Episode 350 - "Borehole to Hell"
- Author
- John Leeman and Shannon Dulin
- Published
- Fri 02 Dec 2022
- Episode Link
- https://www.dontpanicgeocast.com/350
How deep have we actually drilled into the Earth? Turns out, not very far, just 12,262 metres (40,230 ft) or about 0.3% of the way to the center of the Earth. We talk about the challenges of this feat and about potty training cows.
Fun Paper Friday
- Cows are a source of many environmental concerns, but what if we could potty train them?
- Science News Article
- Dirksen, Neele, et al. "Learned control of urinary reflexes in cattle to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions." Current Biology 31.17 (2021): R1033-R1034.
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