Laurent Jolivet is an expert on the dynamics of tectonic plates and the mantle and is a Professor at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the Sorbonne University.  He combines satellite measurements, seismic tomography, field observations, and computer modeling to reconstruct plate motions, even in some of the most complicated parts of the world.  Here he unravels the tangled evolution of the Mediterranean.

Visit geologybites.com to see maps and animations of the Mediterranean's geological history and of the processes discussed in the podcast.