Caden J Howlett is a field geologist with a broad interest in understanding the long-term behavior of the lithosphere. He is passionate about thrust belts, core complexes, and science communication. See Caden’s YouTube for videos on a variety of topics ranging from Andes fieldwork to graduate school advice (www.youtube.com/c/CadenHowlett). Cerro Mercedario is the eighth-highest mountain […]
In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to Regina, Saskatchewan to explore one of the greatest puzzles in Canadian geologic history. The Trans-Hudson Orogeny was a massive Paleoproterozoic mountain building event that built a large portion of North America. Over a billion years of erosion now conceals the Himalaya-sized event in the flat […]
Episode summary introduction: In this episode of Storybook Earth, Jess tells the intricate tale of faults. She will talk about exactly what a fault is, how it is formed, as well as the different kinds of faults…yes, there are more than one! She will even talk about her own experiences with faults and a special one close to […]
Episode summary introduction: This episode of GEOY explores the incredible and inspiring life of notable geologist Tanya Atwater, the Mother of Plate Tectonics. Geologists Mikaela Moore and Gillian Ivey discuss Atwater’s life from a young age, through her major discoveries regarding the theories of plate tectonics, obstacles and discrimination faced as a woman in science […]
Gino is a Dutch geologist, who obtained his PhD from the IPGP, Paris, and is now a postdoc at ISTerre in Grenoble. His current research aims at understanding sea-level history from tectonically uplifting coastlines worldwide. Here he shares his experiences from a recent fieldwork in Cuba. When I tell people I have to spend a […]
