Fieldwork: Misadventures at the Edge of Science: Recent Episodes
Tom Yoder
Stories from biologists, archaeologists, geologists, and other “ologists” who do fieldwork where there are sometimes no roads, no shelter, and no backup.
Shanna describes her harrowing escape from Egypt as law and order are upended at the start of the Arab Spring uprising in 2011.
Tyson describes an archaeological survey in the forests of Idaho that changed him forever.
Nathan takes us to the inter-coastal waters of Florida for fish surveys, the sage brush of southern Utah where prairie dogs roam, and into the dangers of the Little Colorado River canyon.
Kelly shares several "field funnies" from her 30-year archaeological career in the Four Corners area.
Chris describes the perils of doing archaeological survey near Area 51 in Nevada, and in the snake-infested jungles of Louisiana.
Jonathan shares his tales of danger while doing archaeological survey along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.