The Schist of It: Legacy Episodes

As TikTok’s voice of what she calls Gay Geology, Denali (@dykanite) talks with us about why representation and inclusivity is important for queer folks in the geosciences. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

When you look at pottery, have you thought much about the clay used to make it? The indigenous Shoshone people of the Greater Yellowstone area sure did! The different clays used in their wares consist of minerals that can be traced back to rock types in the region and where those pieces were found tells us how far the people travelled within a region. Geo-archeological searcher Chloe Geddes tells us of her findings and explains how geology overlaps with archeology in many interesting ways. Source Material (PDF Poster): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JxNvT6ctsbHg_7qNEz-cX9o5TcSTRDxf/view?usp=drivesdk Follow Chloe on Instagram: https://instagram.com/geologywithchloe Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

Researcher Savannah Devine gives us the scoop on the effect that aftershocks of the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes had on these precariously perched pinnacles. Savannah’s Poster: https://www.scec.org/meetings/2020/am/poster/134 Another poster for more context: https://www.scec.org/meetings/2021/am/poster/044 Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

Let’s go over the history of this big hole in the middle of Arizona and put together the evidence gathered by researchers throughout the decades that ultimately led us to confirm the cause to be a terrestrial impact. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

How a geology PhD student landed a spot as a NASA astronaut and it wasn’t even the coolest thing she ever did. Kathy’s thesis: https://dalspace.library.dal.ca/handle/10222/75117 Used copies of Handprints on Hubble: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/handprints-on-hubble-an-astronauts-story-of-invention_kathryn-d-sullivan/20914627/ Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

Learn the story of Rachel Carson, author of the book that changed how the world thinks of about our environment: Silent Spring. Referenced in the episode: Silent Spring (free to read if you’re in Canada) https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20151002 Use of DDT in WW2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l02B6RyQWCQ Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

I sat down in the lobby of a geology conference with my mic and had conversations with people about why these are important and what students and professionals can gain from them. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

Wendy Bohon is an earthquake geologist, science communicator, published researcher, acclaimed presenter, and outspoken advocate for women in STEM. In this episode, we talk about the many aspects of her work, representation in geoscience, and how to break into science communication yourself. Learn more about Wendy: http://drwendybohon.com Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

When learning about Earth history, many of us learn about the Alfred Wegener, the Father of Plate Tectonics, but do you know about the *woman* whose discovery influenced the theory of plate tectonics? Let’s talk about Marie Tharp, the geologist and cartographer who discovered the mid-Atlantic ridge and thrust forth a new understanding of one of our planet’s most ancient processes. The story behind her discovery mirrors that of many woman scientists; her ideas dismissed by male colleagues who ultimately wound up taking credit for her work once they realized she was right all along. I for one propose we call her the Mother of Plate Tectonics and Proving Men Wrong. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

Each grain of sand on the planet came from a rock that weathered down to almost nothing. Studying these remains helps us to piece together what the earth was like when that rock was formed, millions even billions of years ago. Now, thanks to a new technique developed by researchers in Australia, home of oldest known grain of sand, we can look back in time at the ancient settings in which these sediments were dispersed to uncover clues about Earth’s earliest tectonic processes. Source Material: ‘Understanding ancient tectonic settings through detrital zircon analysis’ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X22000619 Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com