Episode 64
S03 Ep028 | The Fallen Goddess of Laodicea
August 17th, 2026
58 mins
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About this Episode
Archaeologists in Laodicea found a headless marble statue of Athena lying face down behind a theater wall. Professor Stuart Burgess explains why engineers still cannot match a bird's shape-changing wing, and Wonders Center marine biologist Jack Hollander looks at a seafloor graveyard of nearly 500 whales.
In this episode:
- Opening monologue: A statue of Athena found face down at Laodicea
- Interview 1 - Professor Stuart Burgess of the University of Bristol on morphing wings and bird flight
- The Heavens Declare: Polystrate trees in Tennessee coal country
- Kids Corner: Bioturbation
- Genesis Science Q&A: What was the biggest dinosaur?
- Ministry Report: A horn shark and a zebra moray eel join the Wonders of the Sea
- Featured Resource: Frozen in Time by Michael Oard
- Genesis Science Minute: Catastrophic geology and the Grand Canyon
- Interview 2 - Jack Hollander on the 500-whale graveyard off Australia
Timecodes:
Show Intro: 00:00
Interview 1 — Professor Stuart Burgess: 08:44
The Heavens Declare: 23:23
Kids Corner: 29:23
Genesis Science Q&A: 32:56
Ministry Report: 36:24
Genesis Science Minute: 40:18
Interview 2 — Jack Hollander: 44:08