We know more about Mars than we do the bottom of the ocean, yet what’s down there is keeping us all alive.   

In this episode, we ask why a scientist who’s spent his life studying tiny microorganisms on the seafloor would head to Washington and work in government.  Is it humans vs. bacteria?  Is it science vs. a government?  Should we send Sean Mullin to Washington, or back to the bottom of the ocean?  More importantly, there’s a threat to the human race that might kill us all, and the question is, are you ready?  We’ve got answers.