The Goldilocks World

About the show

Ours is a Goldilocks world, in a Goldilocks universe. Conditions here are just right - not too hot and not too cold. And the planet is neither too big nor too small. In fact, conditions on planet Earth are just right for life. Mary Mulvihill goes on a geological odyssey, discovering fascinating fossils, exploring fantastic landscapes  and examining fundamental science in this series marking International Year of Planet Earth

Producer: Liz Sweeney

The eight-part series will explore, among other things: 

    . Why ours is a Goldilocks world.
    . Where Ireland has come from - nearly 2 billion years of Irish
       history.
    . Fantastic Irish fossils
    . The story of water on Earth
    . Why we need earthquakes and volcanoes - and the Irish engineer 
       who is the father of modern scientific seismology
    . The hole in the ground that fuelled Ireland's tiger economy and
       construction boom.

Full details of the many events taking place around Ireland for International Year of Planet Earth are on www.planetearth.ie

Listen to the series.

Audio links to all the programmes in the series.

About Mary Mulvihill

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