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Welcome to Our Planet Earth, a podcast exploring the hidden engines of our planet EarthWe dig into the forces that shape this planet, from kimberlite volcanoes and monster waves to earthquakes that behave like pinball machines.
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Physics of Clouds and Climate Science (opens the original)
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In this episode, we tackle the single greatest unknown variable in climate prediction: the delicate and contradictory physics of clouds. By the end of 2024, global surface temperatures shattered all previous records, pushing hundreds of zettajoules of extra heat energy into our oceans—a staggering reservoir of power altering weather systems worldwide. Yet, right above our heads sits a microscopic feedback loop that could decide exactly how fast our world continues to warm. We look inside the mic
Material Science: Magic for the 21st Century (opens the original)
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In this episode, we step into the microscopic world of materials science, the true magic of the 21st century. While ancient alchemists spent centuries trying to turn lead into gold, modern scientists are doing something far more transformative: engineering matter at the tiniest scales to fundamentally dictate how objects behave. We explore the golden rule of the field—that atomic structure determines behavior—and look at how a simple structural shift turns soft graphite into a rock-cutting diamo
Mechanics of Monster Sea Waves (opens the original)
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On November 29, 2022, the cruise ship Viking Polaris was navigating the Drake Passage when it was struck by a wall of water so powerful it shattered windows 25 feet above the waterline, claiming the life of a passenger. For centuries, such "monster waves" were dismissed as sailor's myths—until science began to confirm their terrifying reality. In this episode, we explore the sudden and unpredictable fury of the ocean, moving from the legendary accounts of explorers like Ernest Shackleton to the
The Biggest Asteroid to Ever Hit Earth (opens the original)
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Asteroids, the rocky remnants of our solar system's dawn 4.6 billion years ago, have drifted through the void for eons. While most stay within the main belt between Mars and Jupiter, gravitational nudges can fling these "minor planets" toward Earth, transforming them into Near Earth Objects (NEOs). In this episode, we tell the story of the largest cosmic projectile to ever strike our planet—a "mini-planet" several times the size of the rock that ended the dinosaurs. While the famous Chicxulub im
A Pinball Model of Earthquakes (opens the original)
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Earthquakes are nature's most explosive events, with some releasing energy equivalent to 100 Hiroshima-scale nuclear bombs. While we can detect them, accurately predicting their deadliness has remained a "holy grail" of science because they originate deep beneath our feet. In this premiere episode, we explore a radical new "Pinball Model" proposed by geophysicists at Brown University that is completely flipping our understanding of seismic destruction. Traditional models have struggled to foreca
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