What it takes to become an expedition diver (and find a megalodon tooth), with ocean explorer Andi Cross

“There is nothing that brings me greater joy than when I'm down in a super murky river… and I find a prehistoric megalodon tooth the size of my hand,” says expedition and technical diver, Andi Cross. From deadlifting her own bodyweight, to braving the dark and fast river currents with near-zero visibility, where one moment of equipment failure could be the difference between life and death. In conversation with Climate Curious co-host Ben Hurst, Andi sifts through the high stakes nature of being an underwater explorer, and the path she took to getting there and breaks down why diverse role models are important in ocean conservation, and what it takes to become an elite underwater athlete for the planet. Recorded in New York. Listen to the full Climate Curious episode with Andi Cross: https://tedxlondon.com/podcasts/new-york-oysters-andi-cross-billion-oyster-project/ Follow Andi Cross: https://andicross.com/ Learn more about Billion Oyster Project: https://www.billionoysterproject.org/about Join the Climate Curious conversation on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/climatecuriouspod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@climatecuriouspod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtF6xzNkVIczlDmVcH8FCMA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10996041/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxLondon Website: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/ All other links: https://linktr.ee/climatecuriouspod Created by TEDxLondon Executive produced by Josie Colter Produced by Ben Beheshty Curated by Deesha Chandra Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst Communications by Tara Cooper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.