Curiosity Unbounded, Ep. 3: Decoding the tree of life by MIT News published on 2023-08-15T16:47:54Z Greg Fournier is an associate professor of geobiology at MIT. Greg’s work focuses on the microbial world, and by studying the evolution of microbes, he and his team further our understanding of the history of life on Earth. In this episode, MIT President Sally Kornbluth and Fournier discuss fine-tuning our understanding of evolution; lab life and how research surprises often lead to new discoveries; and advice for those just beginning a career in science. Links: - Greg Fournier: https://eapsweb.mit.edu/people/g4nier - Fournier Lab: https://fournierlab.scripts.mit.edu/web - Craters of the Moon: https://nps.gov/crmo/index.htm - Wind Cave: https://nps.gov/wica/index.htm - Permian–Triassic mass extinction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permian%E2%80%93Triassic_extinction_event - Purgatory Chasm: https://mass.gov/locations/purgatory-chasm-state-reservation - NASA postdoctoral fellowship: https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/nai/directory/fournier-greg/index.html - Course 1: http://catalog.mit.edu/subjects/1 - EAPS (Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences): https://eapsweb.mit.edu Show notes and transcript: https://news.mit.edu/podcast/podcast-curiosity-unbounded-episode-3-decoding-tree-life Join the mailing list or send us feedback: https://eepurl.com/ixPQPA The Curiosity Unbounded podcast brings you behind the scenes at MIT through conversations between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and the people working in its labs and in the field. Along the way, Sally and her guests discuss pressing issues, as well as what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet. Genre Science