Whimsical Wavelengths - A Science Podcast

Volcanologist & Geophysicist: Jeffrey Mark Zurek, PhD, PGeo | Science Communicator

Winner of the 2026 Science Podcast of the Year (American Writing Awards) and the 2026 PopCon Podcast Award for Science and Technology, Whimsical Wavelengths is a science podcast hosted by volcanologist Dr. Jeffrey Zurek dedicated to the "how" and "why" of discovery.Eschewing the trend of bite-sized science, the show offers a deep, honest look at how science actually works, focusing on messy data, imperfect models, and the human personalities behind the research. From geophysics and planetary discovery to the history of scientific paradoxes, the focus is always on the process: how evidence is gathered, how ideas evolve over centuries, and why...

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Whimsical Wavelengths - A Science Podcast

Episodes (45)

May 25th Bottoms Up: Decoding Kilauea’s Deep Magma Supply
May 11th Of Cows and Cures: Reconstructing the Logic of Vaccination
Apr 27th Inclusive Fieldwork: How Accessibility is Changing the Future of Geosciences

Whimsical Wavelengths - A Science Podcast

May 25, 2026
56 minutes
51 MB

Kilauea is one of the world's most studied volcanoes, but its deep plumbing still holds mysteries. In this episode, we dive into a "bottoms-up" view of Hawaii’s magmatic system with Gaetano Ferrante, exploring how pressure changes in the deep mantle conduit propagate to the surface. While volcanologists often focus on shallow, top-down triggers like summit collapses or CO2 degassing, Gaetano’s recent research suggests that the deep mantle pathway—stretching nearly 100 km down—plays a much more active role in regulating magma supply than previously thought. We break down the mechanics of mantle plumes, the transition from mag...

Whimsical Wavelengths - A Science Podcast

Bottoms Up: Decoding Kilauea’s Deep Magma Supply

Volcanologist & Geophysicist: Jeffrey Mark Zurek, PhD, PGeo | Science Communicator

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