What if plate tectonics isn't settled science? Consensus suggests Earth's crust has been going through relatively constant supercontinent cycles for as long as there has been a solid crust. There are all kinds of measurements and experiments that seem to confirm this observation - but there are whose who insist that the ancient history of the Earth is not what it seems. Rather than being formed as a molten ball of naked space goo, condensed from the sun's protoplanetary disk, it's possible that the Earth formed hot and gassy - like Jupiter, or the sizzling gas giants that Kepler is regularly finding in close solar orbits. If that's possible - and our recent conversation with NASA's Don Pettit suggests there is a solid line of evidence here - how does that change our understanding of the Earth? Enter Dr. J. Marvin Herndon, who proposes the history of our planet is a history of decompression. In this episode of the DemystifySci podcast, he takes us through his theory and, along the way, explains everything from the composition of the inner core, to the generation of the magnetic field, to the reason that the surface of the Earth looks the way it does. Support the podcast by becoming a Patron @DemystifySci ªº¬˚∆≤≥≤≥ https://www.patreon.com/demystifysci ≤≥≤≥∆˚¬ºª Support the podcast by building your library with Dr. Herndon's book Paradigm Shifts: ªº¬˚∆≤≥≤≥ https://amzn.to/3NXOHFR ≤≥≤≥∆˚¬ºª 00:00 the history of geoscience 00:08:21 inghe leman and the inner core 00:13:10 a meteorite model of the inner core 00:16:12 how does a chondrite match the earth? 00:18:58 Enstatite chondrites: the key to the composition of the inner core 00:21:16 the nickel silicide model 00:22:39 what does the model solve? 00:27:00 how wwii and peer review undermined the new model of the earth 00:30:34 when the ethics of old science died 00:32:27 why does the temperature of the inner earth matter? 00:34:15 conspiracy, or laziness? 00:37:27 modeling the inner core by way of Enstatite chondrites 00:40:32 how do you get the mass ratio of the earth? 00:41:17 the abee meteorite: a perfect match 00:44:03 uranium at the center of the earth? 00:45:07 the source of the Earth's magnetic field 00:47:53 why the math of core convection doesn't work out 00:51:17 A convection-driven dynamo elsewhere 00:53:32 the organization of the nuclear subcore 00:56:54 what causes magnetic field reversals? 01:01:10 Real scientists are after the truth 01:02:39 what went wrong with the institutions? 01:05:02 what are alternatives to peer review? 01:07:21 is there a preprint blacklist? 01:08:54 arxiv moves to Cornell 01:10:43 what motivates the blacklist? 01:14:12 did you always need an institutional affiliation to publish on arxiv? 01:15:03 scientific censorship is out of control 01:18:05 Plate tectonics, not so good 01:21:34 Mantle convection is impossible 01:22:16 A decompressing Earth 01:28:14 A high pressure birth 01:30:46 Earth begins as a giant gaseous protoplanet 01:33:00 The sun ignites & Strips the protoearth 01:37:58 how do you account for fossils and the age of the seafloor? 01:39:54 what makes mountains? 01:42:17 what are subduction zones & heat sources? 01:45:50 how does a decompressing earth account for fossil evidence? 01:59:08 evidence for a nuclear georeactor at the center of the Earth 02:10:28 close the revolving door of sciences 02:12:58 how to change the flow of science money 02:18:18 how do you find independent research? 02:20:23 Where are the institutions that will replace the old ones? 02:26:12 closing remarks #ExpandingEarth #MarvinHerndon #ParadigmShifts Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://youtu.be/1OCL5Lq8m6s ªº¬˚∆≤≥≤≥ Join the mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S​ ≤≥≤≥∆˚¬ºª PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying microbial communication at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting and exploring the woods. Michael Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3uhn7J1 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/39IDJBD RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/HXQNjTvZCb - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci