Foca o Roca?

Welcome back to Polar Times! This is part 2 of our interview with Maaike Weerdesteijn (Centre for Earth and Evolution Dynamics at the University of Oslo and representative for APECS Norway) and Renato Borras-Chavez (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Departmento de Ecología and representative for APECS Chile). In this episode we hear more about Maaike’s research on magnetotelluric analysis of ice and the earth’s crust beneath it, and Renato’s research on the foraging ecology of Antarctic fur seals. Plus we hear about their experiences in the field, including tips on how to tell a seal from a rock and how to make the most of it when your snowmobile breaks down on the ice sheet! You can check out the Chile vs Norway series on Twitter by searching the hashtag #CLvsNO or visit the APECS website to find out more about their events coming up! As ever, if you would like to get in contact with Polar Times to recommend a guest, volunteer to be a guest, give us some feedback or just ask a question then you can email us ([email protected]) or tweet APECS @Polar_Research any time- we would love to hear from you. Episode edited by Elise Gallois Cover art by Matthew Nelson Music: "Scuba" by Metre, Nul Tiel Records, UK (unaltered) CC BY-NC-SA