Tough Soil - The Geology of Hardpan
Hardpan! Where did this idea for an episode come from? Chris has been doing a ton of yard work lately and it’s not uncommon come across a layer when digging a hole that is next to impossible to pen...
23 Touko 202435min
Some Rocks You SHOULD Know - Metamorphism and Plate Tectonics
Download the CampGeo app now at this link. On the app you can get tons of free content, exclusive images, and access to our Geology of National Parks series. You can also learn the basics of geolog...
16 Touko 202444min
When Continents Became Stable
Today we really go into the weeds. Jesse and a colleague just published a paper in the journal Nature that proposes a new model for how continents became stable. Stable continents have all the grani...
9 Touko 202440min
Earth's Oldest Stuff
Today, Chris and Jesse get into a discussion about Earth’s oldest material. Earth is 4.568 Billion years old. First of all, that’s amazing the geochronologists have refined this down to 3 decimal pl...
2 Touko 202437min
Geo-Tripping - A How-To Guide
In this episode, we tackle a listener question regarding planning a geology trip for students. Both Chris and Jesse have quite a bit of experience in planning and executing field excursions for stude...
25 Huhti 202443min
The Rocks You Need to Know
Download the CampGeo app now at this link. On the app you can get tons of free content, exclusive images, and access to our Geology of National Parks series. You can also learn the basics of geolog...
18 Huhti 20241h 4min
Cutting the Grand Canyon - Dr. John Douglass
Join us as we have the honor of interviewing Dr. John Douglas. Jesse and Chris have been following his research on how the Grand Canyon was actually formed for some time. We have recently finished o...
11 Huhti 20241h 13min
Uranium and the Start of the Earth? - How Geochronology Works
The idea for this episode came from the comment section of a social media post. It has it's roots in one of the biggest misconceptions in Geology and also Geochronology. The comment was about radio-...
4 Huhti 202437min
