# Geophysics on The No Agenda Show Geophysics comes up in 5 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from May 2010 to December 2019. - **Chapters:** 5 - **Episodes:** 5 - **Discussed:** May 2010 – December 2019 - **Related topics:** [1957](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/1957.md), [Tectonic Plates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tectonic-plates.md), [Africa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/africa.md), [Climate Change](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/climate-change.md), [Earthquake Machine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/earthquake-machine.md), [Geology](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/geology.md), [Hockey Stick Graph](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hockey-stick-graph.md), [Medieval Warm Period](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medieval-warm-period.md), [Michael Mann](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/michael-mann.md), [Military Technology](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/military-technology.md) ## Chapters 1–5 of 5 ### Tectonic Plates and the International Geophysical Year - **Episode:** [1201: John's Story Time](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1201-john-s-story-time.md) - **Published:** 2019-12-26 - **Time:** 2:04:44–2:07:11 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1201-john-s-story-time/chapter/tectonic-plates-and-the-international-geophysical-year.md The history of tectonic plate theory is discussed, noting that before the 1957 International Geophysical Year, schools taught that the fit between South America and Africa was merely a coincidence. The speaker expresses bafflement at why the "obviosity" of a single landmass was denied for so long. Keywords: [tectonic plates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tectonic-plates.md), pangea, [south america](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/south-america.md), [africa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/africa.md), [1957](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/1957.md), [geophysics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/geophysics.md) ### International Geophysical Year and Tectonic Plate Theory - **Episode:** [1168: Poop-in](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1168-poop-in.md) - **Published:** 2019-09-01 - **Time:** 12:52–14:44 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1168-poop-in/chapter/international-geophysical-year-and-tectonic-plate-theory.md The 1957 International Geophysical Year marked a shift in geological understanding regarding tectonic plates. Prior to this period, the visual fit between South America and Africa was often dismissed as a coincidence by educational institutions. Keywords: international geophysical year, [tectonic plates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tectonic-plates.md), continental drift, [1957](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/1957.md), [geology](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/geology.md) ### Medieval Warm Period, Climate Science Testimony - **Episode:** [1020: Undercount of Color](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1020-undercount-of-color.md) - **Published:** 2018-03-29 - **Time:** 2:46:16–2:51:17 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1020-undercount-of-color/chapter/medieval-warm-period-climate-science-testimony.md A 2006 congressional testimony from a geophysicist challenges the "hockey stick" temperature graph, arguing that the Medieval Warm Period was a real, global phenomenon that modern climate scientists have tried to erase. The witness describes being pressured by NPR to attribute warming to human activity and warns of an "irrational hysteria" in the media regarding natural climate cycles. Keywords: [climate change](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/climate-change.md), [medieval warm period](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medieval-warm-period.md), [hockey stick graph](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hockey-stick-graph.md), [michael mann](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/michael-mann.md), [geophysics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/geophysics.md) ### Vladimir Putin Zombie Gun, Russian Geophysical Weaponry - **Episode:** [397: Wiggin' Out](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/397-wiggin-out.md) - **Published:** 2012-04-05 - **Time:** 2:27:30–2:30:24 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/397-wiggin-out/chapter/vladimir-putin-zombie-gun-russian-geophysical-weaponry.md Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is reportedly backing the development of "zombie guns" and other psychotronic weaponry that attacks the central nervous system. The Russian arms procurement program for 2011-2020 includes research into direct energy, geophysical, and genetic weapons. The hosts also examine strange military patches featuring alien imagery. Keywords: [vladimir putin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vladimir-putin.md), zombie gun, psychotronic weapons, direct energy, [russia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/russia.md), geophysical weapons ### Soviet Earthquake Machine, National Geographic, Alternative Energy - **Episode:** [201: The Reluctant Spy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/201-the-reluctant-spy.md) - **Published:** 2010-05-21 - **Time:** 1:08:18–1:09:09 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/201-the-reluctant-spy/chapter/soviet-earthquake-machine-national-geographic-alternative-energy.md A report from National Geographic is cited regarding a Soviet-era rocket engine that accidentally triggered a seismic event during energy research. The segment explores the possibility that the US military acquired this "earthquake machine" technology following the Cold War. Keywords: [soviet union](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/soviet-union.md), [earthquake machine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/earthquake-machine.md), [national geographic](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-geographic.md), [military technology](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/military-technology.md), [geophysics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/geophysics.md) --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. 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