In CSaP: The Science & Policy Podcast's latest mini-series, we are exploring some of the opportunities and challenges facing scientists and policymakers working on issues related to Antarctica, the ocean depths, and near space. Recent advances in technologies have allowed humanity to explore and interact with these areas like never before, and in the first episode of this series host Dr Rob Doubleday sat down with experts to learn about some of the recent technological advances in these fields. We were joined throughout the episode by Dr Graham Turnock, Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency, Dr Julie Robidart, who is the Group Head for Ocean Technology and Engineering at the National Oceanography Centre, and Michael Rose, Head of Science Engineering at the British Antarctic Survey. This episode was introduced by Anthony Lindley, a CSaP Policy Intern and autonomous systems science researcher at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton at the University of Southampton.  

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CSaP: The Science & Policy Podcast is hosted by CSaP Executive Director Dr Rob Doubleday, and is edited and produced by CSaP Communications Coordinator Kate McNeil. Research for this series is also supported by CSaP Policy Interns Alice Millington and Anthony Lindley.

Music and sound effects used in this season of CSaP: The Science & Policy Podcast are courtesy of FreeSound.org. This episode features sound effects from PannChie and smacks999.