Spooky Lakes and the Science of Haunted Hydrology

Artist and author Geo Rutherford created Spooky Lake Month to
highlight the strange and eerie waters of the world. She first fell
in love with the Great Lakes during graduate school in Milwaukee.
Rutherford was an early educational video creator, but it was a
video about spooky lakes that skyrocketed her to viral fame. She
has a new book, Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That
Dot Our Planet. Rutherford joins host Rachel Feltman to discuss
art, natural wonders and the deepest lake in the world.  You
can get Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our
Planet at  www.georutherford.com/book  Watch Spooky Lakes
videos at www.tiktok.com/@geodesaurus We’re still looking for
listener submissions for our upcoming episode on the science of
earworms. We’d love to hear a song you just can’t get out of your
head. If you’re up for the challenge, sing or hum a few bars in a
voice memo and send it over to ScienceQuickly@sciam.com with your
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Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman with
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