274 - GSA 2017, Part 2

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🗓️ 7 January 2018

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

00:00:00 - Now for part 2 of our coverage of GSA's annual meeting in Seattle, WA. First up, Ryan's conversation with Robin Trayler, who does stable isotope work on South American mammals (but not sloths, they're spoken for, thank you very much). He explains how stable isotopes from animals can teach us about past climate. You can read his abstract here: Ecology and Climate of the Early Miocene Santa Cruz Formation, Argentina

00:20:16 - Next up is the delightful Dr. Lindsey Yann, who is also working on stable isotopes in mammals, but she's looking at white-tailed deer from an archaeological site in Tennessee, so similar tools to answer different questions. Neat! Her abstract: Deer as Potential Climatic Recorders Through Time

00:39:11 - In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Ryan brought Patrick a beer, in this case, a pretty big one, the Megalodom from Ninkasi Brewing Company, named for a pretty epic (but definitely extinct) shark. A brief discussion of Ryan and Patrick's issues with taxonomy ensues.

00:52:38 - Finally, Ryan's field partner from undergrad, Harrison Gray, who is finishing up his doctorate in Geomorphology and does a great job of breaking down the methods he's developed for understanding the history of a rock and its role in the landscape. He also works for the USGS, though not for much longer, so we do speak a little about the politics of making it harder for government agencies to hire young scientists to serve the nation's interests. Strap in. His abstract: Testing Age Predictions Made with Portable OSL Measurements in Southern Nevada

01:13:32 - PaleoPOWs are a lot like spending time at a conference, you could bump into anyone! First up, we thank Ryan's parents, Bruce and Susan, for their support on Patreon. As part of the reward for their generosity, they get a thesis title: A quilted layering for Chondrichthyan cartilaginous insertion of the patellar joint, a test case performed in New Mexico, USA. It may be nonsense, but it's yours with our sincerest thanks. Next up, a fossiliferous update from Emma G. about the discovery of two fighting fossils Ryan mentioned in a previous episode. Last up, Kirstin M. asks why we stopped doing Trailer Trash Talk, her favorite segment, so we explain why while also sneaking in a quick peek at the teaser for Smallfoot, to really hammer the point home.

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Music for this week's show:
Change Of Season - Hall and Oates
Oh Dear - Matt Costa
Dead Sea - The Lumineers
Lost In The Light - Bahamas

Transcript

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0:00.0	We're going to have to cut this.
0:02.7	From science sort of.com, you're listening to Science Sort of.
0:31.2	Hello, welcome to Science Sort of. You are listening to Episode 275. My name is Ryan Haupt and joining me to discuss things that are science, things that are sort of science, and things that wish they were science, live and in person. It's Patrick Wheatley.
0:39.5	Hey, how are you? We're on the same couch. Yeah. This is, is the last time we recorded in person? I mean, a live show is a different, different beast.
0:41.4	I got to say it's a little weird.
0:44.1	I feel a little embarrassed.
0:45.1	You look tense.
0:47.7	I'm usually by myself more or less when I'm recording.
0:50.6	It's hard to, hard to look at someone while I do this. Every once in a while we'll get somebody who wants to do their like Skype interview over video.
0:57.9	And that always stresses me out a lot. Yeah. Because well I also haven't been on the show in like 38 episodes or something. That's on you. I take no responsibility. Yeah, I had
1:02.1	trouble figuring out which into the mic to talk into. Uh, but this week, our theme is GSA 2017 part
1:10.3	two. So this is the second round of interviews I did at the Geological Society of America's annual meeting.
1:16.4	Was that it?
1:17.0	It was good.
1:18.1	They take care of their press people.
1:19.8	I'm learning that like these big scientific organizations, like if you're press, like they roll out the red carpet's the wrong term.
1:26.9	But like get your own little room,
1:28.5	you can place to, like, leave your jacket.
1:29.6	There's carpet.
1:30.4	There's carpet.
1:30.9	There's carpet.
1:31.4	There's coffee.
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