Boring Trees
Episode 42 of the TAGQ (That's A Good Question) podcast, hosted by Ben Johnston & Scott Johnston, titled "Boring Trees" was published on November 4, 2025 and runs 53 minutes.
November 4, 2025 ·53m · TAGQ (That's A Good Question)
Summary
Ben interviews his brother Adam, also a grad student studying trees. Adam goes into how he's using cellular structure in oaks to reveal climate history. Along the way they talk grad school realities and other student job related stories. • why oaks can extend climate reconstructions farther back in time • sanding protocols, imaging, and AI for cell-level features • grad school workloads, TA work, and lab culture • work outside of grad school • sponsor shoutout to Tiger Sha...
Episode Description
Ben interviews his brother Adam, also a grad student studying trees. Adam goes into how he's using cellular structure in oaks to reveal climate history. Along the way they talk grad school realities and other student job related stories.
• why oaks can extend climate reconstructions farther back in time
• sanding protocols, imaging, and AI for cell-level features
• grad school workloads, TA work, and lab culture
• work outside of grad school
• sponsor shoutout to Tiger Shark Industrial Abrasives
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