Lithosphere, Asthenosphere and Moho- what's that all about?
The Earth's tectonic plates are made up of the lithosphere - that outer hard rock layer of the Earth. In this episode, we talk about the lithosphere, the underlying asthenosphere, and the moho bounda...
22 Jan 20218min
Continental Crust - whats it all about?
You can also find GEO Podcast or all the major podcast capture platforms! (Go on...subscribe and not miss the new episodes) We all live on Earth's continental crust - and so it's the part of our plane...
15 Jan 20218min
Oceanic Crust - what is it all about?
Over 70% of the rocky surface of our planet (although most of this is underwater) is made up of oceanic crust. This crust, along with the upper mantle make up the oceanic tectonic plate material. Oc...
8 Jan 202111min
Metamorphic rocks for beginners
What are metamorphic rocks and how do they form? What is contact metamorphism? What is regional metamorphism? How are they different? In this episode, I answer these questions and give classic exa...
7 Sep 202013min
Life as a Geologist - Dr Chris Spencer
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Chris Spencer from Travelling Geologist and Queens College about how he become involved i geology and why understanding our planet is so important. Chris is a co-lead...
10 Jul 202014min
Four ways to get field experience - for college/university students
In this episode, I talk about four things a college/university student (or anyone who wants to) can do to get some field experience. With college/universities not requiring as much fieldwork - many n...
5 Jul 202010min
Evidence for past climate change
In this episode, I talk about the types of evidence we use to understand past climates on Earth. I talk about isotope evidence, fossils, paleomagnetism, speleothems, ice cores, tree rings, and writte...
28 Jun 202020min
Volcano shapes - shield, composite/stratiform, caldera - and chemistry
In this episode, I talk about how volcanoes get different shapes due to the chemistry of the molten rock materials. We talk about the shield, composite/stratiform and caldera volcanoes...and a little...
21 Jun 202016min
