Arc 2: Into the Weeds

With a basic vocabulary established by our Fundamentals arc, the Core Ideas podcast will now delve deeper Into the Weeds on a variety of paleolimnological topics. Our second arc begins with some reflections on the fieldwork necessary to collect the lake sediments that are brought back to the laboratory for study.

Ep. 07: The "Joys" of Fieldwork

The second episode of our Into the Weeds podcast arc covers how important advances in computing during the late 1970s and early 1980s were to paleolimnology. Increased access to personal computers, prompted rapid developments in statistical tools and software. Many of the programs and approaches commonly used in the analysis of sediment cores have their roots in this time period. We also appreciate how things seem to have come full circle, as the command line interface and DIY approach to programming during the UNIX/DOS era that seemed in decline during the 1990s and 2000s, has returned with a vengeance due to the proliferation of R based statistical tools.

Ep. 08: Computational Time

This week on the Core Ideas podcast our journey Into the Weeds of paleolimnology continues with a look at the graduate student experience. Using our own experiences we explore questions like: Why try research? What is the difference between BSc, MSc and PhD projects? Does it matter whether you join a large or small lab group? We even touch on what it means to be a postdoc...

Ep. 09: A Study of Graduate Studies

In the 10th episode of the Core Ideas podcast we welcome a special guest for the first time. Jennifer Korosi is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at York University, where her research uses paleolimnological methods to answer a range of research questions related to environmental change across Canada. In this episode, continuing our arc going "Into the Weeds", we explore the way in which paleolimnologists frame their research questions, including establishing baseline conditions, cases where there may be poor or no analogous environments and "big picture" questions.

Ep. 10: The Questions We Ask - with Prof. Jenny Korosi

In this episode of Core Ideas, we continue Into the Weeds of paleolimnology by examining some of the not-so-secret societies and associations that count many paleolimnologists among their membership.

Ep. 11: Joining the Illuminati - A Paleolimnology Perspective

In episode 12 of the Core Ideas podcast we begin to explore paleolimnology, and the questions paleolimnology can address, in the popular media. We briefly consider how news and other media have covered environmental topics such as eutrophication, acidification, climate change, and other emerging stressors, like road salt application.

Ep. 12: Popular Paleolimnology

Paleolimnology is the science (and art) of reconstructing the past environments of fresh water systems. Join Adam Jeziorski and Josh Thienpont as they wade through the wide variety of topics covered by this interdisciplinary field. Whether you are already an expert at collecting sediment cores and microscope identifications, or you simply have an interest in environmental issues such as acid rain, eutrophication, and climate change, this podcast will help make the natural records that surround us as clear as mud.

Arc 2: Into the Weeds

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