Softly spoken relaxing / bedtime story reading aloud a Geology book about the history of North America. "Annals of the Former World" by John McPhee. Starting book 1: "Basin and Range.""Annals" is a Pulitzer prize-winning narrative earth history of North America, written over the course of 20 years of interviews and field trips with geologistsThree things a geologist knows are:- we don't know everything about the earth- but we do know a lot- & there's a lot that everyone on earth should know Maybe this leads to a nagging feeling, maybe burning conviction, or there may be a conflict of interestGenerally there's a sense of helplessness to do any betterI daresay every geologist feels & processes it somehowThis book was given to me as a gift upon completing my undergraduate degree in geologyI was reminded many times in those studies that the earth does not exist to benefit us, but rather, we exist in dependence on itIn this episode, we are reminded that our national habit (in the US) of taking cross-country road trips on world-class highways is environmentally destructive & unsustainableWe are reminded by geologists visiting road cuts to demonstrate their scienceAnd that environmental destruction (roadcuts) is one of the main ways science has been able to growIt may not be as easy to travel in the future as it has been in the recent pastBetter futures will require reinventionInvention depends on knowledgeThe knowledge needs to be produced & disseminated now Science, Geology, Earth Science, Environment, Climate, Educational, Informative, Nerdy ASMR. If science talks do put you to sleep, hit "LIKE" & "SUBSCRIBE" now & click the little bell to stay up to date with my latest content. SoftlySpokenScience.wordpress.com SoftlySpokenSciencePodcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/@SoftlySpokenScience