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A dose of vitamin sea - with Dr. Claudia Johnson
Season 1 Episode 15
On the show today is Dr. Claudia Johnson, a geobiologist studying ecosystems of the past and present to understand what adaptations things like corals have made to survive environmental changes over …
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Ice, ice baby - with Dr. David Lilien
Season 1 Episode 14
Joining us today is Dr. David Lilien, a glaciologist studying glaciers and ice sheets and how ice moves. Learn about party ice - popping and fizzy glacier ice, how ice flows and moves (and how we mea…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
In the AI of the hurricane - with Dr. Chanh Kieu
Season 1 Episode 13
Joining us today is Dr. Chanh Kieu, an atmospheric scientist using modeling and machine learning to understand weather phenomena, particularly hurricane intensity and prediction. Listen to learn more…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
I lava good volcano - with Dr. Elizabeth Kenderes
Season 1 Episode 12
On today's show we have Dr. Elizabeth Kenderes, an igneous petrologist interested in the stories that lavas and igneous rocks may tell about how or why a volcano erupted (or didn't!). Hear about some…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
I'm gonna make him a proxy he can't refuse - with Dr. Simon Brassell
Season 1 Episode 11
On the show today is Dr. Simon Brassell, a molecular biogeochemist who specializes in organic matter and isotope geochemistry. Hear about his revolutionary work that has earned him the nickname "the …
Published on 9 months ago
Head in the geoengineered clouds - with Dr. Paul Goddard
Season 1 Episode 10
We are back for the second half of our first season! Joining us to kick things off is Dr. Paul Goddard, a climate scientist and modeler who looks at how Earth may react to CO2 emissions and how we ma…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
A river runs through it (and quickly aggrades) - with Dr. Brian Yanites
Season 1 Episode 9
On our midseason finale we hear from Dr. Brian Yanites, a geomorphologist looking at how changes on Earth's surface can impact or are impacted by people, weather, animals, and even ore deposits. Lear…
Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago
Here comes the rain again (get on the porch!) - with Dr. Cody Kirkpatrick
Season 1 Episode 8
Joining us today is Dr. Cody Kirkpatrick, a meteorologist who is interested in weather phenomena and related events. We hear about the Golden Guide that set his course, some aspects of storm chasing …
Published on 1 year ago
Insane in the big brain, insane in the brain - with Dr. Jackson Njau
Season 1 Episode 7
Joining us today is Dr. Jackson Njau, a paleoanthropologist working to understand how early humans evolved and why. Hear about his work in Olduvai Gorge, a key anthropology site in Tanzania, how our …
Published on 1 year ago
Super(computer climate)model - with Dr. Travis O'Brien
Season 1 Episode 6
Today we get to know Dr. Travis O'Brien, a climate scientist who looks at and models extreme weather and other climate phenomena that could impact our day-to-day lives. We get to hear about some of h…
Published on 1 year ago