In this episode Sarah interviews Professor Ferdinando Boero, Professor of Zoology in Italy, citizen scientist, and regular contributor to European- and global-level policy making about the oceans. They talk about reductionism in ocean science, physics envy, and the policy trap of focusing on quick fixes instead of wicked problems.

In this episode Sarah interviews Professor Henk Brinkhuis, Director of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). They talk about paleo-oceanography, career trajectories, buying a boat, and leading a cutting-edge marine institute in times of austerity.

In this episode Sarah interviews Professor Jan Mees, Director of the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). They talk about the Blue Economy, interdisciplinarity, the UN Decade of Ocean Science, collaboration and competition, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the field.

In this episode Sarah interviews Professor Sheila Heymans, the Executive Director of the European Marine Board (EMB). They talk about the role of funding, interdisciplinarity, and evaluation in ocean science, about what it's like to represent thousands of European marine researchers and large research organizations at the EMB, and about what it takes to work productively with policy makers on things that matter to the field.