Earth, Energy & Environment

Geology & earth science

Geology & earth science sits within Earth, Energy & Environment. Consider the connections between natural processes, engineered systems, resources, and public choices. This selection contains 31 catalog videos from 26 distinct channels. The examples below offer specific entry points into the subject, with their own vocabulary and scope, rather than a prescribed sequence of lessons.

Recurring catalog topics include geology, climate, deep time, earthquake, fermi paradox and japan. These tags describe overlapping directions within the collection; an individual video may connect several of them. Recorded formats include commentary, demo, documentary, explainer, interview, lecture, news, other and podcast. Use those differences to choose between approaches to the subject and to compare how different contributors frame related questions.

“Great Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest”, listed under Central Washington University, is cataloged as lecture. Geologist Nick Zentner of Central Washington University gives an hour-long public lecture on the great earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest, including the Cascadia subduction zone and the evidence for past megaquakes. It…

“4.5 Billion Years in 1 Hour”, listed under Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, is cataloged as explainer. Kurzgesagt's hour-long animated film that compresses Earth's 4.5 billion year history into one hour, roughly a million years per second. It follows the evolution of life through to humanity's tiny final stretch.