Show Notes
From the ocean’s most remote graveyard to forgotten wartime experiments — this episode explores the strange and fascinating corners of military and scientific history. Discover Point Nemo, the final resting place of the International Space Station when it plunges into Earth’s most isolated waters in 2030 (09:54). See how a modern Guardsman learned to fly an autonomous Black Hawk helicopter in under an hour (19:14). Explore a veteran-built interactive map that preserves two decades of memories from the Afghanistan War (29:05). Then travel back in time to uncover the stories of The Polar Bear Expedition (39:05), the bizarre Operation Paul Bunyan standoff (43:07), and the secret WWII plan known as Project X-Ray, which weaponized bats for battle (48:16). https://lateforchangeover.com/ Project Athena: https://www.projectathena.ca/
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