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Whimsical Wavelengths
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I Dr Jeffrey Zurek (volcanologist/geophysicist) am the host for this science podcast whimsical wavelengths! Also juggling day job, fatherhood & a “normal” life 😅. Pod found everywhere!
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Following! Tangential, the stories of Dr Clair Patterson & Thomas Midgley are fassinating. Its the intersection of science, industry, and government. Shameless plug as I have 2 episodes on that story. Did I did a good job🤷‍♂️ I didn't find a good 📖 in my research sadly
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Scientific and Historical look at The rise Leaded Gasoline - When industry poisoned the world
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November 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
3/3 🧪⚒️ If you're into subsurface imaging, ML workflows, or how we model the unseen 🌎, this EP goes deep— #physics#algorithms.
Interact & ask #questions or if you are in a #scientific field come on the show! General Science Pod for all! #STEM
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Whimsical Wavelengths - A Science Podcast
Science Podcast · Updated Biweekly · A whimsical journey through science topics hosted by Dr Jeffrey Zurek, who is a volcanologist and geophysicist. A passion for science communication, teaching, hear...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
2/3 🧪⚒️From MT+ DCIP surveys to segmentation tools trained on everything → how #AI helps us #image what we can’t see directly. Bringing mineral geophysics into the modern age! #exploration

We talk field #reality too! surveys, remote camps, tough terrain, noisy #data.
#UBC GIF link: gif.eos.ubc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
That is a good topic! And totally outside of my expertise (volcanology/geophysics) I’ll try to find a guest to tackle that question!
(Happy to take any and all suggestions for guests or topics!)
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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I spoke with Dr. Adele Pentland, lead author of the study in Scientific Reports, about the fossil’s discovery, what makes Haliskia unique, and how each find reshapes our view of these prehistoric animals.
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A New Species of Pterosaur Unearthed in Australia with Adele Pentland
Podcast Episode · Whimsical Wavelengths - A Science Podcast · 11/10/2025 · 1h 13m
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November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
3/3 In this episode, Dr. Chris DeArmitt argues for a view — one where science, not sentiment, leads the discussion.
His book, The Plastics Paradox, is available free here:
plasticsparadox.com
#WhimsicalWavelengths #STEM
Home - Plastics Paradox By Chris DeArmitt
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October 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🧪2/3The 1st fully synthetic plastic was made 1907 — as an electrical insulator for wiring - AC🔌(Tesla in Season 1!).
By WWII, it became a lifeline: scalable, cheap, & versatile. After, it symbolized progress.
Today — beaches littered, oceans polluted, and yet… plastic isn’t the villain we think.
October 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
3/3 Give it a listen! Subscribe. Leave a rating. We need more #scicomm out there! Leave comments and suggestions. You can help shape the show. The tradition of the guest’s favourite 🧪 jokes, stays

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Podcast found everywhere they are listed
New science modeling Super Massive Black Holes and their accretionary disks
Podcast Episode · Whimsical Wavelengths - A Science Podcast · 2025-10-13 · 44m
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October 14, 2025 at 7:18 AM
🧪2/3 We discuss how light echoes and flickers around black holes can reveal their inner geometry — from the “lamp-post” models of X-ray emission to the chaotic winds that shape accretion disks.
Paper at the center of the episode: arxiv.org/pdf/2409.15669
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October 14, 2025 at 7:18 AM
3/3 Our guest studied fat networks within dairy #food s Now she applies 🧪as an industry consultant &🧪communicator. Dr. Abigail Thiel!
#foodscience #scicomm
Don't forget to check out her colouring books too!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGJWXGHD
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Abbey the Food Scientist
Hey all! My name is Abbey and I'm a food scientist by PhD, a science writer, and a YouTuber. I like to think about food molecule by molecule instead of what we can see with the naked eye. I started ...
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September 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
2/3 #volcano discipline crossover! Ready to chill as we scoop into the coolest #science? The guest is no soft serve when it comes to #sweet 🧪— grab your spoons & prepare for the🧠🥶. #scicomm
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The Science of Ice Cream - fat networks, sugar, temperature, air and temperature with Dr. Abigail Thiel!
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September 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM