The One Science Every Earthling Should be Exposed to
As professor of Environmental Studies and Geosciences at Lawrence University, Marcia Bjornerud knows a lot about rocks. In her new book, Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks, Marcia emphasizes the connection between human experiences and the physical earth, encouraging everyone to learn from the dynamic landscape around us. Marcia joins us to tell us about Turning to Stone and how the book is mapped to her own life, provides suggestions for how schools can improve teaching geosciences, and explains why we are living in a golden age of geoscience.
Links:
- Marcia Bjornerud, Lawrence University
- Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks, Macmillan
- Studying Stones Can Rock Your World, The New Yorker
- Episode 195: Learning With Your Feet and Other Ways to Improve Your Timefulness
Featured image courtesy of Marcia Bjornerud
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