The podClast – episode 14

The podClast – episode 14

Episode 14 is the Geobloggers in the Pub: San Francisco edition. We talk in a slightly intoxicated way about what makes a geologist, human exploration of the planets, the importance of primary research and more.

The podClast – episode 13

The podClast – episode 13

Episode “unlucky” number 13. We have a talk about nuclear waste, MIS:TIQUE (helping physically challenged geology students), the Gigapan project and a few others things.

The podClast – episode 12

The podClast – episode 12

It’s the Geobloggers in the Pub episode of the podClast. We talk about the KT boundary, including new research relating to it – and how difficult mass extinctions are to study. Plus we lay into creationism in a pub-style chat fest.

The podClast – episode 11

The podClast – episode 11

Episode 11 of the podClast discusses the L’Aquila earthquake in Italy and the associated earthquake predicition, more on Mt Redoubt in Alaska, geology in the movies and more.

The podClast – episode 10

The podClast – episode 10

The podClast reaches double figures! Episode 10 discusses the eruption of Mt Redoubt in Alaska and whether geolphysicists are geologists. Plus the GSA timescale including a discussion on why the Quaternary exists and details on palaeomagnetics.

The podClast – episode 9

The podClast – episode 9

Episode 9 of the podClast is ready for download. This week’s episode discusses the latest rumbling, shaking and eruptions in Tonga, global warming and the ozone layer and dinosaurs – small and feathered. Plus a reading recommendation.

The podClast – episode 8

The podClast – episode 8

podClast episode 8 is the Chris and Chris show. We discuss crypogeography with hidden mountains in Antarctica, extremophile bacteria living high atop the Andes, panspermia, extraterrestrial life and the hunt for Earth-size planets with NASA’s Kepler mission.

The podClast – episode 7

The podClast – episode 7

It’s a new episode of the podClast! In episode 7 we discuss really old sponge biomarkers in rocks from Oman, Palaeomagnatism, geology on Google Earth and more. This is the first episode in 7 months and it’s the longest podClast ever, so put down you rock hammer, lift a glass of something cold and listen to the banter of the geoblogosphere.

The podClast – episode 6

The podClast – episode 6

This episode of the podClast deals with the political hubbub in the U.S surrounding opening up the continental shelf for oil drilling (as well as the geology involved). The Japanese Earthquake and early warning systems and the recent flooding in the U.S.

The podClast – episode 5

The podClast – episode 5

Jess (Tuff Cookie) and I discuss slowing lava, the Phoenix lander, earthquakes causing other earthquakes, the geoblogosphere going “main stream” and much, much more.