Andrew Knoll, professor of natural history, geology and biology at Harvard University and author of A Brief History of Earth, talks about falling in love with Earth sciences, the nature of scientific research, Earth's history, origins of life, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, life on Mars and global warming.Andrew: https://eps.harvard.edu/people/andrew-h-knollSUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:24 Falling In Love With Earth Sciences3:53 Nature of Scientific Research11:42 A Brief History of Earth21:03 Carbon Dating23:35 Entropy28:37 Origin of Life36:06 Rare Earth Hypothesis39:27 Life on Mars47:14 Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes & Earthquakes57:11 Global Warming1:11:52 Lego Interpretation1:12:23 Inspirations (Books, Movies, Role Models)1:15:37 Legacy & Meaning of Life#earthscience #biology #geology #science