Science in the public conversation.
Selected reporting, interviews, and documentary appearances featuring BRI’s work in air quality, methane, remote sensing, and marine science.
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Bubbles, gas seeps, and the Bermuda Triangle
Ira Leifer appeared in a Discovery Channel documentary about the Bermuda Triangle, as confirmed in 2010 reporting by NBC News and the Associated Press. The eventual media asset for this page should explain the science of marine gas seeps and bubble behavior without presenting methane bubbles as a proven explanation for Bermuda Triangle disappearances.
Read the NBC News / AP coverage
View the related 2004 BBC programme listing
Selected coverage and interviews
NPR Science Friday: Tracking oil in the Gulf
In a Science Friday interview, Ira Leifer discussed the need to understand where oil and gas move after a deep-water release.
Listen or read the NPR interview
NPR: A roving lab tracks air pollution
NPR featured BRI’s mobile approach to measuring methane and air quality across real-world environments.
Business Insider: Forgotten oil wells
Business Insider featured SISTER2 during a survey of emissions associated with abandoned and active oil wells in the Bakersfield area.
Last Born in the Wilderness: Awakening the Giant
A conversation with Ira Leifer on methane, bubble-related oceanographic processes, satellite remote sensing, and air pollution.
Listen or read the episode notes
Democracy Now!: Deepwater Horizon coverage
Two appearances addressed oil-flow estimates and scientific access during the Deepwater Horizon response.