Episode – 0429 : The Geologic Timeline Podcast Transcript The Earth is pretty old. Our current, best estimate is that it is 4.54 billion years old, plus or minus 50 […]
Episode – 0413 : The Dead Sea
Episode – 0413 : The Dead Sea Podcast Transcript Divided between Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian West Bank lies the lowest point on the surface of the Earth: The Dead […]
Episode – 0298 : The Mount Tambora Eruption
Episode – 0298 : The Mount Tambora Eruption Transcript In 1815, one of the most catastrophic and deadly events in recorded human history occurred in Indonesia. A volcanic explosion took […]
Episode – 0297 : J. Harlen Bretz: Proving Theories Via Outliving Your Critics
Episode – 0297 : J. Harlen Bretz: Proving Theories Via Outliving Your Critics Transcript Many people have an idealized view of how science works. They think that someone makes a […]
Episode – 0242 : Darwin’s Other Theory
Episode – 0242 : Darwin’s Other Theory Transcript From December 1831, to October 1836, the HMS Beagle set out on a scientific expedition in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. On […]
Episode – 0204 : Milankovitch Cycles
Episode – 0204 : Milankovitch Cycles Transcript The Earth takes a year to go around the sun, and a day to turn on its axis. It is tilted 23.5 degrees […]
Episode – 0158 : Radiometric Dating
Episode – 0158 : Radiometric Dating Transcript Have you ever heard a science story on the news where they mention how old something is then ask yourself “how do they […]
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Episode – 0156 : Roman Concrete
Episode – 0156 : Roman Concrete Transcript There are lots of stories about technologies and knowledge from ancient peoples that have been lost to us through history. In reality, most […]
Episode – 0113 : The World’s Deepest Hole
Episode – 0113 : The World’s Deepest Hole Transcript In 1970, scientists in the Soviet Union set out to drill the deepest hole in the world. They weren’t drilling for […]