Mud is everywhere…under our shoes, our buildings, our crops. How it behaves affects where we can build, what we can grow and the shape of the land itself. But on a microscopic level we barely understand why it does what it does. Gabriel heads out with mud expert Kendall Valentine who gets ankle-deep in the stuff in order to unlock its mysteries.

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More resources:
Kendall Valentine
Coastal Ecogeomorphology Lab
UW Sediment Dynamics Lab

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Mud is everywhere&hellip;under our shoes, our buildings, our crops. How it behaves affects where we can build, what we can grow and the shape of the land itself. But on a microscopic level we barely understand why it does what it does. Gabriel heads out with mud expert Kendall Valentine who gets ankle-deep in the stuff in order to unlock its mysteries. Listen to Pocket Science on the KUOW app or wherever you get podcasts.
More resources:
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ocean.washington.edu/home/Kendall_Valentine">Kendall Valentine</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://valentinelab336.wixsite.com/valentine-lab">Coastal Ecogeomorphology Lab</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://sites.uw.edu/sediment/">UW Sediment Dynamics Lab</a></li>
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Pocket Science is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. It is hosted by <a href="https://www.kuow.org/people/gabriel-spitzer">Gabriel Spitzer</a>, edited and produced by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/jim-gates">Jim Gates</a>.&nbsp;
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Discovery is happening all around Seattle… if you know where to look. On Pocket Science, we dig into the fascinating, weird, and groundbreaking research happening right here in our backyard—and meet the scientists in the thick of it.

From lab benches to tidal mudflats, it all starts with one simple question: what are you working on? The answers might surprise you. Take your curiosity with you on Pocket Science.

Pocket Science launches July 6 with new episodes available every other Monday.

Discovery is happening all around Seattle&hellip; if you know where to look. On Pocket Science, we dig into the fascinating, weird, and groundbreaking research happening right here in our backyard&mdash;and meet the scientists in the thick of it. From lab benches to tidal mudflats, it all starts with one simple question: what are you working on? The answers might surprise you. Take your curiosity with you on Pocket Science.
Pocket Science launches July 6 with new episodes available every other Monday.

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Gabriel heads out with mud expert Kendall Valentine who gets ankle-deep in the stuff in order to unlock its mysteries.