Balloons: Should we be afraid? – Podcast – Cosmos

by | Feb 28, 2023 | Engineer

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It’s 2023, and balloons are front page news.
Are they aliens? Air-supplied surveillance? Or a global pranking outbreak?
Petra Stock is a science journalist at Cosmos Magazine.
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In this episode of the podcast Huh? Science Explained, she floats the idea that some balloons might have a higher purpose.
Huh? Science Explained is a LiSTNR production.
Originally published by Cosmos as Balloons: Should we be afraid?
Petra Stock has a degree in environmental engineering and a Masters in Journalism from University of Melbourne. She has previously worked as a climate and energy analyst.
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