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Kelly Slater and the Science of Surfing
Nonfiction • TV-14 • Directed by: StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson • 47 minutes
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews champion surfer Kelly Slater. Tyson is joined in the Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Chuck Nice, writer William Finnegan and oceanographer Travis Schramek to discuss the science of surfing. To add to the conversation, Bill Nye weighs in from a surf shop and, via Skype call, wave designer Adam Fincham speaks to how the Kelly Slater Wave Co. developed its revolutionary wave pool.