Geology Bites: An Earth and Planetary Science Podcast

Oliver Strimpel

Topics: Earth Sciences

No. 194 in Science▲3

What moves the continents, creates mountains, swallows up the sea floor, makes volcanoes erupt, triggers earthquakes, and imprints ancient climates into the rocks? Oliver Strimpel, a former astrophysicist and museum director asks leading Earth science researchers to divulge what they have discovered and how they did it. To learn more about the series, and see images that support the podcasts, go to geologybites.com. Instagram: @GeologyBites Bluesky: GeologyBites X: @geology_bites Email: geologybitespodcast@gmail.com

Latest episodeTony Watts on the Mechanics of Tectonic PlatesOctober 15, 2026 · 30 min

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Latest episodes

1. Tony Watts on the Mechanics of Tectonic PlatesOctober 15, 2026 · 30 min
2. Torgeir Andersen on Ultrahigh-Pressure MetamorphismOctober 2, 2026 · 28 min
3. Brian Wernicke on Lithospheric Extension and the Basin and Range ProvinceAugust 27, 2026 · 34 min
4. Bernhard Steinberger on Whether Hotspots Are FixedJuly 16, 2026 · 29 min
5. Sonia Tikoo on the Moon's Magnetic FieldJune 27, 2026 · 33 min
6. Steve Brusatte on the Dinosaurs That Survived the AsteroidMay 28, 2026 · 33 min
7. Alec Brenner on When Tectonic Plates First MovedApril 30, 2026 · 29 min
8. Steve Jacobsen on Materials in Extreme EnvironmentsApril 15, 2026 · 36 min
9. Esther Sumner on Turbidity CurrentsMarch 26, 2026 · 31 min
10. Hal Levison on the Mission to Jupiter's Trojan AsteroidsMarch 6, 2026 · 37 min

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