How did a love of history lead to a breakthrough career that, among other things, successfully took the body temperatures of dinosaurs? Caltech geochemist John Eiler talks about how he revived a neglected field to determine the isotopic structures of natural molecules and solve problems in Earth history, environmental science, and planetary science along the way.
John Eiler is the Robert P. Sharp Professor of Geology and Geochemistry at Caltech.
05/29/20 • 34 min
The Lonely Idea - Earth's Vital Signs
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Great science and engineering often begin with a singular hypothesis, but how does a lone spark of innovation become popular science? From Caltech, this is The Lonely Idea.
Rich Wolf, hostThis is your host Rich Wolf. In this episode I'm talking with geologist and geochemist, John Eiler. John is best known for his innovative work in clumped isotope geochemistry, which among other things has given us
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