Heights of Humanity

Jason Bott
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Heights of Humanity delves into the minds and lives of knowledgeable and successful individuals throughout various fields. This podcast is a platform to spotlight a plethora of amazing insights, tools for success, deep knowledge of specific niches, and more.

  1. Extinct Ice-Age Megafauna, Ethics of Resurrecting Mammoths, Cave Paleontology, & More | John Moretti

    02/08/2025

    Extinct Ice-Age Megafauna, Ethics of Resurrecting Mammoths, Cave Paleontology, & More | John Moretti

    In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with John Moretti, a PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin who travels deep into caves to study ancient animals of the Pleistocene & Holocene.This podcast has no affiliation with the University of Texas or the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. However, it is part of my goal to make quality educational content with real experts accessible to the public for no charge whatsoever.Sources & Further Reading:“Ugly” Fossil Places Extinct Saber-Toothed Cat on Texas Coast:https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2024/...Moretti, J. A., & Johnson, E. (2023). Small rails from the late Quaternary of the Southern High Plains and their palaeoenvironmental context. Ibis, 165(4), 1280–1295.https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13212Moretti, J. A., Flores, D., Bell, C. J., Godwin, W., Hartstone‐Rose, A., & Lewis, P. J. (2024). The scimitar‐cat Homotherium from the submerged continental shelf of the Gulf Coast of Texas. The Anatomical Record.https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.25461Scientists Closing in on Answers About ‘Lost’ Prehistoric Cats of Natural Bridge Caverns:https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2024/...Nogués-Bravo, D., Rodríguez, J., Hortal, J., Batra, P., & Araújo, M. B. (2008). Climate change, humans, and the extinction of the woolly mammoth. PLoS Biology, 6(4), e79.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio....Scientists take a step closer to resurrecting the woolly mammoth:https://www.npr.org/sections/health-s...John MorettiWebsite:https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/student/jo...Publications:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/...Instagram:  / stray_sabercat  Jason Bott & Podcast SocialsGoogle Scholar:https://scholar.google.at/citations?h...Twitter:https://x.com/JasonBott316244  Insta:/ heightsofhumanitypodcast  TikTok:/ heightsofhumanity    Linkedin:/ jason-bott-a52944270  RSS:https://anchor.fm/s/ebd6a240/podcast/rssWebsite:https://www.heightsofhumanitypodcast.com

    2h 34m
  2. Dark Matter, Galaxy Formation, Dark Energy & Advanced Cosmology | Dr. Mike Boylan-Kolchin

    10/11/2024

    Dark Matter, Galaxy Formation, Dark Energy & Advanced Cosmology | Dr. Mike Boylan-Kolchin

    In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Mike Boylan-Kolchin, a research professor of Cosmology & Astrophysics at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Boylan-Kolchin's research delves deep into the origins of Galaxies within our universe, using data gathered from highly advanced telescopes to observe cosmic radiation left over from the formation of the universe. He also studies Dark Matter & Dark Energy, the former being hypothesized as the "glue" that holds galaxies together. Mentioned Articles and Further Reading: Vera C Rubin Observatory Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Qi Guo, Simon White, Raul E. Angulo, Bruno Henriques, Gerard Lemson, Michael Boylan-Kolchin, Peter Thomas, Chris Short, Galaxy formation in WMAP1 and WMAP7 cosmologies, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 428, Issue 2, 11 January 2013, Pages 1351–1365, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sts115 Michael Boylan-Kolchin, James S. Bullock, Manoj Kaplinghat, Too big to fail? The puzzling darkness of massive Milky Way subhaloes, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, Volume 415, Issue 1, July 2011, Pages L40–L44, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3933.2011.01074.x Mentioned Scientists: Carl Gebhardt Deirdre Shoemaker Neil deGrasse Tyson ⁠Dan Stanzione ⁠ Mentioned Episodes: ⁠Deirdre Shoemaker Dan Stanzione⁠ Dr. Boylan-Kolchin: ⁠Google Scholar⁠ | ⁠Academic Profile⁠⁠ | ⁠Twitter⁠ Jason Bott & Podcast Socials ⁠Google Scholar⁠ | ⁠Twitter ⁠| ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠TikTok⁠ | ⁠Linkedin⁠| ⁠RSS⁠ | ⁠Website

    2h 32m
  3. Magma Rheology, Lava Crystallization, Europan Cryolava & Lunar Regolith | Dr. Alan Whittington

    09/09/2024

    Magma Rheology, Lava Crystallization, Europan Cryolava & Lunar Regolith | Dr. Alan Whittington

    In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Alan Whittington, a research professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and director of the HAMsTER Lab at UTSA. Dr. Whittington specializes in studying heat and mass transfer and experimental rheology at extreme temperatures and pressures, which he and his team can create uniquely in their state-of-the-art laboratory. HAMsTER Lab Mentioned Articles and Further Reading: NSF Study on Deadlines Sweetman, A.K., Smith, A.J., de Jonge, D.S.W. et al. Evidence of dark oxygen production at the abyssal seafloor. Nat. Geosci. 17, 737–739 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01480-8Tolbachik VolcanoStudy on Lunar Regolith BricksThermophysical Study of Moon RocksEuropan Cryolava Mentioned Scientists: Doug HemingwayJim HeadBen EdwardsDan Stanzione Mentioned Episodes: Doug HemingwayDan Stanzione Dr. Alan Whittington: Google Scholar | Academic Profile | HAMsTER Lab | Twitter | Linkedin Jason Bott & Podcast Socials Google Scholar | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Linkedin| RSS | Website

    2h 17m
  4. Dr. Krista Soderlund: Jovian Geodynamo, Europan Oceans, Liquid Metallic Hydrogen & the Europa Clipper Space Mission

    08/31/2024

    Dr. Krista Soderlund: Jovian Geodynamo, Europan Oceans, Liquid Metallic Hydrogen & the Europa Clipper Space Mission

    Dr. Soderlund is always such a treat to chat with. I'm always in awe of how she effortlessly glides through and explains complex topics that bend and break my intuition of the physical sciences. This episode contains some extraordinary stuff, from metallic hydrogen and helium rain under Jupiter's thick clouds to sideways convection currents in Europa's massive sub-ice oceans. Mentioned Publications and Further Reading: Howell, S.M., Pappalardo, R.T. NASA’s Europa Clipper—a mission to a potentially habitable ocean world. Nat Commun 11, 1311 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15160-9 Mark Hofstadter, et al., Uranus and Neptune missions: A study in advance of the next Planetary Science Decadal Survey, Planetary and Space Science, Volume 177, 2019, 104680, ISSN 0032-0633, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2019.06.004. Soderlund, K. M. (2019). Ocean dynamics of outer solar system satellites. Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 8700–8710. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL081880 Soderlund, K., Schmidt, B., Wicht, J. et al. Ocean-driven heating of Europa’s icy shell at low latitudes. Nature Geosci 7, 16–19 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2021 Soderlund et al., The influence of magnetic fields in planetary dynamo models, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volumes 333–334, 2012, Pages 9-20, ISSN 0012-821X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2012.03.038 Mentioned Scientists: Don Blankenship Doug Hemingway Luc Lavier Dave Stevenson Corey Cochrane Daphné Lemasquerier Dr. Krista Soderlund Google Scholar | Profile Jason Bott & Podcast Socials Google Scholar | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Linkedin | RSS | Website

    1h 23m
  5. Dr. Shuai Yan 闫帅: Subglacial Lakes, Antarctic Fieldwork, Polar Geophysics & Human Nature

    08/23/2024

    Dr. Shuai Yan 闫帅: Subglacial Lakes, Antarctic Fieldwork, Polar Geophysics & Human Nature

    In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Shuai Yan. Dr. Yan received his Doctorate Degree from the University of Texas at Austin, advised by Don Blankenship. He (at the time of this episode's release) has recently started as a Postdoc at the University of Washington where he plans to study Polar Geophysics & Glaciology through Geophysical observations and high-performance computer models. Dr. Shuai has always impressed me in a multitude of ways. In the time I've known him, I've seen him not only obtain a PhD in his non-native language but mentor students (myself included) AND publish high-impact research along the way. He's taken part in multiple Antarctic expeditions, which he discusses in the podcast. In addition to Polar fieldwork, expect to learn about Subglacial Lakes & Hydrology, Aerogeophysics, how we use Radars to "x-ray" ice, and bits of wisdom on human nature, scientific outreach, and the potential future of mankind. This podcast has no affiliation with the University of Texas or the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. However, it is part of my goal to make quality educational content with real experts accessible to the public for no charge whatsoever. Mentioned Publications & Further Reading: Shuai Yan et al.; A newly discovered subglacial lake in East Antarctica likely hosts a valuable sedimentary record of ice and climate change. Geology 2022; 50 (8): 949–953. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G50009.1 Benjamin A. Keisling et al.; Pliocene–Pleistocene megafloods as a mechanism for Greenlandic megacanyon formation. Geology 2020;; 48 (7): 737–741. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G47253.1 Livingstone, S.J., Li, Y., Rutishauser, A. et al. Subglacial lakes and their changing role in a warming climate. Nat Rev Earth Environ 3, 106–124 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-021-00246-9 Mentioned Scientists: Dr. Benjamin Keisling Dr. Don Blankenship Mentioned Episode(s): Dr. Benjamin Keisling | Ice Sheet Evolution, Sea Level, Climate Change & Isostatic Rebound Dr. Shuai Yan Google Scholar | Linkedin | Twitter Jason Bott & Podcast Socials Google Scholar | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Linkedin | Website

    1h 56m
  6. Dr. Dan Stanzione: Building Supercomputers, Artificial Intelligence, LLMs & Politics of Research

    08/10/2024

    Dr. Dan Stanzione: Building Supercomputers, Artificial Intelligence, LLMs & Politics of Research

    In this episode, I had the absolute honor of speaking with Dr. Dan Stanzione. Dr. Stanzione is the director of the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) and the Vice President for Research at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Stanzione has served as the Primary Investigator (PI) for the development of countless multimillion-dollar supercomputer facilities/systems, such as Frontera, Lonestar 6, and most recently, Horizon & the LCCF. Dr. Stanzione and the supercomputer he helps build directly influence research across not only the University of Texas, but the whole of Academia. This podcast has no affiliation with the University of Texas or the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. However, it is part of my goal to make quality educational content with real experts accessible to the public for no charge whatsoever. Sources & Further Reading: Stanzione, D., West, J., Evans, R. T., Minyard, T., Ghattas, O., & Panda, D. K. (2020). Frontera: The Evolution of Leadership Computing at the National Science Foundation. Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing. https://doi.org/10.1145/3311790.3396656 Guest Lecture at Rice University Recent Guest Lecture Krizhevsky, Alex, et al. “ImageNet classification with deep convolutional Neural Networks.” Communications of the ACM, vol. 60, no. 6, 24 May 2017, pp. 84–90, https://doi.org/10.1145/3065386. Timeline of AI Yifan Yao, Jinhao Duan, Kaidi Xu, Yuanfang Cai, Zhibo Sun, Yue Zhang,A survey on large language model (LLM) security and privacy: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, High-Confidence Computing, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2024, 100211, ISSN 2667-2952, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hcc.2024.100211. Dr. Dan Stanzione Website Google Scholar https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-stanzione-88ba41/ Jason Bott & Podcast Socials: Google Scholar Twitter https://www.instagram.com/heightsofhumanitypodcast/https://www.tiktok.com/@heightsofhumanity https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-bott-a52944270/ RSS: https://rss.com/podcasts/heightsofhumanity/ Website: https://www.heightsofhumanitypodcast.com

    52 min
  7. Solar Energy, LED's, Perovskites & Quantum Materials Engineering | Dr. Bruno Cucco

    08/07/2024

    Solar Energy, LED's, Perovskites & Quantum Materials Engineering | Dr. Bruno Cucco

    In this episode, I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Dr. Bruno Cucco. Dr. Cucco is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Texas at Austin where he specializes in the development of new materials for optoelectronic applications (i.e. solar energy, LEDs, etc). He uses computer models that use many-body methods and also new ab initio methodologies to simulate the optoelectronic properties of materials such as perovskites. These computer simulations help us further push the boundaries of what optoelectronics is capable of and are one of the main drivers behind the rapid development of solar power within the last two decades. This podcast is separate from the University of Texas and the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. However, this show is part of my goal to make quality educational content from real experts accessible to the public for no charge whatsoever. Sources & Further Reading: B. Cucco et al., Electronic structure and stability of Cs2TiX6 and Cs2ZrX6 (X = Br, I) vacancy ordered double perovskites. Appl. Phys. Lett. 1 November 2021; 119 (18): 181903. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0070104 B. Cucco et al., Intrinsic Limits of Charge Carrier Mobilities in Layered Halide Perovskites. PRX Energy 3, 023012 – 28 June 2024. https://doi.org/10.1103/PRXEnergy.3.023012 Intro to Perovskites: https://www.perovskite-info.com/introduction Phonons Explained: https://news.mit.edu/2010/explained-phonons-0706 Donald C. Reynolds, Thomas C. Collins, Excitons, Semiconductor, Editor(s): Robert A. Meyers, Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology (Third Edition), Academic Press, 2003, Pages 687-708, ISBN 9780122274107, https://doi.org/10.1016/B0-12-227410-5/00237-4. Recent increase in the amount of awarded PhDs: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2024/02/05/number-of-doctoral-degrees-awarded-in-us-rebounds-to-all-time-high/ Ice Crystal Fabrics: https://dlilien.github.io/project/fabric/ Intro to Clathrates (aka Hydrates): https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/clathrate#:~:text=Clathrate%20is%20defined%20as%20a,at%20a%20fixed%20composition%20ratio. Dr. Bruno Cucco Website: https://brunocucco.webflow.io/about CV: https://brunocucco.webflow.io/curriculum Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0Cj_hzQAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR Twitter/X: https://x.com/BrunoCucco Jason Bott & Podcast Socials Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.at/citations?hl=en&user=31Ae8UkAAAAJ https://x.com/JasonBott316244 https://www.instagram.com/heightsofhumanitypodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@heightsofhumanity RSS: https://rss.com/podcasts/heightsofhumanity/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-bott-a52944270/ Website: https://www.heightsofhumanitypodcast.com

    2h 3m
  8. Ice Sheet Evolution, Sea Level, Climate Change & Isostatic Rebound | Dr. Benjamin Keisling

    07/19/2024

    Ice Sheet Evolution, Sea Level, Climate Change & Isostatic Rebound | Dr. Benjamin Keisling

    In this episode, I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Dr. Benjamin Keisling. Dr. Keisling is a Glaciologist and Ice Sheet Modeler. This podcast is separate from the University of Texas and the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. However, this show is part of my goal to make quality educational content from real experts accessible to the public for no charge whatsoever. Articles, Sources, and Further Reading: Milankovitch (Orbital) Cycles and Their Role in Earth’s Climate: https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/milankovitch-orbital-cycles-and-their-role-in-earths-climate/ Benthic δ18O records Earth’s energy imbalance: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-023-01250-y Glacial isostatic adjustment: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/glacial-adjustment.html Total isostatic response to the complete unloading of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-15440-y Greenland-Wide Seasonal Temperatures During the Last Deglaciation: https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL075601 Deglaciation of northwestern Greenland during Marine Isotope Stage 11: DOI: 10.1126/science.ade4248 Volcanism in Antarctica: 200 Million Years of Subduction, Rifting and Continental Break-up: https://doi.org/10.1144/M55-2019-29 The first physical evidence of subglacial volcanism under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-11515-3 Dr. Keisling: Academic Profile: https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/researcher/benjamin_keisling/ CV: https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/files/cv/keisling-cv-utig-may22.pdf Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Qi-uGg8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao Jason Bott and Heights of Humanity Podcast: Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.at/citations?hl=en&user=31Ae8UkAAAAJ X: https://x.com/JasonBott316244 https://www.instagram.com/heightsofhumanitypodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@heightsofhumanity Website: https://www.heightsofhumanitypodcast.com

    1h 31m
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Heights of Humanity delves into the minds and lives of knowledgeable and successful individuals throughout various fields. This podcast is a platform to spotlight a plethora of amazing insights, tools for success, deep knowledge of specific niches, and more.

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  • Creator
    Jason Bott
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Jason Bott
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