Geologic Podcast

Geo and Phil Plait perform Death From The Skies onstage at NECSS 2011, calling this the Lazy Sunday version. This inspired Geo to re-record the acoustic version that you now have. Enjoy the newest Death! Photo: ©2011 Bruce F. Press Photography You can watch the NECSS performance here courtesy of Brian Gregory. Death From The Skies lyrics Odds of dying by asteroid impact:  1 in 700,000The overall risk of dying from an impact in your lifetime is one in seven hundred thousand- somewhat less than being killed by a fireworks accident- but still more probable than being killed on an amusement park ride or by an act of terrorism.       Odds of dying by supernova explosion: 1 in 10,000,000Supernovae happen about once per century in any given galaxy. Assuming the event would cause a mass extinction killing everyone on earth- the odds of you specifically dying from one during your lifetime are about 1 in 10 million. Odds of dying by solar flare or coronal mass ejection: ZERO, but with an asterisk. While a whopping bi