Dr. Alex Speer Part 1

03/25/22 • 14 min

In the first part of this conversation, our host Thomas Hale talks to Dr. Alex Speer about his journey into the world of minerals, the importance of minerology in our day-to-day lives, and the complex questions of selecting optimal mineral extraction techniques in different situations.
It should be noted that this episode was recorded before the recent invasion of Ukraine.
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In part two of this episode, Thomas Hale and Anna Poberezhna discuss how technologies, such as blockchain and the digitisation of water, create 'true value' and encourage holistic sustainability in the green economy.
Anna is Ukrainian and during this episode she makes reference to the events of 2014. It should be noted that this episode was recorded before the recent invasion of Ukraine.
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Dr. Alex Speer Part 2

This week, we are again joined by Dr Alex Speer, former long time executive director of the Mineralogical Society of America. Dr. Speer is a MSC fellow and the secretary treasurer of the Geological Society of America's Mineralogy Geochemistry, Petrology and Volcanology Division. In this episode, we talk about geopolitical competition for mineral resources and why minerals matter so much in modern society.