169: The complexities of people and geohazards

November's The Leading Edge presents a selection of studies that gives an idea of the breadth of geophysics that aids in mitigating natural hazards, covering natural and induced earthquake phenomena and landslides. In this conversation with host Andrew Geary, Heather Bedle and Chris Garneau explore public misperceptions of geohazards, the power of experiencing earthquakes, and ways to improve scientific communication with the public. Heather highlights a new tool that helps with one of the greatest seismic data limitations, and Chris breaks down the connection between people's concern about future seismicity and climate change. They also choose the most important areas to mitigate geohazards between geophysics, societal work, and education. This episode breaks down geohazards and their impact on the public and provides actionable steps for geoscientists to study geohazards better and discuss their work with others. Dr. Heather Bedle is an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma in the School of Geosciences. Dr. Chris Garneau is an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma in the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology. Listen to the full archive at https://seg.org/podcast. RELATED LINKS * Sebastian Uhlemann and Heather Bedle, (2022), "Introduction to this special section: Geohazards," The Leading Edge 41: 746–746. (https://doi.org/10.1190/tle41110746.1) * Heather Bedle, Diana Salazar-Florez, and Christopher R. H. Garneau, (2022), "Recognizing societal influences in earthquake geohazard risk perception with explainable AI while mitigating risks through improved seismic interpretation," The Leading Edge 41: 756–767. (https://doi.org/10.1190/tle41110756.1) * Read the November 2022 special section: Geohazards (https://library.seg.org/toc/leedff/41/11) Subscribers can read the full articles at https://library.seg.org/, and abstracts are always free. CREDITS SEG produces Seismic Soundoff to benefit its members and the scientific community and to inform the public about the value of geophysics. Please leave a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to show your support for the show. It takes less than five seconds to leave a 5-star rating and is the number one action you can take to show appreciation for this free resource. And follow the podcast on the app to be notified when each new episode is released. Original music created by Zach Bridges. Andrew Geary hosted, edited, edited, and produced this episode at 51 features, LLC. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.