Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist
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Down To Earth: A podcast for Geoscientists by Geoscientist

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Episodes
55
In catalog
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Weekly
~every 9 days
Avg Length
29m
Per episode
Latest
Feb 06, 2025
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About the Show

Welcome to “Down to Earth”, a 30-minute podcast about innovative geoscience and the incredible people behind it. Each week, we host a different guest to talk about science, careers, and passions. From stories about meeting their idols, to investigating their science superpowers, and all the fascinating research and engineering projects in between, Down to Earth is sure to become your quick and compelling catch-up on the people and the work in geoscience. This podcast is presented by the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society.

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Established Catalog

55 episodes — long track record

Production & Distribution

Active Since
Jan 14, 2021
Format
Episodic
Hosting
feed.podbean.com

Recent Episodes

S6E8 S06E08 Down to Earth: Help or Hindrance? The Ethics of AI-Driven Geoscience

Feb 06, 2025 33m

After covering many of the exciting possibilities and potential challenges of AI in Earth Observation (EO), the question still remains: Is AI in EO going to be more of a help, or a hindrance? The…

S6E7 S06E07 Down to Earth: AI to the Rescue: The Power of Partnership in AI4EO

Jan 30, 2025 34m

As the previous episodes have highlighted, collaboration plays an important role when it comes to using AI to solve real-world problems. So how do we work across diverse stakeholders to do this work…

S6E6 S06E06 Down to Earth: Geospatial Foundation Models For Real-World Challenges

Jan 23, 2025 33m

Beyond the challenges inherent in using AI in earth observation, there are some incredibly valuable applications for tackling real-world problems. In particular, Geospatial Foundation Models are…

S6E5 S06E05 Down to Earth: Training scientists on high performance computing

Jan 16, 2025 32m

Unlocking the full potential of scientific research requires more than just cutting-edge technology - it demands skilled scientists who can wield it effectively. In this episode, we delve into the…

S6E4 S06E04 Down to Earth: Supercomputing and GeoAI

Jan 09, 2025 34m

Now that we have the basics of AI use in the geosciences, the question becomes, how do we use and maximize these tools? Enter the supercomputer! With Dr. Dalton Lunga, Senior R&D Scientist and…

S6E3 S06E03 Down to Earth: Revving up AI in Geoscience: The Hardware Revolution

Dec 19, 2024 38m

When machine learning was first invented, the infrastructure for processing earth observation data was incredibly slow, often taking days or weeks to generate results. But recent breakthroughs in…

S6E2 S06E02 Down to Earth: AI’s Secret Sauce: Quality Data

Dec 12, 2024 35m

We’ve heard repeatedly that reliable, validated training data is one of the most important, and also most challenging components of ensuring AI models provide accurate outputs. How are we overcoming…

S6E1 S06E01 Down to Earth: Demystifying AI in Geoscience

Dec 05, 2024 32m

AI is a hot topic these days, but when it comes to geoscience, how is it actually being used? To answer this question, we speak to Dr. Caleb Robinson, Principal Research Scientist, Microsoft AI for…

S6 Down to Earth Season 6: AI4EO Trailer

Nov 19, 2024 1m Trailer

Imagine a world where scientists can predict natural disasters before they strike, where we can monitor the health of our planet in real-time, and where we can uncover the secrets of Earth's hidden…

S5E8 S05E08 Down to Earth: Food Security

Nov 27, 2023 32m

From its role in sustaining and nurturing our bodies to its cultural and social significance, food is a key component of human life. It’s also in serious jeopardy due to climate change. In this…

S5E7 S05E07 Down to Earth: Water Resources

Nov 20, 2023 28m

According to the UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health, water-related disasters (WRDs), including floods and droughts, account for 90% of natural disasters. These disasters result in…

S5E6 S05E06 Down to Earth: Sea Ice

Nov 13, 2023 35m

What’s the difference between glaciers and sea ice and why do we need to be studying sea ice to better understand climate change? In this episode, we speak to two experts who study sea ice in the…

S5E5 S05E05 Down to Earth: Glaciers

Nov 06, 2023 36m

As far back as 2014, Dr. Eric Rignot, specialist in glaciology, has been informing us that some of our glaciers are melting faster than we can save them. Yet, this knowledgeable and passionate…

S5E4 S05E04 Down to Earth: Aerosols

Oct 30, 2023 32m

Methane is a dangerous gas has more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. Methane is a major contributor to global warming. But the good news is, unlike CO2,…

S5E3 S05E03 Down to Earth: Permafrost

Oct 23, 2023 35m

Whenever we think of greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is top of mind. But a more nefarious gas is gaining notoriety: Methane. Not just restricted to agricultural emissions, methane is also found in…

S5E2 S5E02 Down to Earth: Wetlands

Oct 16, 2023 34m

Wetlands are the Earth’s greatest natural carbon stores, however, since 1900, we have lost 64% of our wetlands due to both human activity and climate change. Coastal wetlands and deltas–wetlands that…

S5E1 S5E01 Down to Earth: Forest Ecosystems

Oct 10, 2023 34m

The Global Carbon Cycle refers to the continuous flow of carbon from the land and water, through the atmosphere and living organisms. Within the cycle there are carbon sinks and carbon emitters. As…

S5 Down to Earth: Season 5 Trailer

Oct 03, 2023 1m Trailer

In a world grappling with the pressing challenges of climate change, I bring you stories of optimism, resilience, and scientific insight: Welcome to Season five of Down to Earth: A podcast for…

S4E10 S4E10 Down to Earth: Training for culture change in Open Science

Jun 19, 2023 31m

The open science movement is an experiment, but it’s an experiment that has a lot of merit when it comes to its vision of equitable transparency, accessibility and collaboration for better science,…

S4E9 S4E09 Down to Earth: Getting the Green for Open Science

Jun 05, 2023 33m

Open science has been an almost exclusively voluntary endeavor for the past two decades, with passionate individuals piecing together collaboratives, nonprofits, grants, and donations to support…

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