The Swift Quake

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

How do you think a stadium full of Taylor Swift fans would shake the earth? Tumble enters the Swiftiverse with Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, the scientist who discovered the “Swift Quake” - a type of earthquake created by fans at Taylor Swift concerts. Find out who really “shakes it off” - when it comes to music and seismic energy.

Hear the other "sounds" of Jackie's earthquake and volcano research on the bonus interview episode on our Patreon, at ⁠patreon.com/tumblepodcast⁠.

Check out free resources for this episode available on the blog on our website, ⁠https://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/

Concert music in this episode was recorded by Ana Hedrick at a Taylor Swift show in Seattle, and used as data by Jackie Caplan-Auerbach.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:05.0	And I'm Marshall.
0:06.0	Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:09.0	It's not just earthquakes that shake the earth, people too, especially Taylor Swift fan.
0:16.0	Wait, is this episode about Swifties creating earthquakes?
0:21.0	It's about how the earth's surface moves and the power of an
0:25.4	enthusiastic crowd. We're about to hear the story of one scientist's quest to find
0:30.7	out who really shakes it off.
0:34.0	Okay, I'm really curious where this is going to go.
0:40.0	Did you just come up with an excuse to do an episode about Taylor Swift?
0:43.7	Look, I'm a reporter and I just follow a good story where it leads,
0:49.1	although I did find a surprising amount of scientific literature devoted to Taylor Swift while I was doing my research?
0:57.0	Like, did you know that there's a millipede named after her?
1:00.0	I did not. What's it called the the Taylor Swifti Shake it off aus no it's called
1:09.5	Nenaria swift day and it's only found in Tennessee.
1:13.0	Oh, like near Nashville in recording studios?
1:17.0	No.
1:18.0	But what's the deal with Taylor Swift causing earthquakes here?
1:22.0	That's what we're going to find out. the deal with Taylor Swift causing earthquakes here.
1:22.6	That's what we're going to find out.
1:24.8	But first, let's give our listeners the chance
1:27.4	to think about this question.
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