SciFri Extra: A Night Of Volcanoes And Earthquakes With N.K. Jemisin

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🗓️ 27 February 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The Science Friday Book Club discussion of N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season may have stopped erupting for the season, but we have one more piece of volcanic goodness for you. SciFri producer and chief bookworm Christie Taylor got the chance to speak with Jemisin at our book club meet-up, “Voyage To The Volcanoes,” at Caveat in New York City. Listen for Jemisin’s adventures in volcano research, how real-world events inspired her to build an entire society around disaster preparedness, and how knowing your neighbors can be lifesaving. At the event, we also spoke to volcanologist Dr. Janine Krippner, who helped debunk volcano myths. And SciFri staffers Lauren J. Young and Johanna Mayer explained how history’s volcanic winters have influenced art (and religion) over the centuries. So, sit back and listen while you ponder what’s percolating deep in our planet—from quakes to shifting plates.

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0:00.0	Hey there, Ira here. Last week, the Sci-Fri Book Club closed the book on N.K. Jemison's fiery dystopia,
0:07.7	the fifth season. And this past President's Day, we invited volcanologists, geologists, and N.K. Jemison herself to a lava hot party in New York City.
0:18.6	We learned the scientifically accurate way to play the floor is
0:22.7	lava. We made disaster kits and busted volcano myths with volcanologist Janine Krippner.
0:29.9	And Cyart's producer Christy Taylor interviewed N.K. Jemison about writing the fifth season,
0:35.5	getting up close and personal with volcanoes for her research,
0:39.3	and what's in her disaster preparedness kit?
0:42.7	And by the way, this is an after-hours event, so the language is occasionally a bit spicy.
0:49.6	Enjoy.
0:51.0	Hello, everyone.
0:53.1	Welcome to Voyage the Volcanoes. Amazing. So we've heard some really fantastic stories about the science of volcanoes and geologic events. I'm going to welcome our book nerd Christy Taylor back to the stage.
1:11.3	Everyone, please, one more round of applause.
1:16.4	Hello, welcome back.
1:17.9	Hi, it's good to be here.
1:19.4	Yeah, you have sort of the pleasure of doing sort of the last thing we're going to do all together.
1:24.6	Yeah.
1:25.2	Well, I mean, we came.
1:26.3	We learned about volcanoes.
1:28.1	We learned about society and volcanoes. But what if you lived in a world that was always waiting for the big one?
1:35.6	Our very last special guest built an entire world of disaster preppers on this planet that
1:41.7	as she writes in the fifth season, it moves a lot, this land.
1:45.1	Like an old man lying restlessly a bed,
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