How Ocean Currents Shape Our Brains, Health, and Climate Resilience

How are deep ocean dynamics, extreme weather, and human health intertwined? In this episode of Research Renaissance, host Deborah Westphal sits down with Dr. Joellen Russell-a leading oceanographer and professor at the University of Arizona-to explore how the world’s oceans act as the ultimate life-support system for our planet. From her childhood north of the Arctic Circle to surviving 50-foot waves in the Southern Ocean, Dr. Russell shares her journey of uncovering how deep sea upwelling i...