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Halfway Expert

9 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

Before each episode of Halfway Expert I study a given topic for exactly one week. Then I invite a real expert on the podcast and together we explain their topic while my expert guest corrects the misconceptions or misunderstandings I’ve picked up in my week of study.

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Episodes

Sustainability Science Notes and Sources

April 10, 2019 23:35

Paul’s Preparation Bibliography Basshuysen, Philippe van & Brandstedt, Eric (2018). Comment on 'The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions.’ Environmental Research Letters, 13(4) doi:10.1088/1748-9326 IPCC 5th Assessment. https://www.ipcc.ch/ IPCC. Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C approved by governments: https://www.ipcc.ch/2018/10/08/summary-for-policymakers-of-ipcc-special-rep...

Sustainability Science with Dr. Kimberly Nicholas

April 10, 2019 11:30 - 60 MB

You can find Kim Nicholas online at www.kimnicholas.com You can follow Kim Nicholas on twitter at twitter.com/KA_Nicholas You can find Halfway Expert online at clockworksacademy.com/halfwayexpert You can follow Halfway Expert on twitter at twitter.com/halfexpert You can email Halfway Expert at [email protected] If you like this show or if you would like me to keep making it, please support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/clockworkscast I have a bibliography of the books and arti...

Arctic Climatology Notes and Sources

January 16, 2019 13:48

Paul’s Preparation Bibliography (2016). atmospheric chemistry. In Rennie, R., & Law, J. (Eds.), A Dictionary of Chemistry. : Oxford University Press, http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198722823.001.0001/acref-9780198722823-e-4908. Francis, Jennifer. New England Aquarium, 10/19/17: Crazy Weather and the Arctic Meltdown, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtmuBoolHQg  Hess, S., & Hall. (1960). Introduction to Theoretical Meteorology. Physics Today, 13(10), 56. J. T. Overpe...

Arctic Climatology with Dr. Jennifer Francis

January 16, 2019 13:30 - 30.8 MB

On this episode of I talk to arctic climatologist Dr. Jennifer Francis. I've spent exactly one week studying climatology in general and Jennifer's specialties in particular, and I'm ready to act like I'm the expert and for Jennifer to correct me. We talk about what climatology is and how it works, the arctic, the jetstream, climate change denial, and more! You can find Jennifer Francis online at www.jenniferafrancis.com You can follow Halfway Expert on twitter at twitter.com/halfexpert Y...

Hydrology Notes and Sources

January 12, 2019 19:53

Paul’s Preparation Bibliography Anderson, M., & Burt, T. (1985). Hydrological forecasting (Landscape systems). Chichester: Wiley. Arnal, Louise, et al. (2017). An efficient approach for estimating streamflow forecast skill elasticity. Journal of Hydrometeorology 18(6). 1715–1729. doi:10.1175/JHM-D-16-0259.1 Arnal, Louise, et al. (2018). Low river flow signal during Europe’s dry summer. ECMWF Newsletter 157. Retrieved from https://www.ecmwf.int/en/newsletter/157/news/low-river-flow-signal-...

Hydrology with Louise Arnal

January 09, 2019 16:05 - 56.8 MB

On this episode of Halfway Expert I talk to hydrometeorologist Louise Arnal. I've spent exactly one week studying meteorology in general and Louise's specialities in particular, and I'm ready to act like I'm the expert and for Louise to correct me. We talk about what hydrology is and how it works, seasonal streamflow forecasting, floods, SciArt, and more! You can find Louise Arnal online at sciartfloods.wordpress.com You can follow Louise Arnal on twitter at twitter.com/ArnalLouise ‏ You...

Archaeology Notes and Sources

September 26, 2018 18:56

Paul’s Preparation Bibliography “Canadian Pseudoarcheology with Steph Halmhofer” Archaeological Fantasies 96. August 6, 2018. Barrett, J. C. (2016). “Archaeology After Interpretation. Returning Humanity To Archaeological Theory.” Archaeological Dialogues, 23(2), 133-137. Buikstra, J., & Beck, L. (2006). Bioarchaeology : The contextual analysis of human remains. Amsterdam ; Boston: Academic Press. Collins, J., & Molyneaux, B. (2003). Archaeological survey (Archaeologist's toolkit ; v. 2...

Pilot: Archeology with Stephanie Halmhofer

September 26, 2018 14:57 - 60.7 MB

On this episode of Halfway Expert I talk to archaeologist Stephanie Halmhofer. I've spent exactly one week studying archaeology in general and Steph's specialities in particular, and I'm ready to act like I'm the expert and for Steph to correct me. We talk about what archeology is and how it works, glass beads on the Northwest coast of British Columbia, bioarchaeology, pseudoarchaeology, and more! You can find Stephanie Halmhofer online at bonesstonesandbooks.com/ You can follow Stephanie...

Trailer

September 06, 2018 12:35 - 1.73 MB

You can follow Halfway Expert on twitter at twitter.com/halfexpert You can email Halfway Expert at [email protected] You can support me on patreon at www.patreon.com/clockworkscast I am always on the lookout for new topics to discuss and new experts to discuss them with. If you'd like to suggest a topic or an expert, or if you are an expert and you'd like to talk about your discipline with me, please contact me! The Halfway Expert theme music was written by Paul Moffett. All rights...

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