2016-09-12

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Tom Scott

At Qaanaaq, in Greenland, there's IS18: an infrasound station that's quietly listening for nuclear tests — or any other large bang. Here's what, why, and a few words the man who, for years, has been quietly keeping it running. Pull down this description for more!

I'm here because of Chris Hadfield's Generator Arctic - go check out everyone else who was on the trip, and have a look at tickets for their show at Massey Hall, Toronto, on November 12th! http://generatorevent.com

Thanks to all the team at Quark Expeditions - http://www.quarkexpeditions.com - who made it possible for us to get there, and whose crew and staff on board were just amazing!

Thanks to Elmo Keep - http://elmokeep.com - who not only held the camera for this, but who tracked down Svend Erik and got him to drive out to the station! There's a whole behind-the-scenes detective story there. She's also writing a detailed profile of Svend-Erik: follow her on Twitter to see it when it's published! https://twitter.com/elmo_keep

Also on the voyage:

Ben Brown produced daily vlogs on board: https://www.youtube.com/user/benbrown100

Norm and Joey from Tested are putting together videos from inside the ship: http://www.youtube.com/user/testedcom

TimToTheWild is putting together beautiful footage: https://www.youtube.com/user/TimtotheWild

PLUS: These folks took incredible photos:

Vivienne Gucwa: https://www.instagram.com/travelinglens/

Paul Colangelo: https://www.instagram.com/paulcolangelo/

Simone Bramante: https://www.instagram.com/brahmino/

AND: writing an album on board, singer-songwriter Danny Michel: https://www.youtube.com/user/dannymichel

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