David Rankin

In this episode David Rankin talks about his scientific endeavors in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. He describes his amazing fossil finds, which include a previously undiscovered dinosaur like creature and the oldest Mammoth fossil in Utah. He also discusses his years chasing flash floods and his discovery of asteroids. The interview takes place at David’s new place of work, the Kuiper telescope near Tucson. His job is to track potentially hazardous asteroids that might collide with the Earth. The episode concludes with a discussion about climate science, the administration’s disregard for science, and the dangers this disregard poses to society. To see David’s work visit www.rankinstudio.com