Dirt: The Foundation Of Civilizations

By Steve Kraske,

Published November 6, 2014 at 12:08 PM CST

Dr. David Montgomery is a Professor of Geomorphology at the University of Washington. He works to bring the impact of geological processes on human history to a wider audience. Montgomery joins Steve Kraske to explain why dirt is the foundation of civilizations, how we're losing it to erosion, and the lessons geology teaches us.

Guest:

Dr. David Montgomery is the author of The Rocks Don’t Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah’s Flood that looks at the geological origins of the world’s many flood myths.

Hear More: Dr. Montgomery is this year’s 2014 Fall Cockefair Chair Speaker at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. He speaks tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the University's Pierson Auditorium.

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