Monster Waves and the People Who Chase Them

In her new book, Casey set out to study rogue waves -- a phenomenon which seem to defy physics. "For the longest time no one even knew they're out there. They'd been rumored to exist, but nobody believes those stories," says Casey. "Science still doesn't really explain it. The linear physics doesn't explain it. Quantum physics goes part-way towards explaining it, but not totally." (Jeff Hornbaker)