Podcasts about geological sciences

‘Odd Couplets' concludes by revisiting a previously discussed topic with some new information. The International Union on Geological Sciences' Submission on Quaternary Stratigraphy has decided to NOT establish a new epoch, and the ‘Anthropocene' remains undefined. This decision intersects paleolimnology, philosophy, policy and a lot of other things.

Dr. Joan Maloof, Professor Emeritus at Salisbury University and founder of the Old-Growth Forest Network, discusses her new book "Nature's Temples: A Natural History of Old-Growth Forests." Then, Dr. Kerry Cook, professor at The University of Texas at Austin teaching graduate Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics as well as Global Warming courses in the Department of Geological Sciences, talks about the second edition of her book "Climate Dynamics."

The coastal zone is shaped by sea level change, wave action, geological characteristics, and human decisions. These processes are spatially continuous, therefore techniques that monitor larger regions, such as remote sensing and numerical modeling, allow for a more detailed understanding of the drivers of coastal change. In Laura’s research, she applies these techniques to understand how waves and shoreline erosion evolve during storm events. Her main area of focus is the sandy beaches of the Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA. Here, the rate of erosion is so high that local infrastructure is critically threatened and her research informs better approaches to mitigate local-scale coastal risk. For upcoming interviews check out the Grad Chat webpage on Queen’s University School of Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Affairs website

“Geoethics encourages us to think beyond just technical solutions and consider the long-term social and environmental impacts. It's about embracing humility and seeing problems through multiple lenses to find sustainable solutions.” In this episode, Andrew Geary interviews Giuseppe Di Capua, a founding member and former president of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG). They discuss the connection between ethics and geoscience, highlighting the importance of ethical awareness for responsible scientific practices. Giuseppe shares insights on how geoethics can guide geoscientists to balance technical work with social and environmental responsibilities, aiming to foster sustainable interactions with our planet. Listen for a thought-provoking conversation on why geoethics is vital to responsible geoscience and how it can guide our efforts toward a more sustainable world. KEY POINTS & TAKEAWAYS > The Role of Geoethics: Geoethics combines scientific knowledge with ethical responsibility, encouraging geoscientists to consider their work's societal and environmental impact. > Balancing Growth and Sustainability: Younger geoscientists face balancing economic development with the need for environmental conservation, underscoring a shift towards sustainable geoscience practices. > IAPG's Mission: The International Association for Promoting Geoethics seeks to foster ethical awareness and inclusivity among geoscientists globally, especially in low-income countries, by promoting cooperative values like honesty, integrity, and transparency. > Educational Shift: Giuseppe advocates for integrating geoethics into academic training for geoscientists, emphasizing the importance of ethical, social, and cultural awareness in their professional roles. > Call to Action: Giuseppe challenges listeners to embrace geoethics in their work and daily lives, inspiring them to contribute to a sustainable future by recognizing the intricate connections between human actions and the Earth's systems. THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY BLUWARE Bluware's InteractivAI is a human-powered AI seismic analysis tool, revolutionizing the way geoscientists extract value from seismic data. Unlike traditional seismic interpretation tools that just "check the box" for AI through black box algorithms, InteractivAI puts the interpreter in the driver's seat by presenting an intuitive, live feedback loop. Users experience a faster and more comprehensive interpretation, leading to higher-confidence decision-making. Learn more at https://bluware.com. GUEST BIO Giuseppe Di Capua is a geologist at the Istituto Nazionale Geofisica e Vulcanologia. His fields of experience cover engineering geology, geoethics, geoscience education and communication, and philosophy of geosciences. He is a Founding Member and Treasurer of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG); Task Leader on ethical aspects in the European Horizon 2020 project ENVRI-Plus, and Team Leader of the Erasmus+ project GOAL (Geoethics Outcomes and Awareness Learning); Member of the International Advisory Board of the European projects INTERMIN - International Network of Raw Materials Training Centres and SMART EXPLORATION; Webmaster and Member of the Publications Committee of the International Union of Geological Sciences; Member of the Executive Committee of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences; and author of articles in international journals and editor of books on geoethics. LINKS * Visit https://seg.org/podcasts/episode-240-navigating-geoethics-balancing-science-and-responsibility-in-geosciences/ for the complete show notes and links to learn more about IAPG. SHOW CREDITS Andrew Geary at TreasureMint hosted, edited, and produced this episode. The SEG podcast team comprises Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis. If you have episode ideas or feedback for the show or want to sponsor a future episode, email the show at podcast@seg.org.

Taylor is a structural geologist, which means I study the architecture and processes behind the development of mountain systems. As a structural geologist, I need to factor in all the different aspects of a mountain system to effectively study it and create a comprehensive tectonic model to explain the evolution of the mountain system. For upcoming interviews check out the Grad Chat webpage on Queen’s University School of Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Affairs website.

It's official. The Burren and the Cliffs of Moher have just been designated in the Top 100 Geological Heritage Sites by the International Union of Geological Sciences. Dr Eamon Doyle, Geologist with the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark tells us more.

Metropolitan areas in the Philippines are sinking, a recent study from the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (UPRI) and the National Institute of Geological Sciences found. In this episode of The Green Report, Rappler environment editor Jee Geronimo and reporter Iya Gozum talk to Audrei Anne Ybañez and Jolly Sulapas, researchers from the UPRI, about land subsidence in the Greater Manila Area, Metro Cebu, Metro Davao, Metro Iloilo, and Legazpi City. https://www.rappler.com/environment/the-green-report-episode-why-philippine-cities-sinking/

Three locations in China have recently been designated and included in the list of "The Second 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites" by the International Union of Geological Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Science said on Tuesday.9月3日，由中国科学院南京地质古生物研究所主办的"中国3家地质遗产地入选第二批国际地质科学联合会100个地质遗产地名录"新闻发布会在南京召开。 During the 37th International Geological Congress held on Aug 27 in Busan, Republic of Korea, Guilin Karst in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the Permian Vegetation of the Wuda Fossil Site in Inner Mongolia autonomous region, and the Dashanpu Middle Jurassic Dinosaur Fossils Site in Sichuan province were included in this prestigious list.在8 月 27 日于韩国釜山举行的第 37 届国际地质大会期间，广西桂林喀斯特、内蒙古乌达二叠纪植被化石产地和自贡大山铺恐龙化石群遗址被列入这一享有盛誉的名单。According to the IUGS, a Geological Heritage Site is a significant location with exceptional geological features or processes of utmost scientific importance. These sites serve as global references and have made substantial contributions to the advancement of geological sciences throughout history.据IUGS称，地质遗产极为重要，具有特殊的地质特征或具有极高科学意义。这些遗址是全球地质的参考，并为地质科学的进步做出了重大贡献。Being included in this list signifies that these locations possess the highest research value and scientific level in the field of geology internationally. Furthermore, their current preservation status has garnered high recognition from the international community, as stated by the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The first list of IUGS Geological Heritage Sites was disclosed in Spain in 2022, with China securing seven geological heritage sites, making it one of the countries with the highest number of sites selected in this round.这次中国入选的3个地质遗产地，是我国地质遗迹的杰出代表，其科学价值和研究水准得到了国际学术界的一致认可。正如中国科学院南京地质古生物研究所指出的那样，优良的保护状况也受到国际社会高度肯定。Among these sites are the Ordovician rocks of Qomolangma — also known as Mount Everest — in Xizang autonomous region, the Early Cretaceous Rhyolitic Columnar Rock Formation of Hong Kong, and Shilin Karst in Yunnan province.2022年10月，国际地质科学联合会曾公布了首批100个地质遗产地名录。中国珠峰奥陶纪岩石、香港早白垩世酸性火成岩柱状节理、云南石林喀斯特入选。IUGS International Union of Geological Sciencesn.国际地质科学联合会Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciencesn.中国科学院南京地质古生物研究所

With the promise of nuclear energy on the horizon, the demand for uranium is reviving a once-dormant industry. After a trip to a nearby uranium mine, it's clear the region sees this development as a kind of deja vu. Residents are optimistic their prized industry can return. But can uranium mining be safer than it once was? Dedicated opponents upriver, and a decade of legal battles, may say otherwise. Find references and stories, along with photos, at ⁠⁠www.aleccowan.com/boomtown In this episode: George Glasier, President and CEO of Western Uranium & Vanadium Mike Rutter, Chief Operating Officer for Western Uranium & Vanadium Wendy Puderbaugh, Western Uranium & Vanadium Steve Puderbaugh, Western Uranium & Vanadium Bruce Norquist, General Manager of Mining Operations for Western Uranium & Vanadium Jennifer Thurston, Executive Director for INFORM, the Information Network for Responsible Mining Ann Maest, aqueous geochemist and scientist at Buka Environmental Rodney Ewing, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Frank Stanton Professor in Nuclear Security, Professor of Geological Sciences, Co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation (Stanford University) Sara Woods, physical scientist for the Department of Energy in Grand Junction, CO

How do airless celestial bodies move and evolve over time? How do these changes affect our solar system? Dr. Kerry Donaldson Hanna, a planetary geologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Central Florida, sits down to enlighten us.  Dr. Donaldson Hanna holds a BS in Space Sciences and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences. Her research focuses on planetary bodies in our solar system that lack atmospheres, such as the Moon, Mercury, and asteroids. By studying these airless bodies, she aims to uncover their formation processes – thereby illuminating many of the universe's mysteries… Jump in now to explore: What our extensive knowledge of the Moon consists of.  How tectonic activity on Earth differs from other bodies in our solar system.  The most recent and exciting lunar geological discoveries. What looking at the population of asteroids can tell us about our solar system's origins. If you're fascinated by our solar system, this episode is a must-listen! Want to learn more about Dr. Donaldson Hanna and her work? Click here now. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/38oMlMr

In Episode 81 of the CSUSB Advising Podcast, Matt Markin chats with Dr. Tandis Bidgoli, Assistant Professor in the Geological Sciences department about the Master of Science in Geology! Dr. Bidgoli discusses the the graduate program, application process, what students are learning in Geology graduate level coursework, and much more!  Check out more information about the Master of Science in Geology! Subscribe to the CSUSB Advising Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google and more!Follow us on social media:Instagram & Tik Tok - @csusbadvisingFacebook - CSUSB AdvisingTwitter - @csusb_advisingYouTube - @csusbadvisinghttps://csusbadvising.buzzsprout.com/

Perhaps as many as five times over the course of Earth history, most of the continents gathered together to form a supercontinent. The supercontinents lasted on the order of a hundred million years before breaking apart and dispersing the continents. For decades, we theorized that this cycle of amalgamation and breakup was caused by near-surface tectonic processes such as subduction that swallowed the oceans between the continents and upper mantle convection that triggered the rifting that split the supercontinents apart. As Damian Nance explains in the podcast, newly acquired evidence suggests a very different picture in which the supercontinent cycle is the surface manifestation of a process that involves the entire mantle all the way to the core-mantle boundary. Damian Nance draws on a wide range of geological evidence to formulate theories about the large-scale dynamics of the lithosphere and mantle spanning a period going back to the Archean. A major focus of his research is the supercontinent cycle. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences at Ohio University.

Today, Dr. Hazel Barton, Loper Endowed Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama,  joins the #QualityQuorum to tell us about her explorations of cave microbiology and the relationship between microbiology and geology! Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Hazel Barton Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode An introduction of the fascinating field of geomicrobiology. An recent introduction to cave microbiology. An overview of Lechuguilla Cave discussed by Dr. Barton. An overview of Carlsbad Caverns discussed by Dr. Barton. An overview of Deer Cave in Borneo discussed by Dr. Barton. An overview of Wind Cave discussed by Dr. Barton. An article from Dr. Barton's lab describing antibiotic resistance genes among cave microbes. An article from Dr. Barton and colleagues suggesting that iron metabolism could lead to cave formation.  An article from the Barton lab describing microbial photosynthesis driven by far red light in caverns. An article from Dr. Barton and colleagues describing the very unusual low bioload/high diversity microbial communities deep within Wind Cave. Dr. Barton's faculty page at the University of Alabama. Dr. Barton's quite impressive website about cave microbiology. A very impressive video with Dr. Barton. A fun “Twenty Questions” video with Dr. Barton. Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com

On today's show, Dr Matthew Wielicki discusses climate change alarmism. GUEST OVERVIEW: Dr Matthew Wielicki is formerly an assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama and a postdoctoral research scientist in the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences and the Institute for Planets and Exoplanets at the University of California, Los Angeles. In a January 2023 resignation post, he warned universities “are no longer places that embrace the freedom of exchanging ideas and will punish those that go against the narrative”. X:@MatthewWielicki https://matthewwielicki.com/  

An interview with Betina Pavri, Senior Principal Engineer at the Paiahu-Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington. Betina is supporting the development of high-temperature superconducting magnet technologies for space applications. Prior to moving to New Zealand, Betina has had a long and illustrious career at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory where she worked on many pioneering planetary missions including the Magellan mission to Venus, the Mars reconnaissance orbiter, the asteroid Dawn mission, and aspects of the Curiosity Mars rover mission as a spacecraft integration and operations engineer and manager. Bettina holds a BA and BS degrees in Physics, Engineering, and Applied Science, and a Masters in Geological Sciences.ResourcesNASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNASA Magellan Mission to VenusMars Reconnaissance OrbiterDawn Asteriods MissionMars Curiosity Rover Mission and image dataVideo: Seven Minutes of Terror: The Challenges of Getting to MarsRobinson Research Institute and Internship ProgrammeNASA Education ProgrammesEuropean Space Agency Education ProgrammesHosted by: Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Co-Founder and CEO, SpaceBaseMusic: reCreation by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons (3.0)If you like our work, please consider donating to SpaceBase through the SpaceBase Open Collective. Or be a SpaceBase Patreon sponsor.  (E.g. $3 dollars a month or $36 NZD a year will go a long way in supporting the production of the podcast.)

Greetings & welcome back to the rose bros podcast.This episode we are joined by Dr. Scott Tinker - founder of the nonprofit Switch Energy Alliance, and Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin, the Texas State Geologist of Texas, and a professor holding the Allday Endowed Chair in the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin.Along with Director Harry Lynch, Dr. Tinker co-produced the award-winning documentary films Switch and Switch On, which have been screened in over 50 countries. Dr. Tinker is the host of PBS Energy Switch, an energy and climate talk show appearing on over 200 PBS stations nationwide, and Earth Date, featured weekly on over 450 public radio stations in all 50 United States. Dr. Tinker's writing has appeared from Forbes to Fortune to Scientific American. Dr. Tinker completed a Bachelor of Science in Geology and Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa at the Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Tinker also received a Master of Science in Geological Sciences from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1985, and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of Colorado, Boulder.Dr. Tinker is also a member and past President of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). Among other things we sat down and discussed 2 Billion without power, regressive taxes & why western energy policy is changing.Enjoy.This podcast episode is sponsored by Connate Water Solutions.Do you need cost effective water sourcing options to supply your next drilling or completions program?Connate Water Solutions is a specialized hydrogeology company focused on water well drilling, testing and water management services in Western Canada and Texas.Contact info@connatewater.com or www.connatewater.com for more details.This episode is brought to you by Canada Action, whose aim is to promote the importance of Canada's Energy industry which is the bedrock of our nation's economy, providing hundreds of thousands of jobs and economic opportunities across the country. Learn more at canadaaction.ca, or check out Canada Action on social media.This podcast is sponsored by Headracingcanada.comLooking for high performance ski gear this winter? In partnership with 4x-Olympian Manny-Osborne Paradis, Headracingcanada.com is offering the lowest prices possible through its online storefront, by passing brick and mortar savings to customers. Check out  Headracingcanada.com for more info on high performance gear for the upcoming ski season.      Support the show

Not since the 1960s has the focus of space travel been so squarely targeted at the Moon – earth's only natural satellite. In the past weeks India became the latest country to land a rover on the lunar surface. NASA says it will land men back on the Moon next year, and China is planning to do the same before 2030. So what's really at stake here? And is the future in space one of collaboration or competition?In this episode of The Agenda, Juliet Mann speaks to James Head, Professor of Geological Sciences at Brown University, who helped select landing sites for the Apollo moon program, and Xu Yansong, Director-General of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Program. 

Dr. Matthew M Wielicki was a research assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama. Prior to his work at the University of Alabama, he was a post-doctoral research scientist in the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences and the Institute for Planets and Exoplanets at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Wielicki's research interests include conditions of early Earth during the initiation of life, constraining the amount of continental lithosphere through time; understanding the flux and timing of asteroids impacting the Earth-Moon system and the association with major extinction events; medical mineralogy and the evolution of the Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau. Dr. Wielicki also enjoys musing about climate on social media. https://twitter.com/MatthewWielicki https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.matthewwielicki https://www.youtube.com/@MatthewWielicki https://irrationalfear.substack.com/ ========= About Tom Nelson: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR Twitter: https://twitter.com/tan123 Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about

Paolo Dell'Aversana highlights his article in The Leading Edge, discussing a dual-sensory approach to understanding seismic. In a first for this podcast, host Andrew Geary and Paolo discuss music's role in interpreting seismic. Based on concepts well-established in cognitive sciences, Paolo introduces the idea of expanded imaging in geophysics, using a dual-sensory (audiovisual) perception of a data set. In this episode, Paolo explains the basic principles of multimodal seismic data analysis using augmented imaging theory. He then provides examples and applications on real data at varying spatial scales, from individual seismic traces to entire seismic sections. Paolo shares the advantages and limitations of converting seismic data into an auditory format and outlines how geophysicists can start with this approach today. This episode unlocks secret information hiding in your seismic data waiting to be discovered. Listen to the full archive at https://seg.org/podcast. CELEBRATING 200 EPISODES! The podcast will celebrate 200 episodes on 5 October, and we want to hear from our listeners on this special milestone. * What's the most valuable thing you've learned from the show? * What surprised you? * What episode do you most share with others? Record your message today at https://www.speakpipe.com/SeismicSoundoff if you have answers to these questions and want to be showcased. Everyone who leaves a message will be automatically entered to win a free online subscription to the SEG Library (everything except e-books) for one year. BIOGRAPHY Paolo Dell'Aversana graduated in Geological Sciences (1988) and Physics (1996). He has 35 years of experience in various areas of the Earth disciplines, including geology, volcanology, and exploration geophysics. Furthermore, he is a musician and a recognized expert in sound engineering and audio signal processing. He works in Eni S.p.A. as a senior geophysicist, data scientist, and project manager for developing innovative geophysical technologies and machine learning methods. He is the author of various patents and has published over one hundred specialist articles and several books. He has received international awards, including the prestigious Eni Award from the President of the Italian Republic, as recognition for innovation. RELATED LINKS * Paolo Dell'Aversana, (2023), "An expanded idea of imaging in geophysics through multimodal data analysis," The Leading Edge 42: 550–556. (https://doi.org/10.1190/tle42080550.1) * Discover Paolo's geophysical musical creations on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@paolodellaversana1420) * Find Paolo's code on ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paolo-Dellaversana) * Explore the librosa python library (https://librosa.org/doc/latest/index.html) * (2023), "Introduction to Special Focus: Visualization in geophysics," The Leading Edge 42: 540–540. (https://doi.org/10.1190/tle42080540.1) * Read the August 2023 issue of The Leading Edge (https://library.seg.org/toc/leedff/42/8) Subscribers can read the full articles at https://library.seg.org/; abstracts are always free. CREDITS Seismic Soundoff explores the depth and usefulness of geophysics for the scientific community and the public. If you want to be the first to know about the next episode, please follow or subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Two of our favorites are Apple Podcasts and "Spotify. If you have episode ideas, feedback for the show, or want to sponsor a future episode, find the "Contact Seismic Soundoff" box at https://seg.org/podcast. Zach Bridges created original music for this show. Andrew Geary hosted, edited, and produced this episode at TreasureMint. The SEG podcast team is Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

On today's show, Earth science professor-in-exile Matthew Wielicki discusses climate scientism, ecoterrorism, geoengineering and more. GUEST OVERVIEW: Dr. Matthew Wielicki is formerly an assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama and a post-doctoral research scientist in the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences and the Institute for Planets and Exoplanets at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests include climate change and the implications of warming on severe weather and the overall human condition, energy transition, conditions of early Earth during the initiation of life, constraining the amount of continental lithosphere through time, understanding the flux and timing of asteroids impacting the Earth-Moon system and the association with major extinction events, medical mineralogy, and the evolution of the Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau.

Join Superstar of STEM  Dr Indrani Mukherjee as we discuss the importance of the Earth Sciences for our world and describes her passion for helping people to get involved in STEM. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About Dr Indrani Mukherjee Indrani explores links between early Earth evolution, the origin of complex life and the formation of precious mineral deposits. She moved to Australia from her home country India in 2014 for her PhD at the University of Tasmania. Post-graduation in 2017, she continued as a postdoctoral researcher in Tasmania alongside branching out into fields of public outreach, geoscience communication and diversity initiatives. As a person of colour, a migrant and as a woman, she is always ready to communicate issues pertaining to intersectionality. https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/indrani-mukherjee About the Superstars of STEM program Superstars of STEM is a game-changing Australian initiative to smash gender assumptions about who can work in science, technology, engineering and maths. Since it was created by Science & Technology Australia in 2017, it has made a powerful contribution to start to tackle the serious gender inequity of visible diverse role models featured in the media as experts in STEM.  Open to women and non-binary people, the program equips brilliant diverse STEM experts with advanced communication skills and opportunities - in the media, on stage and in schools. The result: we're growing a critical mass of more diverse celebrity scientists appearing regularly in the Australian media to inspire our next generations of young Australians into STEM study and careers.https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/  Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world! https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/ Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode?  Share it!The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )http://www.aeon.net.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Superstar of STEM  Dr Indrani Mukherjee as we discuss the importance of the Earth Sciences for our world and describes her passion for helping people to get involved in STEM. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About Dr Indrani Mukherjee Indrani explores links between early Earth evolution, the origin of complex life and the formation of precious mineral deposits. She moved to Australia from her home country India in 2014 for her PhD at the University of Tasmania. Post-graduation in 2017, she continued as a postdoctoral researcher in Tasmania alongside branching out into fields of public outreach, geoscience communication and diversity initiatives. As a person of colour, a migrant and as a woman, she is always ready to communicate issues pertaining to intersectionality. About the Superstars of STEM program Superstars of STEM is a game-changing Australian initiative to smash gender assumptions about who can work in science, technology, engineering and maths. Since it was created by Science & Technology Australia in 2017, it has made a powerful contribution to start to tackle the serious gender inequity of visible diverse role models featured in the media as experts in STEM.  Open to women and non-binary people, the program equips brilliant diverse STEM experts with advanced communication skills and opportunities - in the media, on stage and in schools. The result: we're growing a critical mass of more diverse celebrity scientists appearing regularly in the Australian media to inspire our next generations of young Australians into STEM study and careers.https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/  Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world! https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/ Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode?  Share it!The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )http://www.aeon.net.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Harold "Hal" R. Wanless, Chair of the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Miami and Dr. Esber Andiroglu, Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering with a secondary appointment at the School of Architecture at the University of Miami, sit down with host Donna DiMaggio Berger to discuss the devastating impacts of sea-level rise. This episode is especially timely given flood waters that recently turned parts of Broward and Sunrise Boulevards in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, into an unfathomable makeshift marina causing damage to property and infrastructure, disrupting transportation, and posing a threat to public safety. While the torrential downpour has wreaked havoc on the city, we hope it will prompt a greater sense of urgency to address the effects of climate change and invest in sustainable infrastructure to prevent such disasters from occurring in the future. Join us as we talk about how coastal communities are currently repairing and upgrading their seawalls to comply with local ordinances, and the challenges they face in levying large special assessments to fund these projects.Professor Wanless co-authored an article that begins, "It's been happening so slowly that most of us are missing what may become the most awesome display of the century. Sea-level is rising." What might surprise you is that he wrote that article in 1981. He has been writing and talking about climate change and sea-level rise for more than three decades and has been at the forefront of studying the impact of climate change on sea level rise and its effects on low-lying coastal areas. He has been particularly vocal about the vulnerability of South Florida to rising sea-levels and has warned that large portions of the region may become uninhabitable by the end of this century if the issue is not addressed. In addition to being an advocate on climate change, in 2011 Professor Wanless founded the Advanced Climate Leadership Training Series: Empowering Capable Climate Communicators. The event has been held annually ever since.Dr. Andiroglu is a registered Professional Engineer and a LEED AP accredited educator with an academic focus on building environmental systems, water resources, and sustainability areas. His research area of interest is aimed at development of engineered solutions related to smart water-energy infrastructures in response to climate change challenges in urban community settings. He is currently engaged in a U-Link research project which focuses on the development of the next generation of coastal structures in response to climate change.Conversation highlights include:The latest projections for sea level rise in Florida, other parts of the US, and globally. Which forecasting models are the most reliable.How climate change and the resulting sea level rise are impacting property values, insurability, and quality of life.The history of seawall construction, current standards and where the technology is headed.How to discuss and combat sea level rise with your members, your elected representatives, and your professional advisors. How to implement possible solutions.BONUS: Feel like you're back in college taking a class with 2 esteemed University of Miami professors!

Emanuela Marinelli is a former teacher of Natural Science living in Rome, Italy. She has degrees in Natural and Geological Sciences and the qualifications to teach Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Chemistry and Geography.Since 1977 she has been a respected Shroud author and international lecturer. She was one of the members of the Centro Romano di Sindonologia and received the Diploma of Catechist Specialized in Catechesis of the Passion.In 1987 she taught the first course of Sindonology held in Rome by the Santuario della Madonna del Divino Amore as well as many others. She has given Shroud lectures in 25 countries around the world. She has written numerous articles in newspapers and magazines and took part in various conferences, broadcasts and telecasts. She has written twenty one books on the Holy Shroud. She has participated in numerous Congresses on the Shroud held around the world.She was one of the founders of Collegamento pro Sindone(www.shroud.it).Subscribe to Spotify or Apple Podcasts to listen each week. New episodes are uploaded every Thursday-Friday.Want to learn more about author Guy R. Powell? Check out the socials below:Website: www.guypowell.comInstagram: @guy.r.powellFacebook: @AHistoryOfTheShroudOfTurinEmail List: https://guypowell.us6.list-manage.com...Connect today to unlock the mysteries of the Shroud of Turin.

The Earth's core appears to be wrapped in an unexpected, ancient structure. Guest: Dr. Samantha Hansen, George Lindahl III Endowed Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama and Lead Researcher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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For human beings, Earth is a supremely human place. A world of concrete, steel, glass, plastic, cars, paved streets and highways, and lots of other human beings, generating mountains of waste. Here and there, pockets of nature for human beings.Dutch chemist Paul Crützen coined a term for Earth's human age — the Anthropocene. Crützen proposed that it be declared a new epoch in Earth history, terminating the one geologists say we've been in for the past 12,000 years, the Holocene.This summer, a scientific panel will shift Crützen's proposal up a notch.The Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) was set up in 2009 by a commission of the International Union of Geological Sciences. Its task — defining the Anthropocene, geologically.Crützen's idea was that the Anthropocene began with the 18th-century Industrial Revolution. In 2019, a decade of research under its belt, the AWG decided it actually began around 1950, at the start of what American environmental historian John McNeill dubbed the Great Acceleration, in the wake of World War II; a period marked by massive fossil-fuel burning, resource extraction, pollution, global trade and population growth, and the parallel rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide, surface temperature, biosphere degradation and so on.The AWG's next task was to identify one spot on Earth where the telltale signs of human activity are best observed in mid-20th-century sediments. The technical term for this is a mouthful — a Global Stratotype Section and Point. The more popular one: a “Golden Spike.”To be precise, that Golden Spike would be the thin sequence of layers in a core pulled from the bottom sediments of a lake, bay or estuary, or from a peat bog, ice sheet, coral reef or stalagmite, somewhere on Earth, containing the chemical and material signatures of human activity dating to the mid-20th century. Key among these — spheroidal carbonaceous particles (fly ash) from coal burning, microplastics, heavy metals, isotopes of carbon and nitrogen associated with fossil fuel burning, and radioactive Plutonium-239 from atmospheric nuclear weapons testing that peaked in the 1950s.After years of investigation, the AWG came up with a list of 12 candidate Golden Spikes — in Japan, China, Canada, the US, Denmark, Italy, Poland, Australia and the Antarctic. Each candidate site assembled a scientific team to study their cores in the minutest detail.Francine McCarthy, lead scientist for Crawford Lake, in southern Ontario, is proud of her sedimentary cores.“We do have the best site,” McCarthy said. “I have to accept some kind of maternal pride.”McCarthy has reason to be proud. Crawford Lake has been recording human activities for thousands of years. That's because it's very deep, and its bottom sediments are permanently isolated. Those sediments consist of many layers, laid down year after year, all precisely dated.They record the history of coal burning, the rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide and atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, all peaking around 1950.So do sediments from the Baltic Sea, Japan's Beppu Bay, Sihailongwan crater lake in China and the Śnieżka peat bog at the heart of Poland's polluted “Black Triangle.” San Francisco Bay estuary cores are rich in invasive species, mercury and SCPs. Coral samples from the Gulf of Mexico and Cairns, Australia, are also competitive.The competition is tense. To be chosen as the Anthropocene's Golden Spike, a candidate site must receive 60% of votes from the AWG's 23 voting members. Multiple rounds of voting have taken place over the past year.As the AWG prepares to announce its choice, prominent geologists disagree that the Holocene Epoch ended, and the Anthropocene began, a mere 70 years ago.“In geological terms, that's today. It's just yesterday morning,” said Phil Gibbard, a geologist at Cambridge University. ”We have no clue about, seen from thousands of years in the future, whether this would be more than a blip.”Only time will tell if the Anthropocene is a blip, said Simon Turner, AWG's secretary. Turner, standing in a hallway at University College London, around the corner from the geology department, reflects on the popularity of the Anthropocene idea in nonscientific circles.“The thing with the Anthropocene, people get it,” Turner said. “They get the idea of, like, human activity on the planet. The Holocene … I can probably pull someone over here now and say, 'have you heard of the Holocene?' And they will not have heard of it … and geology is just down the corner, so you would hope someone has.”The Anthropocene Working Group will announce its winning Golden Spike sometime this summer, or in the early fall, in Berlin. Its proposal will then pass up the geo-bureaucratic hierarchy — first to the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy, then the International Commission on Stratigraphy and finally, the International Union of Geological Sciences.However, approval of that Golden Spike — either as the base of a new epoch, the Anthropocene, or just the latest stage of the Holocene (in which case, it would be named after its Golden Spike; the Crawfordian, for instance) — could take years.

Dr. Matthew Wielicki is currently, but not for long, an assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama and post-doctoral research scientist in the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences and the Institute for Planets and Exoplanets at the University of California, Los Angeles. We talk climate change, academia, East Palestine, water crisis in the southwest and much more. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE LIKE AND SHARE THIS PODCAST!!!    Follow Dr. Wielicki Twitter- https://twitter.com/MatthewWielicki?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Website- http://matthewwielicki.com/   Follow Me Twitter- https://twitter.com/CoffeeandaMike Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/coffeeandamike/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/CoffeeandaMike/ Truth Social- https://truthsocial.com/@coffeeandamike Gettr- https://gettr.com/user/coffeeandamike   Support My Work Venmo- https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3570365208987017385&created=1658667789.4661531&printed=1 Website- www.coffeeandamike.com Email- info@coffeeandamike.com

Dr. Matthew M Wielicki is a research assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama. Prior to his work at the University of Alabama, he was a post-doctoral research scientist in the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences and the Institute for Planets and Exoplanets at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Wielicki's research interests include conditions of early Earth during the initiation of life, constraining the amount of continental lithosphere through time; understanding the flux and timing of asteroids impacting the Earth-Moon system and the association with major extinction events; medical mineralogy and the evolution of the Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau. Dr. Wielicki also enjoys musing about climate on social media. https://twitter.com/MatthewWielicki https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.matthewwielicki https://www.youtube.com/@mwielicki —— https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 Tom Nelson's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tan123 Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/2022/03/about-me-tom-nelson.html Notes for climate skeptics: https://tomn.substack.com/p/notes-for-climate-skeptics ClimateGate emails: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/p/climategate_05.html

Dr. Matthew M Wielicki is a research assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama. Prior to his work at the University of Alabama, he was a post-doctoral research scientist in the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences and the Institute for Planets and Exoplanets at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Wielicki's research interests include conditions of early Earth during the initiation of life, constraining the amount of continental lithosphere through time; understanding the flux and timing of asteroids impacting the Earth-Moon system and the association with major extinction events; medical mineralogy and the evolution of the Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau. Dr. Wielicki also enjoys musing about climate on social media. This podcast discusses climate change and questions the absurdity of the dangers of climate change.

Dr. Matthew M Wielicki is a research assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama. Prior to his work at the University of Alabama, he was a post-doctoral research scientist in the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences and the Institute for Planets and Exoplanets at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Wielicki's research interests include conditions of early Earth during the initiation of life, constraining the amount of continental lithosphere through time; understanding the flux and timing of asteroids impacting the Earth-Moon system and the association with major extinction events; medical mineralogy and the evolution of the Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau. Dr. Wielicki also enjoys musing about climate on social media.

Matthew is a Professional Geologist at AECOM and a graduate of Geological Sciences from San Diego State University. In this episode Matthew and I speak towards choosing majors, geophysics at SDSU, seismic and hazard prevention, graduate school, reflecting, consulting,  medical insurance without employment, skateboarding, and travel.Support the show

How Past Extinctions At The La Brea Tar Pit Can Teach Us About Our Climate Future If you drive through Los Angeles, you'll pass by some of California's most iconic sites—the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Universal Studios, the Santa Monica Pier. But if you don't look for it, you may miss the La Brea tar pits—a place where Ice Age life from around 50 thousand years ago got trapped and preserved in sticky black ooze. Visitors can see megafauna, including skeletons of saber tooth cats and dire wolves, along with a vast collection of specimens, including things as small as beetle wings and rodent dung. La Brea was recently named as one of the world's most important geological heritage sites by the International Union of Geological Sciences. The museum is currently planning an extensive redesign that will seek to connect visitors to research, offering lessons about climate, extinction, and survival. Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga, president and director of the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, joins Ira to explain the significance of the site, and how a trove of Ice Age specimens can serve as a modern-day climate laboratory.   Across The Country, RSV Is Overwhelming Medical Systems If you have a child—or interact with children on a regular basis—odds are you've heard about a very contagious virus: RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus. This isn't a new illness, but it has been surging across the country. This has left parents and caretakers stressed about how to keep their kids safe. Hospitals across the country are having trouble coping with this year's surge, which has come earlier and stronger than normal. This week, Science Friday is spotlighting two regions affected by the wave: Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. The two regions have their own challenges when it comes to the RSV surge. In Wisconsin, care deserts and a large elderly population make containing this virus important to avoid dangerous consequences. In Washington, D.C., hospitals are feeling the effects of years of shutting down pediatric units to make room for adult beds. Joining Ira to talk about RSV in Wisconsin and Washington D.C. are two journalists who have been following this: Jenny Peek, news editor for Wisconsin Public Radio and Aja Drain, reporter at WAMU public radio.   What You Should Know About This RSV Surge Respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, is the number one cause of infant hospitalizations in the United States, and cases are soaring this year. Because young children have spent part—if not most—of their childhoods isolated, masking, or staying home due to the pandemic, many of their immune systems haven't been exposed to RSV until now. It's caused a huge surge in cases, and placed a heavy burden on pediatric clinics and hospitals. What do you need to know about the spike in infections? Ira talks with Dr. Carol Kao, a pediatrician and assistant professor at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, who has treated RSV for years. They dig into why this surge is happening now, the basics of the virus, how RSV is treated, and where we stand with an RSV vaccine.   Mapping Brain Connections Reinforces Theories On Human Cognition Brain regions are associated with different functions—the hippocampus is responsible for long-term memory, for example, and the frontal lobe for personality, behavior, and emotions. After decades of research using sophisticated brain imaging, there's a growing consensus among neuroscientists that understanding the connections between brain regions may be even more important than the functions of the regions themselves. When it comes to understanding human cognition, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Ira speaks with Dr. Stephanie Forkel, assistant professor at the Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging at Radboud University in Nijmegen in the Netherlands, who wrote a review article in the journal Science about the importance of brain connectivity, and what it means for the future of neuroscience. Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.  

Alexander Braun discusses planetary geophysics highlighted in October's The Leading Edge. This is the first special section dedicated to planetary geophysics in the 40-year history of The Leading Edge. And it's timely considering the many international activities evolving rapidly toward exploration of the moon, Mars, and other planets and the availability of exploration geophysics expertise within geophysical communities. This special section features five studies demonstrating applications of geophysical technologies and methods to support future planetary exploration missions. In addition, it offers a glimpse into some developing hot topics in space exploration. In this conversation with host Andrew Geary, Alex highlights the differences geophysicists should consider when applying their skills to planetary geophysics, the types of geophysical tools and techniques that work well on other planets, and the role of Earth analogue sites in exploring viable geophysical techniques. He also explains why Jurassic Park gives a poor impression of geophysics and how geophysical techniques on the moon helped turtles on Earth. This fun and engaging conversation will offer insight to scientists working in any environment. Dr. Alexander Braun is a Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering and cross-appointed to the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy at Queen's University. Listen to the full archive at https://seg.org/podcast. RELATED LINKS * Alexander Braun, Mark Panning, Sean Gulick, and Yongyi Li, (2022), "Introduction to this special section: Planetary geophysics," The Leading Edge 41: 670–671. (https://doi.org/10.1190/tle41100670.1) * Read the October 2022 special section: Planetary geophysics (https://library.seg.org/toc/leedff/41/10) Subscribers can read the full articles at https://library.seg.org/, and abstracts are always free. CREDITS SEG produces Seismic Soundoff to benefit its members and the scientific community and to inform the public on the value of geophysics. To show your support for the show, please leave a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. It takes less than five seconds to leave a 5-star rating and is the number one action you can take to show your appreciation for this free resource. And follow the podcast while you are on the app to be notified when each new episode releases. Original music created by Zach Bridges. Andrew Geary hosted, edited, and produced this episode for 51 features, LLC. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

The discovery of a body missing a foot in a thirty one thousand year old grave suggests our ancient ancestors may have been capable of performing complex surgery. The foot seems to have been cleanly amputated, and the patient survived for several years afterwards. Dr Tim Maloney from Australia's Griffith University made the find and Charlotte Roberts Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at Durham University who researches the evolution of medicine gave us her analysis. Craters from meteorites aren't always easy to find, they can look similar to other geological features. However techniques more closely associated with forensic science are helping to provide clues. it's all in the way the incoming asteroid or meteorite burns everything in its path says Dr Ania Losiak from the Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Science. The Greenland ice sheets are melting, a new analysis paints a concerning picture about the impact on sea levels. Researcher Jason Box takes us out onto the ice to see this process in action. And why do chimpanzees drum? Language researchers Catherine Hobaiter and Vesta Eleuteri have been following them around the jungles of Uganda to find out.

Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of being joined by Dr. Kevin Boyce, Professor of Geological Sciences at Stanford University. Dr. Boyce's research is focused on the biological and environmental impacts of the evolution of plant structure, development, and physiology from the Paleozoic colonization of land through the subsequent radiations of land plant forms up to and including the Cretaceous radiation of flowering plants. This work involves both living and fossil plants and a wide variety of approaches: developmental and physiological investigation, climate modeling, comparative study of morphological diversity, and cell and tissue-specific analysis of elemental, isotopic, and organic chemistry. These tools have been applied to three connected areas of research that each inform wider questions concerning the evolution of terrestrial environments: 1. the evolution of leaf morphology, development, and physiology with feedbacks to climate and primary productivity, 2. the evolution of cell wall biochemistry and its influence on organic matter burial as a sink in the carbon cycle, and 3. the establishment of early terrestrial life and ecosystems encompassing the complete biota including animals, fungi, and microbial communities in addition to the plants. I'm excited to learn about the coevolution of plants and fungi, prototaxites and how we learn about organismal evolution and community assembly from the ancient past.    TOPICS COVERED:   The Path into PaleontologyGeobiology & Defining Geological Eras   Fungal & Plant Fossil Records   Absolute Time & Relative Time   Evolution of Plant Physiology   Coevolution of Plants, Bacteria, Fungi and Animals   Stochastic "Rules" of Community Assembly   Geochemistry   Genetic Tools and Phylogeny Changing Paleontology   Prototaxites   Biochemical Signatures of Heretrophs and Autotrophs   Piecing Together a Paleozoic Landscape    Lifestyle, Physiology and Growth Rate of Prototaxites   Future Work into the Cenozoic   EPISODE RESOURCES:   Dr. Kevin Boyce Academic Website: https://biology.stanford.edu/people/kevin-boyce   Dr. Boyce Paper on Prototaxites: https://awarticles.s3.amazonaws.com/Boyce2007.pdf   Prototaxites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototaxites   Geologic Time Scale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_time_scale   "Wonderful Life" by Stephen Gould: https://wwnorton.com/books/Wonderful-Life/   Lycopodium (clubmoss genus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycopodium   "Stinkhorn" Mushrooms: https://www.mushroomexpert.com/stinkhorns.html   

In Episode 33 of the CSUSB Advising Podcast, Matt Markin chats with Dr. Claire Todd about Geological Sciences! What is the Geology major? What concentrations are offered? What career opportunities are there? What resources are there for students in the Geology major? Find out in this episode!For more information on the Geology major, visit the Geological Sciences website. You also reach Dr. Todd at claire.todd@csusb.eduSubscribe to the CSUSB Advising Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google and more!Follow us on social media:Instagram & Tik Tok - @csusbadvisingFacebook - CSUSB Advising and Academic ServicesTwitter - @csusb_advising

Carol and Rumneek speak with Dr. Greg Dipple, a professor of Geological Sciences at UBC. His company is a recent winner of the $1 Million X Prize backed by the Elon Musk Foundation, funding breakthroughs on the world's most pressing problems. Learn about his approach that uses mining waste for carbon capture.

Subduction zones are places where a slab of oceanic lithosphere plunges down into the mantle below. The slab consists of the sediments on top, crustal rocks in the middle, and the lithospheric mantle on the bottom, all plunging down together as a kind of sandwich. In each of these layers is an ingredient that plays a key role in shaping the evolution of the Earth over geological time – and that is water. Geoff Abers has conducted extensive research on water in subduction zones. In this episode, he explains how he uses seismic observations to map the distribution of water in subducting plates and in the overriding mantle. He then couples these observations with computer-based models of the physics and chemistry of the subducting plates to predict the fate of the water in the downgoing plate. The results are surprising — over geological time the amount of water in all of today's oceans may have been mixed into the deep mantle by subducting plates. Geoff Abers is Professor of Geological Sciences at Cornell University.

If sharks were around in the time of dinosaurs, how are they still here today when dinosaurs have gone extinct? Were some just really, really good at hiding from the asteroid that hit Earth? For this episode, we talked to Karen Chin, a professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado.  Got a question you want to sink your teeth into? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we'll try our best to fin-ish what you started!

Dr. Jani Radebaugh is a professor of Geological Sciences at Brigham Young University and she was the forum speaker at BYU-Idaho this week. She stopped by BYU-Idaho Radio and we talked about she got started in teaching and about some of her favorite things that she has studied.

A geochemical and mineralogical study of drill core fracture coatings from the Oberon gold deposit, Northern Territory, Australia. Understanding how elements move around near ore systems and how those signatures are recorded within the surrounding rocks and overburden is very important for reducing the search space in mineral exploration, which in term reduces the cost […]

Gary Griggs received his B.A. in Geological Sciences from the University of California Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in Oceanography from Oregon State University. He has been a Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of California Santa Cruz since 1968 and was Director of the Institute of Marine Sciences from 1991 to 2017. His research and teaching have been focused on the coast of California and include coastal processes, hazards and engineering, and sea-level rise. Dr. Griggs has written over 185 articles for professional journals as well as authored or co-authored eleven books.In 1998 he was given the Outstanding Faculty Award at UC Santa Cruz and the Alumni Association honored him with a Distinguished Teaching Award in 2006. The California Coastal Commission and Sunset Magazine named him one of California's Coastal Heroes in 2009. He has served on three National Academy of Sciences Committees. He has served on the Science Advisory Team to the Governor's Ocean Protection Council since 2008 and in 2015 was appointed to the California Ocean Sciences Trust.· eps.ucsc.edu/faculty/Profiles/fac-only.php?uid=griggs· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Gary Griggs received his B.A. in Geological Sciences from the University of California Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in Oceanography from Oregon State University. He has been a Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of California Santa Cruz since 1968 and was Director of the Institute of Marine Sciences from 1991 to 2017. His research and teaching have been focused on the coast of California and include coastal processes, hazards and engineering, and sea-level rise. Dr. Griggs has written over 185 articles for professional journals as well as authored or co-authored eleven books.In 1998 he was given the Outstanding Faculty Award at UC Santa Cruz and the Alumni Association honored him with a Distinguished Teaching Award in 2006. The California Coastal Commission and Sunset Magazine named him one of California's Coastal Heroes in 2009. He has served on three National Academy of Sciences Committees. He has served on the Science Advisory Team to the Governor's Ocean Protection Council since 2008 and in 2015 was appointed to the California Ocean Sciences Trust.· eps.ucsc.edu/faculty/Profiles/fac-only.php?uid=griggs· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Gary Griggs received his B.A. in Geological Sciences from the University of California Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in Oceanography from Oregon State University. He has been a Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of California Santa Cruz since 1968 and was Director of the Institute of Marine Sciences from 1991 to 2017. His research and teaching have been focused on the coast of California and include coastal processes, hazards and engineering, and sea-level rise. Dr. Griggs has written over 185 articles for professional journals as well as authored or co-authored eleven books.In 1998 he was given the Outstanding Faculty Award at UC Santa Cruz and the Alumni Association honored him with a Distinguished Teaching Award in 2006. The California Coastal Commission and Sunset Magazine named him one of California's Coastal Heroes in 2009. He has served on three National Academy of Sciences Committees. He has served on the Science Advisory Team to the Governor's Ocean Protection Council since 2008 and in 2015 was appointed to the California Ocean Sciences Trust.· eps.ucsc.edu/faculty/Profiles/fac-only.php?uid=griggs· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Gary Griggs received his B.A. in Geological Sciences from the University of California Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in Oceanography from Oregon State University. He has been a Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of California Santa Cruz since 1968 and was Director of the Institute of Marine Sciences from 1991 to 2017. His research and teaching have been focused on the coast of California and include coastal processes, hazards and engineering, and sea-level rise. Dr. Griggs has written over 185 articles for professional journals as well as authored or co-authored eleven books.In 1998 he was given the Outstanding Faculty Award at UC Santa Cruz and the Alumni Association honored him with a Distinguished Teaching Award in 2006. The California Coastal Commission and Sunset Magazine named him one of California's Coastal Heroes in 2009. He has served on three National Academy of Sciences Committees. He has served on the Science Advisory Team to the Governor's Ocean Protection Council since 2008 and in 2015 was appointed to the California Ocean Sciences Trust.· eps.ucsc.edu/faculty/Profiles/fac-only.php?uid=griggs· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Gary Griggs received his B.A. in Geological Sciences from the University of California Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in Oceanography from Oregon State University. He has been a Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of California Santa Cruz since 1968 and was Director of the Institute of Marine Sciences from 1991 to 2017. His research and teaching have been focused on the coast of California and include coastal processes, hazards and engineering, and sea-level rise. Dr. Griggs has written over 185 articles for professional journals as well as authored or co-authored eleven books.In 1998 he was given the Outstanding Faculty Award at UC Santa Cruz and the Alumni Association honored him with a Distinguished Teaching Award in 2006. The California Coastal Commission and Sunset Magazine named him one of California's Coastal Heroes in 2009. He has served on three National Academy of Sciences Committees. He has served on the Science Advisory Team to the Governor's Ocean Protection Council since 2008 and in 2015 was appointed to the California Ocean Sciences Trust.· eps.ucsc.edu/faculty/Profiles/fac-only.php?uid=griggs· www.oneplanetpodcast.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Does it really matter if we're in the sixth mass extinction? Short answer: no. But it's actually a little more complicated. In this episode of the Stanford SciCast, Trevor Cambron and Keren Perla discuss the debate about whether or not we are currently in the sixth mass extinction, and what it would mean to be in one. We talk to Stanford's own Dr. Jonathan Payne, paleobiologist in the Department of Geological Sciences, about what the geologic record tells us about our current loss of biodiversity, and how knowledge of the past can influence our actions in the present. We also talk to Peter Brannen, award-winning science journalist and author of “Earth Is Not In the Midst of the Sixth Mass Extinction” about how to communicate the current unprecedented human-caused destruction of biodiversity, and what you can do to help prevent it. The big picture: ignore the sensationalist headlines, but take serious action against biodiversity loss. Resources: “Earth is Not In the Midst of the Sixth Mass Extinction,” Peter Brannen Jonathan Payne on Mass Extinction, Museum of Science, Boston “How Humans Cause Mass Extinctions,” Paul and Anne Elrich Credits: Image - Yuri_B, via Pixabay “Les Portes Du Futur,” Bill Vortex “Andante,” Dee Yan Kee “Waterfall,” Metre “Blessed Horizons,” Ketsa “Summer Rain,” Bio Unit “Submersible.mp3,” Xylo-Ziko “MidGrey Morning,” Niteffect “Bam,” BioUnit “Forces of Attraction,” Scott Holmes “Missing,” Scott Holmes “Space,” Chad Crouch “Pterodactyl”, Tony Phillips “Bomb Exploding”, Sound Explorer “Tree Frogs and Birds”, Mike Koenig

 Mark Settle is a seven-time CIO with broad business experience in information services, enterprise software, consumer products, high tech distribution, financial services and oil & gas. He has led IT organizations that supported the global operations of Fortune 500 companies; maintained the R&D infrastructure required for software product development; and hosted customer-facing delivery systems for commercial products and services. He has received multiple industry awards and is a three times CIO 100 honoree. Settle sits on the advisory boards of several Silicon Valley venture capital firms and pioneered the adoption of service management and cloud computing technologies within several large enterprises. He is the author of Truth from the Trenches: A Practical Guide to the Art of IT Management which will be released in the fall of 2016. Settle's formal training is in the Geological Sciences. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from MIT and a Ph.D. from Brown University. Settle is a former Air Force officer and NASA Program Scientist. Support the show