#715 - Dr. Thomas Linley (Deep-sea Science & Podcaster)

Dr. Linley has been working in deep-sea science since 2006, following an undergraduate and two masters degrees in marine biology. He has mainly focused on the use of autonomous vehicles to observe animals in their natural environment while causing minimal impact or disturbance. The necessity to repair and maintain equipment in the field has lead to an understanding of current deep-sea technology and an awareness of its failings and inflated cost. This lead to the development of the electronic components for the teams autonomous landers. He feels that the deep sea is often misrepresented in media and is keen for people to see it as it really is and feel connected to it. To share the deep sea with people he created "The Deep Sea Podcast".