Dr. Alicia Pérez-Porro is more than just a sea sponge expert, she's also a former professional dancer. Check out this video below (as discussed on the podcast) where she dances in an experimental Catalan film while dressed as a giant mussel. 

And here's the old British video about sea sponges we joked about in "Sounds of Science."

And finally, here's a pretty amazing visual demonstration of the way that sponges filter the water around them:

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AuthorChris Duffy