Science journalist and author Lisa Baril traveled the world studying ice and its effect on humans. In her , "THE AGE OF MELT: What Glaciers, Ice Mummies, and Ancient Artifacts Teach Us about Climate, Culture, and a Future without Ice," she explores the shifting view that humans have long held of glaciers鈥攆rom fear, to awe, to conquest.
Baril begins with the story of 脰tzi, a 5,000 year-old well-preserved ice mummy discovered in 1991 by a pair of European hikers in the Alps. She joins the Exchange to explain what scientists learned from their mummy.
Lisa speaks with Chelsea Rose, host of Underground History, JPR's collaborative podcast with the .
