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26: Illuminating Biovectors

April 15, 2021 adam

“Birds of a feather flock (and poop) together” – Ancient Greek Proverb

The next episode in our series on Topical Paleolimnology looks at how paleolimnology can be used to track biovectors. We were fortunate to be joined by guest host …

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Posted in: guest, podcast Filed under: biovector, conservation, diatoms, episode, guano, Leach’s storm-petrel, Matthew Duda, multi-proxy, nutrients, poop, seabirds, stable isotopes

25: Defining the Anthropocene

March 7, 2021 adam

“Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence” – Carl Sagan

Our next episode on Topical Paleolimnology examines the proposed new geological epoch in the history of the Earth – the Anthropocene (or “Age of Humans”). The definition of an epoch is complex, …

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Posted in: podcast Filed under: Anthropocene, Crawford Lake, episode, geology, golden spike, GSSP, Holocene, meromictic, Nuclear Age, stratigraphy

24: Many Grains of Salt

February 8, 2021 adam

“…he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt ” – Judges 9:45

This episode begins a new arc on how sediment archives are being used to study …

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Posted in: podcast Filed under: anoxia, chicken grit, chrysophytes, cladocerans, episode, Goderich, meese, meromictic, road salt, sodium chloride, topical
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23: Core Ideas and Smol

January 16, 2021 adam

“Now what are you doing?” – John P. Smol

We conclude our History of Paleolimnology series by talking to Dr. John Smol about the growth and development of the field over the past few decades. John holds the Canada Research …

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Posted in: podcast Filed under: episode, guest, history, John Smol

22: A History of Paleolimnology (Part 4: Into the West)

January 3, 2021 adam

“All have their worth and each contributes to the worth of the others” – John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

The fourth episode of our History of Paleolimnology picks up after the acid rain debates, with the science of paleolimnology ready …

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Posted in: podcast Filed under: climate change, episode, eutrophication, frontier paleolimnology, history, methods, multi-proxy

21: A History of Paleolimnology (Part 3: The Road to Mordor)

January 2, 2021 adam

“All have their worth and each contributes to the worth of the others” – John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

In the third episode of our series on the History of Paleolimnology we discuss how paleolimnology rapidly matured from a qualitative …

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Posted in: podcast Filed under: acid rain, dating, diatoms, episode, history, pH, radioisotope, the before times, varve

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Core Ideas is a podcast dedicated to  Paleolimnology, the science (and art) of reconstructing the past environments of fresh water systems. Whether you are an expert at collecting sediment cores and microscope identifications, or simply have an interest in environmental issues, we will help make the natural records that surround us as clear as mud.

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