The Tectonic Plates are Moving!

Roy Livermore, Associate Lecturer, The Open University

Roy Livermore is a marine geophysicist. He spent twenty years with the British Antarctic Survey, mapping and exploring the Southern Ocean. He has participated in thirteen Antarctic research cruises, several as Chief Scientist. His interests include the effects of ocean gateways - specifically the opening of Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica - on global climate and evolution. He received his PhD from the University of East Anglia in 1985, where he worked with Fred Vine on the history of the geomagnetic field. This was followed by a postdoctoral appointment at Cambridge University, where he was involved in making global plate reconstructions. He retired from BAS in 2006.

Part I: First Generation
1. Probably the best theory on Earth
2. The Paving Stone Theory of World Tectonics
3. Poles Apart
4. Plate Tectonics by Jerks
5. Plate Tectonics by Creeps
Part II: Second Generation
6. Scum of the Earth
7. Continents and Supercontinents
8. All at Sea
9. Chilling Out
10. Ups and Downs
11. The Final Frontier