On the River of History

By Joan Turmelle

A new podcast looking back at the events of the past and understanding how our world came to be. New episodes every Sunday.

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The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.

On the River of History episodes:

February 17, 2019 4 - From Trilobites to Therapsids (Part 4)
The story of life continues with coverage of the Paleozoic Era (541 to 251.9 Million Years Ago). We trek through the different periods of this ancient age to uncover how animals, plants, and microorganisms evolved and coped with a continuously changing climate. Special topics include the Cambrian Explosion, the Ordovician Biodiversification Event, the Colonization of the Land, the Evolution of Tetrapods, and the horrors of the Permian Extinction Event.
Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182868647096/episode-4-from-trilobites-to-therapsids
Links and Referenced Mentioned:
Cambrian Extinction Event: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature09700
Possible link to volcanism for Ordovician Extinction Event: https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/f/94/files/2014/05/young_etal_2009_final-28qe1mk.pdf
Helicoprion's tooth whorl: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3639784/
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17min
February 17, 2019 4 - From Trilobites to Therapsids (Part 3)
The story of life continues with coverage of the Paleozoic Era (541 to 251.9 Million Years Ago). We trek through the different periods of this ancient age to uncover how animals, plants, and microorganisms evolved and coped with a continuously changing climate. Special topics include the Cambrian Explosion, the Ordovician Biodiversification Event, the Colonization of the Land, the Evolution of Tetrapods, and the horrors of the Permian Extinction Event.
Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182868647096/episode-4-from-trilobites-to-therapsids
Links and Referenced Mentioned:
Cambrian Extinction Event: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature09700
Possible link to volcanism for Ordovician Extinction Event: https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/f/94/files/2014/05/young_etal_2009_final-28qe1mk.pdf
Helicoprion's tooth whorl: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3639784/
...more
13min
February 17, 2019 4 - From Trilobites to Therapsids (Part 2)
The story of life continues with coverage of the Paleozoic Era (541 to 251.9 Million Years Ago). We trek through the different periods of this ancient age to uncover how animals, plants, and microorganisms evolved and coped with a continuously changing climate. Special topics include the Cambrian Explosion, the Ordovician Biodiversification Event, the Colonization of the Land, the Evolution of Tetrapods, and the horrors of the Permian Extinction Event.
Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182868647096/episode-4-from-trilobites-to-therapsids
Links and Referenced Mentioned:
Cambrian Extinction Event: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature09700
Possible link to volcanism for Ordovician Extinction Event: https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/f/94/files/2014/05/young_etal_2009_final-28qe1mk.pdf
Helicoprion's tooth whorl: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3639784/
...more
16min
February 17, 2019 4 - From Trilobites to Therapsids (Part 1)
The story of life continues with coverage of the Paleozoic Era (541 to 251.9 Million Years Ago). We trek through the different periods of this ancient age to uncover how animals, plants, and microorganisms evolved and coped with a continuously changing climate. Special topics include the Cambrian Explosion, the Ordovician Biodiversification Event, the Colonization of the Land, the Evolution of Tetrapods, and the horrors of the Permian Extinction Event.
Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182868647096/episode-4-from-trilobites-to-therapsids
Links and Referenced Mentioned:
Cambrian
Extinction Event: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature09700

Possible
link to volcanism for Ordovician Extinction Event: https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/f/94/files/2014/05/young_etal_2009_final-28qe1mk.pdf

Helicoprion’s tooth whorl: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3639784/
...more
17min
February 10, 2019 3 - The Origin of Life (Part 4)
This episode is dedicated to one of the biggest scientific mysteries of the modern world: how living things came to be. The chemistry of life is examined and various hypotheses are discussed. Evolution by natural selection is explained, and the history of the world - from 4.03 billion to 541 million years ago - continues, covering the rise of multicellular life, Snowball Earth, and the first animals.
Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182173306141/episode-3-the-origin-of-life
Links and Referenced Mentioned:
Geologic Time Scale: http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-08.jpg
Richard Fortey quote: Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth. Richard Fortey, Vintage Books (1997)
RNA experiment: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/08/10/1610103113
Quebec Putative Micro-Fossils: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/112179/
August 2018 Genetic Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0644-x
...more
11min
February 10, 2019 3 - The Origin of Life (Part 3)
This episode is dedicated to one of the biggest scientific mysteries of the modern world: how living things came to be. The chemistry of life is examined and various hypotheses are discussed. Evolution by natural selection is explained, and the history of the world - from 4.03 billion to 541 million years ago - continues, covering the rise of multicellular life, Snowball Earth, and the first animals.
Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182173306141/episode-3-the-origin-of-life
Links and Referenced Mentioned:
Geologic Time Scale: http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-08.jpg
Richard Fortey quote: Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth. Richard Fortey, Vintage Books (1997)
RNA experiment: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/08/10/1610103113
Quebec Putative Micro-Fossils: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/112179/
August 2018 Genetic Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0644-x
...more
14min
February 10, 2019 3 - The Origin of Life (Part 2)
This episode is dedicated to one of the biggest scientific mysteries of the modern world: how living things came to be. The chemistry of life is examined and various hypotheses are discussed. Evolution by natural selection is explained, and the history of the world - from 4.03 billion to 541 million years ago - continues, covering the rise of multicellular life, Snowball Earth, and the first animals.
Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182173306141/episode-3-the-origin-of-life
Links and Referenced Mentioned:
Geologic Time Scale: http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-08.jpg
Richard Fortey quote: Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth. Richard Fortey, Vintage Books (1997)
RNA experiment: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/08/10/1610103113
Quebec Putative Micro-Fossils: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/112179/
August 2018 Genetic Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0644-x
...more
11min
February 10, 2019 3 - The Origin of Life (Part 1)
This episode is dedicated to one of the biggest scientific mysteries of the modern world: how living things came to be. The chemistry of life is examined and various hypotheses are discussed. Evolution by natural selection is explained, and the history of the world - from 4.03 billion to 541 million years ago - continues, covering the rise of multicellular life, Snowball Earth, and the first animals.
Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182173306141/episode-3-the-origin-of-life
Links and Referenced Mentioned:
Geologic Time Scale: http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-08.jpg
Richard Fortey quote: Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth. Richard Fortey, Vintage Books (1997)
RNA experiment: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/08/10/1610103113
Quebec Putative Micro-Fossils: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/112179/
August 2018 Genetic Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0644-x
...more
16min
February 10, 2019 2 - Establishment of the Earth (Part 2)
The second episode marks the beginning of our story! Featuring the early history of the Earth - from 4.56 to 3.6 billion years ago. The formation of the Solar System and the Earth and its Moon are discussed, followed by an account of the development of the atmosphere, the oceans, and plate tectonics.
Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/181983849941/episode-2-establishment-of-the-earth
Links and Referenced Mentioned:
Max Planck Institute and Protoplanetary Disks: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/e-fci062918.php
Yong-Zhong Qian and Low-mass Supernova: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms13639
...more
17min
February 10, 2019 2 - Establishment of the Earth
The second episode marks the beginning of our story! Featuring the early history of the Earth - from 4.56 to 3.6 billion years ago. The formation of the Solar System and the Earth and its Moon are discussed, followed by an account of the development of the atmosphere, the oceans, and plate tectonics.
Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/181983849941/episode-2-establishment-of-the-earth
Links and Referenced Mentioned:
Max Planck Institute and Protoplanetary Disks: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/e-fci062918.php
Yong-Zhong Qian and Low-mass Supernova: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms13639
...more
18min

FAQs about On the River of History:

How many episodes does On the River of History have?

The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.