Episode summary introduction:
The guest of this episode of Gneiss chats is Dr. Erin Martin a research fellow from Monash University in Melbourne. Dr. B. interviews Erin about supercontinents: what they are, how they form, and what are the plate-scale mechanism and processes related to the movement of the landmasses forming supercontinents. Erin loves doing puzzles. Similarly, she explains how she tackles the challenge of finding all the pieces (continents) to reconstruct the configurations of old supercontinents. By playing a game with an unexpected guest and by answering lots of different questions, in this episode of Gneiss chats with Dr. B. and Erin you will learn heaps about the better-known sups … that is, supercontinents.
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Dr. Vitor Barrote: A member of the Traveling Geologist team and the host for Gneiss chats on the Geology Podcast Network. Vitor, also known as Dr. B, has a PhD in applied geology from Curtin University. His current research focus is on analytical developments in geochemistry and geochronology, but he has a soft spot for Economic Geology, also. He enjoys multidisciplinary studies that apply unorthodox and innovative solutions to resolve unusual problems. He is a big fan of spreading education through inclusive media, with science outreach efforts such as this podcast series. He also holds an (honorary) PhD in geological dad-jokes.
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