When people think about geology, most people will think of well… rocks. But the geology museum on the U-W Madison campus shows that geology is much more than rocks, it’s […]
Kilauea Volcano Eruption
Kilauea volcano in Hawaii had a major eruption, and has continued intermittent small bursts ever since. So, for tonight’s episode, the Perpetual Notion Machine’s Will Cushman talks with Brad Singer, […]
WI State Parks Extraordinary Geology & Natural History
Back when tropical Wisconsin had just started its journey northward from the equator, there were 15,000 foot high mountains here. Remember? No? How about the giant inland seas before that? […]
Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail
Eight O’Clock Buzz host Brian Standing interviews Melanie Radzicki McManus author of Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail (Published March 9, 2017) Wisconsin Historical Society Press.
Reading the Earthquake History in the Rocks
Geologists at the University of Wisconsin have discovered what may prove to be the Rosetta Stone of earthquake studies. UW-Madison postdoctoral student Randy Williams and his advisor, Laurel Goodwin, have […]
A groundbreaking study of Sakurajima volcano
Producer Will Cushman speaks with geophysicist James Hickey, of the Camborne School of Mines in the UK. Hickey is a co-author of a study published in the journal Scientific Reports […]