What you know about cables down in the deep?

Author: cj little and Jeff Parker
Published: Thu 27 Jul 2023
Episode Link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nnsnspdcst/episodes/What-you-know-about-cables-down-in-the-deep-e27b7km

Nope, not astronauts in the ocean. This week cj & Jeff cover submarine cables - the 850,000+ miles of cable that stretch along the ocean floor between countries and along coastlines. There are about 500 cables currently in service around the globe, and today July 27th, marks the 157th anniversary of the completion of the first transatlantic telegraph cable.

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Of course, no Nonsense episode would be complete without a discussion of satellites (Amazon’s Kuiper), crypto-related-fraud (SBF’s push to buy an island), and a new type of drug (good for cholesterol, your lungs, and brain!).

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