How Cool Are Caves? with Professor Kathleen R. Johnson

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

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Science, Self-improvement, Comedy, Education, Society & Culture

4.9 • 21.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Getting Curious is going spelunking! Caves are full of evidence about our Earth’s past: they can tell us about monsoons in Laos and sea surface temperatures in Mexico over tens of thousands of years ago. They can also help predict our climate future. This week, Professor Kathleen R. Johnson takes us through the incredible world of caves and shares what it’s like to scale 200-foot ladders, kayak all day in the dark, and encounter pythons, big ass spiders, and other creatures along the way—all in the name of science! Kathleen Johnson is a Professor in the Department of Earth System Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). She is a geochemist and a paleoclimatologist who specializes in reconstructing past climate changes using stalagmites from tropical and monsoon regions, with current projects in Laos, Vietnam, and Mexico. In addition, she directs the new UCI CLIMATE Justice initiative which aims to culturally transform the geosciences through training postbaccalaureate and PhD Fellows in community-engaged research practices and environmental justice. You can follow Professor Johnson on Twitter @cavesandclimate, and on Threads @kathleen.r.johnson. For more information on her work, check out her lab website and department website. Follow us on Instagram @CuriousWithJVN to join the conversation. Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Curious for more? Check out these episodes next: How Major Are Volcanoes? What's It Like To Survive An Earthquake? Does Groundwater Go With The Flow? How Does Dust Impact Earth's Climate? Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Find books from Getting Curious guests at bookshop.org/shop/curiouswithjvn. Our executive producer is Erica Getto. Our producer is Chris McClure. Our associate producer is Allison Weiss. Our engineer is Nathanael McClure. Production support from Julie Carrillo, Samantha Martinez, and Anne Currie. Our theme music is “Freak” by QUIÑ; for more, head to TheQuinCat.com. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	At Getting Curious, we have the most incredible community of listeners.
0:04.4	I freaking love you guys, and week after week, we get to go on a journey of learning with the most amazing guest experts.
0:11.2	But honestly, honey, there's a lot more layers.
0:14.0	Some layers that we want to exploit on my hairdresser who loves layering hair and layers of cake.
0:19.2	My blanched devaro accent went away, honey, so that's boring and boring.
0:23.2	There is so much, though, and all seriousness that I want to chat about with you guys outside of our regular episodes,
0:29.2	which is why we are announcing that starting today, we're adding Ask JVN episodes to the Getting Curious Universe.
0:37.2	Every other week, I'm putting myself in that glorious hot seat and you're asking the questions.
0:42.8	You want some relationship advice? How about some sex stuff?
0:46.8	How about some adult things? This is kind of given talk sex with Sujo Hanson, but also with gardening.
0:52.4	Because if you have some gardening questions or like, it could even be hair care.
0:56.0	But hopefully, it's kind of sexy. It's giving me like, after dark vibes.
1:00.0	That's what I'm going for. So ask your wildest, your weirdest, your freakyest questions.
1:04.8	And I can share some of my wildest, weirdest answers.
1:07.2	I'm very excited about it. Also, even conservatives, if you're looking to cancel me,
1:10.8	this is probably the podcast you're going to want to pay for because it is behind a paywall.
1:15.2	So, you know, we are doing behind a paywall because this is an adult content for adult gold.
1:19.2	Just, yes. So stay tuned to the end of the episode for more details on how to listen to the first episode
1:25.0	and how to submit your questions.
1:32.6	Highway to the danger zone.
1:39.6	Welcome back to Getting Curious. I'm Jonathan Fannes.
1:42.0	Every week, I sit down for a gorgeous conversation with a brilliant expert to learn
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