David Pogue is the host of the “Unsung Science” podcast and a "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent. He joins the podcast to discuss his time aboard the OceanGate sub. We're doing a sneak preview here on YouTube. The full episode goes live on Big Technology Podcast on Wednesday, 7-18.
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4:00 – The many reasons he believed in the safety of the sub.
15:30 – David’s experience being inside the Titan.
19:50 – David’s reaction to the news that they had gone missing, the three scenarios: implosion, lost underwater, or lost above water.
22:30 – The safety mechanisms on the Titan and the process Stockton Rush used to test it
24:20 – David’s view on why the Titan imploded and how he feels about being so close to the disaster
28:30 – Stockton Rush’s relationship with safety & the media
31:40 – David’s reflection on the media coverage of the story