The Genuinely Interested Podcast Ep 60 - Clive Oppenheimer - All About Volcanos
Clive is a geoscientist and filmmaker. His primary research concerns magmatic and volcanic processes; volcanic hazards and volcano monitoring; and the long-range climatic and societal impacts of eruptions. I've always been interested in Volcanoes. They are not only beautiful, scary, and fascinating - but also play a crucial role in our history - and our future.
Clive has worked on documentaries with Werner Herzog, with whom he most recently released Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds. This fascinating film is focused on meteors and comets, and their influence on ancient religions, cultures, and the physical impacts they've had on Earth.
Clive and I discussed
- The role volcanoes have in shaping society
- Underwater volcanoes
- The most active volcanoes, supervolcanos, and Yellowstone
- Werner Herzog and the documentaries he has been a part of
- What it's like sitting on top of a roaring volcano
- How he studies volcanoes
..and much more.
Enjoy The Episode!
My Take: Having had the privilege myself, of sitting on top of an active volcano, I saw and realized how insignificant and small we really are. These craters filled with lava are so powerful - it's a truly sobering realization of our place in this world. It's great to have the opportunity to talk to someone who has such vast knowledge on this very interesting and important topic.
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