Maya Tolstoy has been on 30 research cruises, been featured in James Cameron's Aliens of the Deep, been a finalist for NASA's astronaut program, contributed greatly to our knowledge of Tidal...
========== Translator: Denise RQ
Reviewer: Lena ClementeMy story is one of earthquakes
on the deep seafloor,it's also the story of the fundamental
value of basic research;research into tiny earthquakes
that's helping us understandthe forces producing the devastating
larger earthquakes and tsunamis,forces that are constantly pushing
and pulling on our little blue planet.The deep seafloor
is a dark and mysterious place.We know more about the surface of Mars
than we know about our own planetbecause so much of it
is shrouded in water.This is actually
what the deep seafloor looks likebecause sunlight doesn't reach it.In this environment,sound travels much more efficiently
than light doesas whales have learned
when they fill the ocean with their songs;so we can ...
