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A Geology and Earth Science Podcast. Join Chris, an award-winning geology teacher, and Jesse, a geoscience professor, in discussing the amazing features of our planet and their impact on your everyday life. No prior knowledge required. New episodes coming at you every week. Listen, subscribe, share with someone you know!
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Episode 392: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 30/05/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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In this episode, Jesse and Chris talk about the geology of Iceland - although we keep it at a high level. We're going to come back to this - Iceland - later after Chris returns from his trip. Then, we'll get into some of detail that makes Iceland so unique. Here, we discuss how Iceland might be a prototype for the formation of continents and also t…
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Episode 391: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 23/05/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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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 penetrate. He has to bust out my pick axe to get through it. It's Called Hardpan. Really dense layer that often occurs below the topsoil. Problems: Roots ca…
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Episode 390: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 16/05/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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Some Rocks You SHOULD Know - Metamorphism and Plate Tectonics
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Episode 389: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 09/05/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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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 granite at the surface, which contains all the heat producing elements like U and Th and K - elements that decay away. Today, we discuss that paper in detail…
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Episode 388: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 02/05/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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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 places. How do we know this? The oldest grains ever found are 4.38 billion years old. If that’s the case, then how do we know the Earth is significantly o…
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Episode 387: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 25/04/24: #RockProfessor #rock
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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 students. We believe that seeing geology in the field is one of the most powerful learning opportunities for students of all levels. In our discussion, we t…
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Episode 386: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 18/04/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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Episode 385: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 11/04/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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Cutting the Grand Canyon - Dr. John Douglass
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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 our audio-visual book on the Grand Canyon (Link above) and we have a chapter dedicated to the actual cutting of the Canyon. The answer to this question h…
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Episode 384: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 04/04/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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Uranium and the Start of the Earth? - How Geochronology Works
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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-carbon dating and how it's been "proven" to be unreliable. In this episode, Jesse and Chris have a discussion about the "toolbox" for geochronoligists a…
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Episode 383: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 28/03/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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The History of Granite - Dr. Mike Ackerson
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In charge of the Nations Rock Collection. That's a pretty sweet job description. Join us as we have the honor of interviewing Dr. Mike Ackerson. In this episode, we certainly get into some detail about igneous petrology. Mike and Jesse are good friends and have spent some time discussing things that introductory geology classes take for granted. Fo…
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Episode 382: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 21/03/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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The Devil's Metal - The Geology of Nickel
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Today, Jesse and Chris discuss the geology of Nickel - The Devil’s Metal. Surprisingly, Earth’s core has a high percentage of Nickel - 10 to 20% of the core is nickel. We allow ourselves the luxury of getting into the details on nickel and why the core has so much. Of all the metals we’ve discussed on the podcast, the geology of nickel is the most …
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Episode 381: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 14/03/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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Today, we have the another great interview - Dr. Anji Shah. She works for the USGS and has done a lot of work on heavy-mineral sands and critical elements. In this discussion, we talk about the paleo-environment that could concentrate critical minerals in heavy sands. Dr. Shah also tells us how "airborn geophysics" is important in looking for miner…
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Episode 380: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 07/03/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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Episode 379: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 29/02/24: #RockProfessor #rock
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In this episode, Jesse and Chris discuss the geology of asbestos. Really, we cover all things related - history, past uses (some of which are mind boggling), health issues, and of course the mineralogy. If you want the datail, this episode is for you. Jesse goes off the deep end a little as he nerds out on some geochemistry. We hope you enjoy. We n…
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Episode 378: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 22/02/24: #RockProfessor #rock
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We Just Don't Have Enough - Prof. Adam Simon
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Dr. Adam Simon joins PlanetGeo to discuss many topics. One of the most interesting topics of discussion is the copper dilemma facing the world. If we want to transition to green energy like Electric Vehicles, we will face a shortage of copper. Dr. Simon describes Copper as the artery of a green transition. However, he's done the math and it doesn't…
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Episode 377: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 15/02/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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Today, Chris and Jesse once again revisit the topic of Bowen's Reaction Series. We've never approached the topic in such a before. The heart of our discussion centers around 1- What is Bowen's Reaction Series? and 2- How do we approach this highly idealized concept in an introductory class. How rocks really crystallize in a geologic setting is far …
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Episode 376: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 08/02/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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Today is our latest episode in our series on climate. Jesse and Chris discuss the meaning of "Hard Water". Chris and Jesse both have hard water at our houses and we talk about how that happens. We wrap up this episode by talking about how the topic of hard water fits into our series and climate. We hope you enjoy! We now have a live Mobile App for …
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Episode 375: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 01/02/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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Exploration and Mining Geology - Dr. Steph Mrozek
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Join us as we interview Dr. Steph Mrozek. Steph is an economic geologist with interests in interests in skarn and porphyry deposits and geochemistry applied to mineral exploration. In our interview, the discussion turns to degrees in geoscience and educational pursuits. We’ve received a number of questions from listeners about what degree to pursue…
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Episode 374: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 25/01/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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The Epic Earthlings Grand Canyon Questions - Answered!
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Join Chris and Jesse as we tackle questions about the Grand Canyon. A 4th grade class, Bronx Little School, reached out in a letter with a list of fantastic questions. We knew right away we wanted to make an episode about this. These questions, and our responses, provide a great introduction to the geology of The Grand Canyon. Below are the questio…
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Episode 373: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 18/01/24: #RockProfessor #rock
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Today, we re-visit one our earliest episodes that we recorded when this whole thing began. We've decided to do a small series on Earth's climate and feel that this is the best kickoff point for that topic. We begin by discussing the forgotten history of climate science. This is important because we have known the physics of greenhouse gases for ove…
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Episode 372: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 11/01/2024: #RockProfessor #rock
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Cure the Winter Blues - Yosemite National Park (ReRelease)
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We are on a break, but you can join us now on a virtual Summer Science Institute trip! Follow the virtual Mr. Bolhuis as we go on a geo-tour of many of the premier National Parks in the US. We now have a live Mobile App for iOS and Android. There you can learn all the basics of geoscience with our CampGeo content, purchase a visual audiobook on the…
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Episode 371: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 04/01/24: #RockProfessor #rock
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Cure the Winter Blues - The Grand Canyon (ReRelease)
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We are happy to announce the release of our new Geology of the Grand Canyon book on the CampGeo mobile app - Download now to start listening! We are on a break, but you can join us now on a virtual Summer Science Institute trip! Follow the virtual Mr. Bolhuis as we go on a geo-tour of many of the premier National Parks in the US. We now have a live…
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Episode 370: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 28/12/2023: #RockProfessor #rock
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Cure the Winter Blues - Glacier National Park (ReRelease)
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Episode 369: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 21/12/2023: #RockProfessor #rock
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Cure the Winter Blues - Yellowstone National Park (ReRelease)
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Episode 368: The Rock Professor (Chris Prior) Show: 14/12/2023: #RockProfessor #rock
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Cure the Winter Blues - Grand Teton National Park (ReRelease)
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We are on a break, but you can join us now on a virtual Summer Science Institute trip! Follow the virtual Mr. Bolhuis as we go on a geo-tour of many of the premier National Parks in the US. We are also excited to announce that we have just released a new audiobook on our CampGeo mobile app on Earth's Climate. It's a five-part series with all the im…
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