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The Swift Quake
Season 9
Episode 8
Published 2 years, 9 months ago
Description
How do you think a stadium full of Taylor Swift fans would shake the earth? Tumble enters the Swiftiverse with Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, the scientist who discovered the “Swift Quake” - a type of earthquake created by fans at Taylor Swift concerts. Find out who really “shakes it off” - when it comes to music and seismic energy.
Hear the other "sounds" of Jackie's earthquake and volcano research on the bonus interview episode on our Patreon, at patreon.com/tumblepodcast.
Check out free resources for this episode available on the blog on our website, https://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/
Concert music in this episode was recorded by Ana Hedrick at a Taylor Swift show in Seattle, and used as data by Jackie Caplan-Auerbach.