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Earth on the RocksWelcome to Earth on the Rocks, a show where we get to know the person behind the science over drinks. Author: Shelby Rader
Welcome to Earth on the Rocks, a show where we get to know the person behind the science over drinks. Each episode will highlight a new scientist in the earth and atmospheric sciences to learn more about their journey, what interests them, and who they are outside of their science. Host: Shelby Rader Producer: Cari Metz Artwork: Connor Leimgruber Board Operator: Kate Crum, Betsy Leija Funding for this podcast was provided by the National Science Foundation grant EAR-2422824. Language: en Genres: Earth Sciences, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Welcome to the jungle, we've got giant snakes - with Dr. David Polly
Episode 13
Friday, 17 April, 2026
On today's episode of Earth on the Rocks we have Dr. David Polly, a vertebrate paleontologist interested in how past changes (geologically, climatically, environmentally) have affected life and how life may have responded or adapted in turn. Learn about sampling of fossils (both in the field and from museums), what the early internet was like and David's experience at the front lines of it, the giant fossil snake Titanoboa, national monuments and their vital role in paleontology (and how that resulted in David being called to Congress to testify), and learning Finnish through reading The Hobbit.
