S2E5: How I Became a Marine Biologist with Dr. David Shiffman

The New School Podcast with Christine Hong

For some people, their favorite time of year is Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. I’ve always wondered why some people are so fascinated with a creature they fear as much as sharks. Today, I chat with someone so into sharks he made it his job, Dr. David Shiffman. Dr. Shiffman is a marine biologist who has turned his passion for sharks into a career focusing on their conservation. People are paying attention to his work too, as evident by his more than 50k followers on his Twitter handle @WhySharksMatter. In this episode, I talk with David about how he turned his love for sharks and the ocean into his career as a marine biologist, what conservation research is really like, his thoughts on who he thinks should become a marine biologist, and how he really feels about Shark Week.

To learn more about David, check out our show notes at https://www.thenewschoolpodcast.com/episodes/s2e5-how-i-became-a-marine-biologist-with-dr-david-shiffman