(1/2) Sphere by Michael Crichton

"What they find defies their imaginations and mocks their attempts at logical explanation..."   Something has been found on the ocean floor, something intriguing and impossible. A group of scientists are sent 1000 feet down to investigate - and there, they find something even stranger. Aurelien covers the first half of "Sphere" (1987) by Michael Crichton, a paranoid, weird sciencey horror thriller.   Episode references "Packing for Mars" by Mary Roach: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9542311-packing-for-mars Learn about the Drake Equation: https://seti.org/drake-equation-index   -- * Theme: Magical Transition by Kevin McLeod * Additional music and sound effects from zapsplat.com