Earth Sciences

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Podcasts from the department of Earth Sciences.

Episodes

  1. 06/11/2013

    Building Earth-like Planets: from gas and dust to ocean worlds.

    The first Lobanov-Rostovsky Lecture in Planetary Geology delivered by Professor Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.

    51 min

  2. 16/04/2013

    The Chelyabinsk Meteor

    In this talk Dr Ken Amor talks about the Chelyabinsk meteor, which entered Earths atmosphere over Russia on the 15th of February 2013.

    14 min

  3. 30/01/2013

    Large Meteorite Impacts on Earth

    Ken Amor looks at the science of large meteorite impacts on Earth.

    12 min

  4. 01/06/2011

    Ironing The Ocean - exploring the ocean iron and carbon cycles aboard the RRS discovery in the south atlantic

    Gideon Henderson, Professor of Earth Sciences and fellow of University College, gives a talk on his research on iron content in the atlantic ocean and its necessity for life in the ocean.

    46 min

  5. 25/10/2010

    Rocking the Cradle...6,000 Years of Geological Impact in Greece

    From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Phillip England talks about the history of Greece through its many earthquakes and seismic activity over the last 6000 years and shows how these events shaped the ancient world's history.

    59 min

  6. 26/08/2009

    The Tipping Point: Climate Change

    Professor Gideon Henderson and Dr Ros Rickaby from the Department of Earth Sciences talk about some of the key issues surrounding climate change today.

    43 min

  7. 12/09/2008

    Reflections on the environment and science at Oxford

    Prof Alex Halliday discusses the role of isotope geoscience in understanding present day environmental issues. He also reflects on studying science at Oxford. Geoscience and the environment. Studying science at Oxford.

    16 min

  8. 12/09/2008

    An introduction to Geoscience

    Using Isotope geochemistry to understand the origins of planets and the present day natural behaviour of the Earth. Isotope geochemistry - utilising mass spectrometry to measure small natural variations in atomic abundance.

    36 min
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Podcasts from the department of Earth Sciences.

Information

  • Creator
    Oxford University
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2013
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Oxford University
  • Show Website
    Earth Sciences

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