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The Core of Everything
Hosted by Jack Turney and Mark Boyd · EN
Welcome to The Core of Everything, the podcast that discusses the basic science behind the fascinating natural world around us, including geology, rocks, earthquakes, volcanoes, rivers, oceans, floods, and so much more!
Join Jack and Mark for some down to Earth conversation on the basics of geology and the newest scientific discoveries. Jack is a postdoctoral research scientist at Columbia University in New York and Mark is a PhD student at Imperial College London. Episodes range from the formation of our planet to the resources beneath our feet.
The rest is Geology. Enjoy the podcast!
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38. Kathy Kasic: Mysteries from Greenland’s Cold War base
May 5, 202500:34:23Tap to summarizeKathy is an award-winning cinematographer and director for natural history documentaries and an Associate Professor at California State University Sacramento.We talk about the Greenland ice sheet, a secret Cold War Base, if documentaries are the best way to inspire action against global warming, and much more.Her new documentary is called The Memory of Darkness, Light and Ice. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @coepod or X @thecoepod Enjoy the episode!Image - Herz Frank
Transcribe →37. Prof. Brendan Buckley: the wonders of tree rings
Apr 21, 202500:44:07Tap to summarizeProfessor Brendan Buckley is a dendrochronologist at the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University.We discuss what tree rings can tell us about past climates, how to read a tree stump, how they have been used to identify the rise and fall of civilisations, and much more.Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @coepod and Twitter/X @thecoepod#geology #podcast #science #earthscience #climatechange #trees #treerings
Transcribe →36. Dr Kate Marvel: fear and courage in the face of climate change
Apr 7, 202500:29:41Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we interview the amazing Dr Kate Marvel.We cover her background from drama to physicist to climate modeler and travel back in time to discuss how fear of the changing climate gave rise to witchcraft and religious phenomena. We finish with the present-day and future climate, including the role of fear but also courage, hope and above all, love.Kate is an Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University and the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. She has appeared on numerous podcasts and TV shows, as she famously gave a Ted Talk in 2017 discussing Can clouds save us from Climate Change?Pre-order her new book, Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet now!! See below:https://a.co/d/etDAhnsAs always, follow us on Instagram and TikToK @coepod and X@thecoepod.
Transcribe →35. Elizabeth Kolbert: ingenious solutions to climate change
Mar 24, 202500:34:42Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we are privileged to interview Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Kolbert. We talk about her style of writing and why it is engaging for so many readers and discuss her book Under a White Sky, which tells stories of human solutions to climate change that have not quite gone to plan. In essence, we chat about people trying to solve problems created by people trying to solve problems. We finish with a reference to the new restrictions in climate funding by the Trump administration and what hope there is for our future fight against global warming. Elizabeth is an American journalist, author and staff writer at The New Yorker. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2015 for her book The Sixth Extinction. Her book Under a White Sky was one of the Washington Post’s ten books of 2021. Her new book is H is for Hope, in which she investigates climate change from A to Z. Follow us on Instgram or TikTok @coepod or X @thecoepodSee below for Elizabeth's new book, H is for Hopehttps://a.co/d/iAoPmUvEnjoy this amazing episode!
Transcribe →34. Yellowstone: How likely is a catastrophic event?
Mar 13, 202500:24:11Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we discuss the supervolcano that is Yellowstone.We uncover how it formed, massive eruptions in the past and, if it were to erupt today, what would we be facing? We also discuss the likelihood of a supermassive eruption in the future.Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @coepod and X @thecoepod
Transcribe →33. Human evolution: the East African Rift Valley, early hominin ancestors, and the Dunbar number
Feb 27, 202500:19:20Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we discuss the fundamentals of human evolution stemming from Africa, in particular the East African Rift Valley. We talk about our first ancestors up to six million years ago, ancient hominins, interbreeding with Neanderthals, and the Cognitive Revolution.We also discuss why our brains expanded and how we know this expansion occurred through fossil records. Instagram/TikTok @coepodX @thecoepod#human #evolution #humanevolution #fossils #geology #Lucy #eastafrica #Dunbar #africa #geology #archeology #science #earthscience #podcast
Transcribe →32. Fulgurites: Lightning rocks and sailing stones with Mark Boyd
Feb 13, 202500:25:48Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we welcome back Mark Boyd. He tells us about fulgurites and what happens to rocks when lightning strikes the Earth. We also discuss how pebbles leave trails behind them BUT no one has ever seen them move!Mark is currently working in the meteorites section of the Natural History Museum in London. He's also writing up his PhD thesis at Imperial College London.Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @coepodTwitter/X @thecoepod
Transcribe →31. Prof. Kris Karnauskas: the Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin, and ocean currents
Nov 28, 202400:32:48Tap to summarizeProfessor Kris Karnauskas researches atmospheric science and physical oceanography at the University of Colorado Boulder. In this episode, we talk about the Galapagos Islands, which were made famous by Charles Darwin’s expedition on the HMS Beagle in 1835, aiding the development of the theory of evolution by natural selection. We discuss why the serendipitous location of the Galapagos Islands, in relation to ocean currents, has led to its incredibly diverse wildlife. Not only this, but this small archipelago is crucial in dictating the global climate. Link to Kris’s book https://www.amazon.com/Physical-Oceanography-Climate-Kris-Karnauskas/dp/1108423868 Follow him on X at @OceansClimateCU Follow us on X @thecoepod Instagram/TikTok @coepod instagram.com/coepod
Transcribe →30. Prof. Paul Olsen: the dawn of the dinosaurs and the Triassic mass extinction
Nov 14, 202400:47:44Tap to summarizeProfessor Olsen is a paleontologist and stratigrapher at Columbia University. In this episode, we cover the Triassic period. From the dawn of the dinosaurs to a mass extinction event, we cover what the climate was like, what dinosaurs were roaming the lands, and how 75% of all life forms were wiped off the face of the planet 200 million years ago. Follow us on X @thecoepod Instagram/TikTok @coepod
Transcribe →29. Dr Jacob Anderson: melting ice sheets, permafrost and DNA
Oct 25, 202400:32:21Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I chat with Dr Jacob Anderson who is a postdoctoral researcher at the Lamont Doherty Observatory, Columbia University. Jacob's research focuses on the ice of Antarctica and Greenland. We discuss how permafrost, permanently frozen ground, can be used to inform us about past climates, including ice sheet retreat and the harmful release of frozen carbon back into the atmosphere. We also cover the preservation of DNA in these environments, which may be up to two million years old. We also discuss the possibility of harmful bacteria being re-released into the atmosphere as the ice melts, possibly leading to an apocalyptic global virus. #ice #icesheets #antarctica #greenland #earth #earthscience #globalwarming #climatechange #podcast #geology #newzealand #columbiauniversity #rocks #permafrost #DNA #microbes #bacteria #glaciers #carbon #carboncycle Jacob's Instagram is @jthanderson Our Instagram is @coepod TikTok is @coepod X is @thecoepod
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