We discuss Dr. Schmidt's paper on the Silurian Hypothesis - is it possible that an advanced civilization rose and fell in the far reaching distant past without leaving a trace? The Paper: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/silurian-hypothesis-would-it-be-possible-to-detect-an-industrial-civilization-in-the-geological-record/77818514AA6907750B8F4339F7C70EC6 00:00 What is the geologic signature of our Civilization? 00:04:41 Can the rock record determine the exact nature of our civilization? 00:06:02 Could there be many interpretations of the rock record? 00:08:27 Does every technological civilization have a unique signature? 00:10:37 Decomposing plastic across geologic time 00:17:29 Hydrocarbons: biotic or abiotic? 00:20:23 Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum 00:24:41 Are we done with Ice Ages? 00:26:11 The Azolla event 00:31:32 The geological consequences of our social, technological and industrial activities 00:37:37 The GAIA hypothesis: Will the earth self-recover? 00:43:10 Is the existence of life goal-driven? 00:52:53 Are humans a blight? 00:55:12 The winds of change 00:59:16 What would happen if we found an extinct civilization? 01:03:45 Exploring MARS 01:07:44 Concluding Remarks Support the podcast by becoming a Patron @DemystifySci ªº¬˚∆≤≥≤≥ https://www.patreon.com/demystifysci ≤≥≤≥∆˚¬ºª #SilurianHypothesis #NASA #AncientHistory ªº¬˚∆≤≥≤≥ Join the mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S​ ≤≥≤≥∆˚¬ºª Check our main channel, @DemystifyingScience for in depth-investigations: https://youtu.be/1OCL5Lq8m6s 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://demystifyingscience.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: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/demystifysci - Discord: https://discord.gg/HXQNjTvZCb - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/demystifyingscience - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demystifysci/