Episodes

  • Ep. 61: Wisdom of the Ancients

    Ep. 61: Wisdom of the Ancients
    May 30 2025
    In between arcs, we got a little self-reflective and decided to make a list of things that would have been useful to be aware of at the start of respective academic journeys.
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    50 mins
  • Ep. 60: The Anthropocene Remains Undefined

    Ep. 60: The Anthropocene Remains Undefined
    Mar 5 2025
    ‘Odd Couplets’ concludes by revisiting a previously discussed topic with some new information. The International Union on Geological Sciences' Submission on Quaternary Stratigraphy has decided to NOT establish a new epoch, and the ‘Anthropocene’ remains undefined. This decision intersects paleolimnology, philosophy, policy and a lot of other things.
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    45 mins
  • Ep. 59: Paleonucularology

    Ep. 59: Paleonucularology
    Nov 6 2024
    The next ‘Odd Couplet’ focuses on the intersection of lake sediments and radioactivity. Radioisotopes in lake sediments are used extensively to establish chronologies, but are there other applications that examine these isotopes directly?
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    41 mins
  • Ep. 58: PalA.I.eolimnology

    Ep. 58: PalA.I.eolimnology
    Aug 9 2024
    We continue our examination of the linkage of some less explored "Odd Couplets" associated with paleolimnology with one that is constantly in the news...AI!
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    52 mins
  • Ep. 57: Paleotempestology

    Ep. 57: Paleotempestology
    May 29 2024
    Our second ‘Odd Couplet’ looks arc continues with an examination of the records storms can leave behind in lake sediments.
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    50 mins
  • Ep. 56: Paleopaleoarchaeology

    Ep. 56: Paleopaleoarchaeology
    Mar 11 2024
    We begin a new arc on unconventional applications/connections/linkages in paleolimnology, called "Odd Couplets." In the first episode we explore the connections between paleolimnology and archaeology.
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    41 mins
  • Ep. 55: Contenuous Funding

    Ep. 55: Contenuous Funding
    Jan 28 2024
    The ‘Money, Money, Money’ arc wraps up with a look at the research funding invaluable to paleolimnology, but not funded by the university-industrial complex. Or is it?
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    49 mins
  • Ep. 54: Elite Institutions

    Ep. 54: Elite Institutions
    Dec 12 2023
    Our ‘Money, Money, Money’ arc continues with another examination of research finances, this time from the university’s point of view.
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    46 mins