North Sentinel Island

Author Ben Thompson and Dr. Pat Larash discuss one of the few places left on Earth about which we still know next to nothing, the people of North Sentinel Island remain almost completley untouched by the outside world. Surrounded by unapproachable reefs, and covered in dense jungle, this tiny island in the Indian Ocean is home to a civilization that is almost completely unobservable, even with modern drones and satellites. More curiously, the people who live there have no interest in communication or interaction with the outside world -- the North Sentinelese have repeatedly responded to all attempts at communication with violence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices