[T]he problem with the ocean... is that it's too many thing… - Helen Czerski

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[T]he problem with the ocean... is that it's too many things to sum up in a sentence... [Y]ou can say logically what it is. It's a layer of water about this thick that covers 70% of Earth. Fine, it doesn't mean anything. But to convey to people what it means to have an ocean, what it means to be a citizen of an ocean planet, you... need lots of different types of stories...

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is a British physicist and oceanographer and television presenter. She is an associate professor in the department of mechanical engineering at . She was previously at the Institute for Sound and Vibration Research at the .

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