An Unknown Compelling Force (2021) — "I think these theories are weird."
Nine experienced hikers set out into the northern Ural Mountains in 1959, and none of them came back. The Dyatlov Pass Incident is one of the most enduring mysteries in mountaineering, and the theories about what happened seem endless. On this episode of The Kulturecast, physicist Dr. Katharine Mullen and Dr. David D. Perlmutter dig into An Unknown Compelling Force (2021), Liam Le Guillou's documentary that retraces the hikers' route and sorts through the theories and possible explanations surrounding the incident. Science meets speculation, from every angle.
Physicist Dr. Katharine Mullen…
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