Episode 138 - The Moon

The Common Descent Podcast

Common Descent

Science, Education, Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences, Science:natural Sciences

4.8 • 764 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2022

⏱️ 125 minutes

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Summary

It's an easy mistake to think of the Moon as a simple accessory to our planet, but the Earth and Moon are a close-knit pair, and the Moon influences everything from our tides to our magnetic fields to the brightness of our nights. All life on Earth has evolved in the presence of the Moon, and so life on Earth can't be fully understood without considering our cosmic companion. In this episode, we discuss how the Moon influences life past and present, and what we know about the deep history of the Earth-Moon relationship. In the news: pterosaur colors, a glowing spider, deformed pollen, and a long-toed tetrapod. Time markers:Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:04:00Main discussion, Part 1: 00:36:30Main discussion, Part 2: 01:16:30Patron question: 01:55:00 Check out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/ Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Or make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/4c68u4hp Find merch at the Common Descent Store! http://zazzle.com/common_descent Join the Common Descent Discord server! https://discord.gg/CwPBxdh9Ev Follow and Support us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcastInstagram: @commondescentpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduwPodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2 You can email us at commondescentpodcast(at)gmail.comOr send us physical mail at:The Common Descent Podcast1735 W State of Franklin Rd. Ste 5 #165Johnson City, TN 37604 The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org. Musical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Common Descent Podcast.
0:19.0	Hello, David. Hello, Will.
0:21.3	And hello listeners.
0:22.8	Welcome to episode 138 of the Commodicent podcast.
0:27.4	Today we are discussing The Moon.
0:29.7	That's kind of a weird, Joyce.
0:31.1	Yeah, it is a little bit.
0:32.6	So the Moon may seem like it's not really connected to most of the things we typically discuss.
0:39.3	You know, it's not evolution. It's a space rock. There's no fossils up there. No. But having a moon
0:46.6	fundamentally shapes the way life lives here on Earth. Yes. The Earth is a system that includes the moon.
0:55.0	And so discussing the moon and understanding how it affects our planet is actually crucial to
1:02.1	understanding the evolution of life on our planet.
1:05.3	So in this episode, we will look at what is a moon, what is our moon, you know, let's define
1:10.1	the term.
1:11.4	How does it affect our planet?
1:13.4	How does it affect life on our planet?
1:15.0	And how has life responded to the presence of the moon?
1:19.0	And how do we think we got a moon?
1:22.0	And how do we see its effects throughout Earth's history and our fossil record?
1:26.2	It's going to be a pretty cool discussion.
1:28.4	It's, I'm so excited for this discussion.
1:31.1	I mean, it's come up multiple times.
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