Unconventional Lifestyles

Lily is an artist who frequently embeds in research expeditions to remote environments. Her immersive large-scale paintings of bizarre environments and animals aim to transport viewers to these far flung worlds and expose them to new discoveries. Simonson spent three months scuba diving and camping in Antarctica as the 2014-15 National Science Foundation Antarctic Artists and Writers Awardee. She has also served as the resident artist aboard ocean-o-graphic expeditions on the Research Vessels Atlantis and Melville, and the Exploration Vessel Nautilus. ---- iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/unconventional-lifestyles/id1144743750?mt=2 Website: UnconventionalLifestyles.com ---- Andrew Thurber - Discovered kiwa puravita, a species of Yeti Crab in 2010. NSF Antarctic Program grantee for deep sea exploration and Antarctic Research Paul Dayton - During a 35-year career at Scripps, Dayton has researched coastal Antarctic habitats and the rocky shore habitats of Washington in order to better understand marine ecosy