Fire and Life

Chapters

1. 0:00 Intro
2. 1:20 What is fire?
3. 1:55 What do we need to make fire?
4. 2:38 How long have humans been using fire?
5. 4:12 Fire does have benefits - right?
6. 4:31 What are the key elements that make fire so important?
7. 6:38 Summer wildfires.
8. 8:19 Is there a bad side to fire - could it just be humans?
9. 9:51 Slash and burn techniques in tropical forests - global warming.
10. 11:57 You have been working with fire a long time. What got you started?
11. 12:32 Stories about fire and fire fighting.
12. 15:23 Dragon fire.
13. 16:29 Hypothetical forest fire - what are the key things that happen afterwards?
14. 18:36 Can you imagine Earth evolving the way it has without fire?
15. 19:18 Why isn't fire considered living?
16. 20:22 Where do you place fire in the environment?
17. 20:54 Transition from firefighter to researcher and writer.
18. 22:11 Do you like writing?
19. 22:44 Do you write at a particular time?
20. 23:06 Do you like words?
21. 23:36 When did you first think about being a scientist?
22. 24:57 What would you be if you could not be a researcher and writer?
23. 25:59 What advice do you have for someone that might want to follow your path?
24. 27:02 Why do flammable and inflammable mean the same thing?
25. 27:59 What is your latest book?