Can science help solve a real-life mystery? In episode 97 of Parsing Science, we talk with Alexander Puzrin from ETH Zurich about his research into The Dyatlov Pass incident, a 62-year-old mystery involving the deaths of nine hikers in the freezing Russian wilderness, a tragedy that’s been attributed to everything from a yeti to military weapons testing and an avalanche. His open access article “Mechanisms of slab avalanche release and impact in the Dyatlov Pass incident in 1959“ was co-authored with Johan Gaume and published on January 28, 2021 in the Nature journal, Communications Earth & Environment. The Dyatlov Pass Incident - Alexander PuzrinThe Dyatlov Pass Incident - Alexander PuzrinThe Dyatlov Pass Incident - Alexander Puzrin The Dyatlov Pass Incident - Alexander PuzrinThe Dyatlov Pass Incident - Alexander PuzrinThe Dyatlov Pass Incident - Alexander Puzrin {{svg_share_icon}}Click bottom of waveform to add your commentsSubscribe: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | RSS jQuery(document).ready(function ($){var settings_ap7685 = { design_skin: "skin-wave" ,autoplay: "off",disable_volume:"default" ,loop:"off" ,cue: "on" ,embedded: "off" ,preload_method:"metadata" ,design_animateplaypause:"default" ,skinwave_dynamicwaves:"off" ,skinwave_enableSpectrum:"off" ,skinwave_enableReflect:"on",playfrom:"off",default_volume:"default",disable_scrub:"off",soundcloud_apikey:"" ,skinwave_comments_enable:"on",settings_php_handler:window.ajaxurl,skinwave_mode:"alternate",skinwave_wave_mode:"canvas",pcm_data_try_to_generate: "on","pcm_notice": "off","notice_no_media": "on",design_color_bg: "111111",design_color_highlight: "FF4C65",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_number: "3",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_padding: "1",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_reflection_size: "0.25",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_mode:"normal",preview_on_hover:"off",skinwave_comments_playerid:"7685",embed_code:"" ,enable_embed_button:"on",php_retriever:"https://www.parsingscience.org/wp-content/plugins/dzs-zoomsounds/soundcloudretriever.php" }; try{ dzsap_init(".ap_idx_7685_30",settings_ap7685); }catch(err){ console.warn("cannot init player", err); } }); Websites and other resources Article Highlights, Summary, Quick findings & Flashcards via Scholarcy Alexander's group website Supplemental materials and videos from the article Horror/conspiracy video game and movie about the Dyatlov Pass incident Nature and EPFL videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22OmPK7Ml34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of_79NZKeag News and Media Wired | Big Think | New York Times | ARS Technica | Futurity | National Geographic | EurekAlert div.altmetric-embed {flex-shrink: 2; -webkit-flex-shrink: 2;} Bonus Clips Clips available include ... Full episode with available download More coming soon 🔊 Access bonus content here. Make a one-time donation via PayPal. Or support us for as little as $1 per month at Patreon. Cancel anytime. We’re not a registered tax-exempt organization, so unfortunately gifts aren't tax deductible. Hosts / Producers Ryan Watkins & Doug Leigh How to Cite Watkins, R., Leigh, D., Puzrin,
