in touch with sturgeons, one example being the use of technological listening devices that enable us to learn with and relate to them, finding out the many ways in which the sturgeons shape us.
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