PlanetGeo: The Geology Podcast

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com You can find out more about Cate Larsen and all her social media links  here at groovygeologist.com ! Remember you can Support Us Here , and share PlanetGeo with your friends and family! Cate - aka - groovygeologist is a geo-communicator.  She utilizes the power of the internet to bri...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com One day, I (Chris) walked into class and announced that we were beginning plate tectonics.  I was so excited to begin teaching this content.  The response from my students was not at all what I expected.  They let me know that they had all the plate tectonics they could handle in midd...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Link to: Barrenlands: The Epic Search for Diamonds in Canada's Today, we get to interview author Kevin Krajick.  Below is a small sample of his credentials and accolades. Senior Editor Science News Communications, Columbia Climate School Author at State of the Planet Work has bee...

Link to: Barrenlands: The Epic Search for Diamonds in Canada's Today, we get to interview author Kevin Krajick.  Below is a small sample of his credentials and accolades. Senior Editor Science News Communications, Columbia Climate School Author at State of the Planet Work has been featured in National Geographic, Newsweek, The New Yorker, Science, Smithsonian Mag, etc Two time Winner of the A...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com In this episode, we tackle the confusing industry of "granite" countertops.  It's confusing because it seems as though all rock countertops are called "granite".  However, to a geologist, granite is a very specific type of rock and only a small percentage of c...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO !  Available here: geo.campcourses.com In this episode, we dive into a very important topic that will play an increasing role in the climate change crisis.  Carbon (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) is a big geoscience problem, and a possible solution to climate change.  But, we need to understand these two terms well - it’s...

Click this link to try campGEO today! Today, we are very excited to launch campGEO - our conversational textbook to help you learn geology.  This is a structured and image-based approach to learning.  Geology is a visual field, so you need images to fully understand what we are talking about!  Now you have them.  Login to campGEO using the common social media logins, and access all our content for...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com This is a link to the video of the Quick Clay Slide at Dissa video Dr. Alley references. This shows what can also happen to a glacier when it loses it's toe-hold as described in this episode. Dr. Richard Alley is a renowned glaciologist and paleoclimate scientist.  He is also wid...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Dr. Richard Alley is a renowned glaciologist and paleoclimate scientist.  He is also widely regarded as one of the best professors at Penn State University.  Below is a list of his impressive credentials: National Academy of Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society Evan Pugh Unive...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com 536 AD was not a good year to be to be a human - especially in Eastern Europe.  Below are some written descriptions of what it was like: Michael the Syrian, wrote: "[T]he sun became dark and its darkness lasted for one and a half years [...] Each day it shone for about four hours...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Canyonlands National Park is the (big) sibling to Arches - the geology is very similar but the view you get on that geology is completely different! Here we discuss some of the differences, and give a quick rundown of where to go to see some of that spectacular geology.  As always, se...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Arches are an amazing geologic feature and they occur in very high density in Arches National Park - located in Utah!  In this episode we discuss the regional geology of the area, the Paradox Basin, and then get into some of the detailed processes that form arches throughout the park!...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com After a long break from recording, Chris and Jesse return to our studios to discuss our extremely busy summer.  Jesse recaps his trip to Hawaii where he saw some amazing geology.  He also talks about teaching field camp in Idaho to some of the Penn State undergrads.  His favorite thou...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Sand comes from chemical and/or physical weathering of rocks, and is critically important to our society!  Most sand formation begins in the soil - soil has water to further break down the pieces. And the location where sand is formed plays a really important role in how useful sand i...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Today we talk about the basic Principles of Geology - the basic observations that allow us to put geologic events in a relative order of when they occurred.   The five principles are 1) Superposition, 2) Original Horizontality, 3) Cross-cutting Relationships, 4) Inclusions, and 5) Cor...

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Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com The Earth is old...very old.  But, the Solar System is older!  We discuss how we know the age of the Earth, what the age of a planet means anyways, and how planets form!  Like, Subscribe, and leave us a Rating!  —————————————————— Instagram: @planetgeocast Twitter: @planetgeocast Face...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Thank you Valeria, Chelsea and Natalia for the excellent questions! Keep them coming!  Today we answer some of your very interesting geoscience questions ranging from how the moon formed to what's going on in Vinicunca Peru!  We talk about the Mendocino Triple Junction, one of th...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Lithium is only becoming more important to our society, and demand for lithium continues to skyrocket since it is used in everything from Tesla batteries to ceramics.  Your phone has ~3g of lithium in it!  We cover the geology of lithium in this episode - where it occurs and why!   Li...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Thank you Cathy and Matt for the excellent questions!  Cathy sent us a question associated with This Article and Matt asked about Michigan geology (perhaps not knowing the long-winded answer he was in for!). We received a TON of excellent questions from you all so we will have a Part...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Devils Tower National Monument is a must see on any road trip in South Dakota! In fact, you can think of Chris Bolhuis while you are listening, as he is currently teaching 26 lucky high school students at Devils Tower at the moment! The geology of this amazing spectacle has it all - b...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Badlands National Park is a spectacular place to visit! If you are traveling to the Rocky Mountains, it is a great stop to get started.  Fossils are everywhere in the Badlands National Park, and the rocks have really amazing colorations to them.  However, badlands are a geologic featu...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com After Listening back on this episode (both the short and the full interview), my wife and I had a conversation.  I asked her what she thought.  Her reply was that she was full of hope after listening.  Join us as we have an incredible conversation with Ashley Grosh.  She is Vice Presi...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com After Listening back on this episode (both the short and the full interview), my wife and I had a conversation.  I asked her what she thought.  Her reply was that she was full of hope after listening.  Join us as we have an incredible conversation with Ashley Grosh.  She is Vice Presi...

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO ! Available here: geo.campcourses.com People often wonder, why can't we date diamonds?  Today, we answer that!  Here, we talk through the basics of Carbon Dating, also called RadioCarbon Dating!  Radiocarbon is an awesome technique that also has some really common misconceptions about it.  We go through the basics of...