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Category: A History of Paleolimnology

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23: Core Ideas and Smol

November 30, 2020 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: A History of Paleolimnology, guest Filed under: guest, history, John Smol

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

November 16, 2020 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: A History of Paleolimnology Filed under: climate change, eutrophication, frontier paleolimnology, history, methods, multi-proxy

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

October 20, 2020 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: A History of Paleolimnology Filed under: acid rain, dating, diatoms, history, pH, radioisotope, the before times, varve

20: A History of Paleolimnology (Part 2: There and Back Again)

October 1, 2020 adam

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

The second episode of our History of Paleolimnology begins at the start of the 20th century (where we ended Part 1), …

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Posted in: A History of Paleolimnology Filed under: corers, history, paleolimnology, pioneers

19: A History of Paleolimnology (Part 1: The Elder Days)

September 15, 2020 adam

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

Our latest podcast begins a new multi-episode arc: A History of Paleolimnology, examining how many branches of science came together …

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Posted in: A History of Paleolimnology Filed under: beginnings, f-bomb, history, IPA, JOPL, paleolimnology, woah

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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