Episodes
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Archives of the Scripps Geologic Collections: From Stone Bowls to Unsuspected Superheroes
Scripps Geological Collections are an important cornerstone of Scripps Oceanography's invaluable scientific collections. Join collections manager Alex Hangsterfer and curator Richard Norris as they reveal the treasure trove of samples housed at Scripps. Hear some of the fascinating stories behind...
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Science Natural Disasters and Public Education with Lucy Jones - Conversations with History
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes seismologist Lucy Jones for a discussion of science, natural disasters and public education. Topics covered: the trajectory of her career, attributes of a scientist, earthquake prediction, science education, and effective communication between scientists...
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The Really Big One
Most people think that in the United States, the area around the San Andreas Fault poses the highest risk for a large earthquake. But the risk for a "great earthquake" and tsunami is highest in the Pacific Northwest. Join seismologist Diego Melgar and learn about the risks, the geologic forces...
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Earthquake Lessons - Professor Richard Allen
Richard Allen, professor and director of the UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, discusses the lessons learned from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake which was centered on a section of the San Andreas Fault near Santa Cruz. It shook Northern California at 5:04 p.m., causing 63 deaths, several...
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Earthquake Science at Scripps
Join Neal Driscoll for an illuminating look at how Scripps scientists are working to understand and monitor earthquakes. Learn how scientists model the potential impacts of major events in Southern California. Series: "Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series" [Science]…
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Listening to Earth’s Atmosphere: Tuning into the Sounds of Our Dynamic Planet
Join geophysicist Michael Hedlin as he describes how the exciting new field of atmospheric acoustics is allowing researchers to listen to Earth as never before. Discover how researchers tune into sounds in the atmosphere to learn more about dynamic Earth processes—from earthquakes and volcanic...
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Building it Better: Earthquake-Resilient Hospitals for the Future
Go behind the scenes of the first-of-its-kind structural test conducted at UC San Diego as a five-story mockup of a hospital, including a surgical suite, is subjected to dramatic earthquakes and fire testing in order to better understand how the many complex systems within hospital buildings...
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Seismic Networks: Observing Earthquakes from Near and Far - Perspectives on Ocean Science
When the massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan last March, Scripps Oceanography was listening. The Institution operates local, national and international seismic observing systems, each finely tuned for detecting earthquakes – from those in our backyard to ones on the other side of the...
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UC Berkeley News: Stadium Science
UC Berkeley's 1923 Memorial Stadium sits on top of an active earthquake fault. In case of a major quake, the Hayward fault could tear the ground apart below the stadium. A huge retrofit project is well underway, and the seismic solutions that are being implemented have never been tried before.…
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Fukushima: Fact vs. Fiction
The nuclear crisis in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is confusing and frightening. Three Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists - Thomas McKone, Edward Morse and Robert Budnitz - discuss the facts about radiation safety and risks, detection and the implications for...
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Unraveling the Secrets of the Southern San Andreas Fault - Perspectives on Ocean Science
The southern San Andreas Fault in California has not had a large earthquake in approximately 300 years, yet the average recurrence interval for the previous five ruptures is about 180 years. Join Scripps Oceanography geoscientist Neal Driscoll as he presents new findings on a possible…
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Earthquakes in Southern California: A View from Space - Perspectives on Ocean Science
Southern California hosts a number of active faults. Over the last 20 years, it has become the most seismically active area in the Western states, with magnitude 7 or greater events occurring around the (in)famous San Andreas fault. Join Yuri Fialko as he discusses what we know about earthquakes,...
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Building it Better: Seismic Testing of Wind Turbines for Renewable Energy
See how UC San Diego helps advance and secure a green-energy future and go behind the scenes of yet another first-of-it's-kind structural test at UC San Diego’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Research Center - the only facility in the world where actual full-scale towers can be tested. Using...
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Shake Rattle and Roll: The Physics of Earthquakes - Perspectives on Ocean Science
Join oceanographer Kevin Brown as he describes the phenomena that we experience as “earthquakes” and relates what scientists understand about the physics of these sudden and at times catastrophic movements in the earth’s crust. Learn how Brown and other Scripps scientists are using a variety of...
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Building It Better: Earthquake Testing Metal Buildings
See all the action as industry and university researchers team up to find the limits of innovative metal building designs as they are subjected to some of the most extreme earthquake shaking ever recorded. Series: "Earthquake and Seismology Programs" [Science] [Show ID: 18699]
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Time-Critical
How Fate and Fast-Tracking Secured a Unique Record of One of History's Biggest Earthquakes. Series: "Scripps Profiles" [Science] [Show ID: 19657]
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UC Berkeley News: New Bridge Earthquake Test
UC Berkeley engineers perform "shake tests" on a scale-model steel bridge to demonstrate a new bridge design that they say can better resist significant earthquake damage. The tests were conducted with ground motions equivalent to large quakes that have hit California, Chile, Japan and other…
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Earthquake Teaching Tools for the Classroom
Scripps Institution of Oceanography seismic scientist Debi Kilb provides educators with hands-on tools and activities to engage and excite students with earth science curriculum. Series: "TeacherTECH" [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 19240]
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On Beyond: Damage from The Great Chile Quake of 2010
UC San Diego structural engineering experts Jose Restrepo and Tara Hutchinson share their insights on damage from the great Chilean earthquake of 2010. Series: "On Beyond" [Science] [Show ID: 18126]
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TeacherTECH: Earthquake Teaching Tools
In this seismology-focused workshop, Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Debi Kilb provides educators with ways to make Earth Science curriculum exciting. Learn the basics of seismology, where to access real-time data and information about earthquakes, and how to interactively explore...
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On Beyond: Examining Art Preparing for The Big One
Explore innovative methods for investigating works of art developed by renowned UCSD researcher Maurizio Seracini, and new techniques from Scripps Institution of Oceanography for sensing seismic conditions on this edition of OnBeyond Series: "On Beyond" [Science] [Show ID: 16382]
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Building It Better
How are we protecting our buildings -- and ourselves -- from the next big earthquake? Find out when UCSD-TV joins universities and industry from around the country at UCSD’s Englekirk Center to perform the largest real-time seismic test of a concrete structure ever conducted. Series: "Earthquake...
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On Beyond: Seismic Competition Marine Mammals Fuel from Trash
College students from around the country design, fabricate and subject scale model high-rise buildings to earthquake tests, marine mammal studies seek information about their survival habits, and a student conceived reactor creates fuel - from trash, all on this edition of OnBeyond Series: "On...
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A Revolution in Earthquake Engineering Research: The NEES Collaboratory
Take a look at NEES, the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation, as it strives to improve our understanding of earthquakes and their effects. Series: "Earthquake and Seismology Programs" [Science] [Show ID: 12477]
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Exploring 1000 Years of Earthquake History Along the San Andreas Fault - Perspectives on Ocean Science:
Join Dr. Bridget Smith as she takes us on a journey back in time deciphering the historical behavior of the San Andreas and explaining how studying earthquake history can give us future insight. Series: "Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 11368]
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Seismic Imaging of the Earth's Interior
Earth scientist Barbara Romanowicz discusses how she explores the deep structure and dynamics of the Earth using seismic tomography. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 11025]