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47: Playing Chicken with Permafrost Papers

November 16, 2022 adam

“Ice is my life!” – Kristoff Bjorgman

Our second Core Reading List is essentially an advertisement for Josh’s research program. Interested in becoming familiar with the paleolimnological literature on permafrost thaw? Stay awhile and listen.

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Posted in: Core Reading Lists Filed under: arctic, chicken, melting, permafrost, reading lists

46: Reading Up on Dating

September 29, 2022 adam

“I like my relationships exactly how I like the planet – circumneutral and sustainable” – Paleolimnology

After belatedly celebrating two years of the show, we’re back with a fresh episode arc. The unifying theme this time is introductions to …

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Posted in: Core Reading Lists Filed under: dating, radioisotopes, reading lists

45: Year Two(ish) in Review

September 7, 2022 adam

“Those who like it, still like it a lot…” – Alexander Keith

Two (and a half) full varves have now been deposited since we launched the show. Once again we take some time to reflect on what we’ve accomplished, where …

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Posted in: anniversaries Filed under: anniversary, reading lists, varve

44: Too Much of a Good Thing (Data)

August 10, 2022 adam

“Good results fit on a postcard, excellent results on a stamp.” – Anonymous

How much data is too much data? In the final episode of Conceptual Rabbit Holes, we consider data collection in paleolimnology and when there is “enough”. …

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Posted in: Conceptual Rabbit Holes Filed under: data, models

43: Why Do We Know So Little About Oceanography?

June 13, 2022 adam

”Good ol’ Lake. Nothing beats that.” – Bart Simpson (paraphrased)

Conceptual Rabbit Holes continues with a question that has been raised several times on the podcast: Why do we know so little about oceanography? Prompting a discussion about scientific silos, …

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Posted in: Conceptual Rabbit Holes Filed under: silos

42: Questions of Scale

May 18, 2022 adam

”You’re gonna need a bigger boat”  – Martin Brody

The next episode of Conceptual Rabbit Holes examines how paleolimnology is well suited to bridging some massive scale differences in the natural world (e.g. size, concentration, density, and time).

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Posted in: Conceptual Rabbit Holes Filed under: very big, very small

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