Episodes

  • Podcast SC004 - Snowball Earth Comet Impact

    Podcast SC004 - Snowball Earth Comet Impact
    Jan 20 2022
    The rings of the Aïr Mountains in Niger could be the result of impacts by fragments of a comet that disintegrated entering the Earth's atmosphere and triggered the Cryogenian Period known as Snowball Earth.
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    8 mins
  • Podcast CB028 - Modeling the Carolina Bays

    Podcast CB028 - Modeling the Carolina Bays
    Jan 19 2022
    This presentation discusses various physical models that have been proposed to explain the formation of the Carolina Bays.
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    8 mins
  • Podcast FN001 - Starships, Galaxies and Carolina Bays

    Podcast FN001 - Starships, Galaxies and Carolina Bays
    Jan 18 2022
    This starship adventure explores the characteristics of the Carolina Bays and examines the theories of their formation.
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    9 mins
  • Podcast CB027 - Eolian Delusion

    Podcast CB027 - Eolian Delusion
    Jan 8 2022
    Some scientists attribute the formation of the Carolina Bays to wind and water mechanisms, but there is no evidence that wind can create elliptical structures like the bays.
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    16 mins
  • Podcast CB026 - Carolina Bays in the Midlothian gravels

    Podcast CB026 - Carolina Bays in the Midlothian gravels
    Jan 4 2022
    Description of the Carolina Bays in the gravels near Midlothian, VA and the possible role of acoustic fluidization in their formation.
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    7 mins
  • Podcast NE001 - Nebraska's Carolina Bays

    Podcast NE001 - Nebraska's Carolina Bays
    Jan 4 2022
    This presentation examines the geological characteristics of the Nebraska Rainwater Basins and discusses the common geometry with the Carolina Bays.
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    6 mins
  • Podcast CR003 - Meteor Crater in Arizona

    Podcast CR003 - Meteor Crater in Arizona
    Dec 30 2021
    Meteor Crater, also known as Barringer Crater, is a meteorite impact crater located near Flagstaff, Arizona. It is the most thoroughly investigated and one of the least eroded impact craters in the world.
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    10 mins
  • Podcast SC003 - Controversial Science

    Podcast SC003 - Controversial Science
    Dec 25 2021
    This presentation describes the scientific method and examines the reasons why controversies arise about scientific hypotheses.
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    15 mins