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Building Earth-like Planets: from gas and dust to ocean worlds.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2013 50:49


The first Lobanov-Rostovsky Lecture in Planetary Geology delivered by Professor Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.

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The Chelyabinsk Meteor

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2013 14:08


In this talk Dr Ken Amor talks about the Chelyabinsk meteor, which entered Earths atmosphere over Russia on the 15th of February 2013.

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Large Meteorite Impacts on Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2013 12:16


Ken Amor looks at the science of large meteorite impacts on Earth.

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Ironing The Ocean - exploring the ocean iron and carbon cycles aboard the RRS discovery in the south atlantic

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2011 45:59


Gideon Henderson, Professor of Earth Sciences and fellow of University College, gives a talk on his research on iron content in the atlantic ocean and its necessity for life in the ocean.

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Rocking the Cradle...6,000 Years of Geological Impact in Greece

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2010 59:09


From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Phillip England talks about the history of Greece through its many earthquakes and seismic activity over the last 6000 years and shows how these events shaped the ancient world's history.

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The Tipping Point: Climate Change

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2009 42:31


Professor Gideon Henderson and Dr Ros Rickaby from the Department of Earth Sciences talk about some of the key issues surrounding climate change today.

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Reflections on the environment and science at Oxford

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2008 15:54


Prof Alex Halliday discusses the role of isotope geoscience in understanding present day environmental issues. He also reflects on studying science at Oxford. Geoscience and the environment. Studying science at Oxford.

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An introduction to Geoscience

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2008 35:40


Using Isotope geochemistry to understand the origins of planets and the present day natural behaviour of the Earth. Isotope geochemistry - utilising mass spectrometry to measure small natural variations in atomic abundance.

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