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1. Darwin and the Ancient Earth: Dinosaurs and the 'Deep Past' in the 19th-Century Imagination
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Why was the young Darwin's fascination with geology so important for his later work? And why was prehistory so popular in early nineteenth-century Britain? A podcast with...
Collection: The Fitzwilliam Museum Podcasts
Institution: Fitzwilliam Museum
Created: Fri 5 Jun 2009
Are we overdue for an eruption at Yellowstone? Clive Oppenheimer - Eruptions that shook the world
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Dr Clive Oppenheimer discusses cyclical volcanic activity, specifically regarding whether we are overdue for a volcanic event at Yellowstone National Park.
Collection: Cambridge Science Festival 2012
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Wed 14 Mar 2012
Challenged by carbon: the oil industry and climate change
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We still need fossil fuels, but recent studies of the geological record show that we cannot burn with impunity the remaining supplies of coal, gas and oil, releasing the CO2. Join...
Collection: Cambridge Science Festival Talks
Institution: Temporary Employment Service
Created: Mon 18 Apr 2011
Demythologising the Historical 'Conflict' between Geology and Genesis
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Research seminr given by Prof. Martin Rudwick
Collection: Faraday Institute Lectures
Institution: Faraday Institute
Created: Thu 5 Jul 2012
Is there a link between volcanic activity and ice age frequency - Eruptions that shook the world
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Dr Clive Oppenheimer discusses whether there is a link between volcanic activity and ice age frequency. Does polar climate change affect the frequency of volanic activity?
Collection: Cambridge Science Festival 2012
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Wed 14 Mar 2012
Richard Dawkins, Darwin's universal impact, Mon 6 July
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Darwin’s five bridges
Professor Richard Dawkins (University of Oxford, UK)
Summary: Was Darwin the most revolutionary scientist ever? If, by revolutionary, we mean the...
Collection: Darwin Festival 2009
Institution: Department of Biological Anthropology
Created: Thu 15 Oct 2009
The Earliest Life on Earth
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Research Seminar given by Prof. Hugh Rollinson, January 2019
Collection: Faraday Institute Lectures
Institution: Faraday Institute
Created: Thu 24 Jan 2019
What do Geologists look at to judge and learn about volcanic activity - Eruptions that shook the world
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Dr Clive Oppenheimer discusses what Geologists measure to gather information on historical volcanic events.
Collection: Cambridge Science Festival 2012
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Wed 14 Mar 2012
What kinds of future volcanic activity risk do we face? - Eruptions that shook the world
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Dr Clive Oppenheimer discusses the potential types of future volcanic events that will threaten us.
Collection: Cambridge Science Festival 2012
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Wed 14 Mar 2012
What warning signs of an impending eruption should we look for at Yellowstone? - Eruptions that shook the world
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Dr Clive Oppenheimer discusses what we should look for as signs that the supervolcano at Yellowstone National Park may be about to erupt.
Collection: Cambridge Science Festival 2012
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Wed 14 Mar 2012