Nick is a national treasure. A smart man who can speak to an audience of multiple educational levels. He never talks down or uses “tech” speak. What a skill.

@killerjoker222

8 ай бұрын

Third time listening to this one and I still find it interesting it's just the passion he has for it it's infectious in a good way ☺️

@mustavogaia2655

6 ай бұрын

Most impressive that this video has over one million views, as other from Nick on this channel.

I could listen to Mr. Zentner's lectures and discussions for hours on end without losing interest or focus! He was born to teach and many are blessed to attend in person but many more are blessed to attend here as I am one. I hope and pray that anyone finding their selves the opportunity to "attend" will take full advantage. I promise you will not regret or forget! Thank you so very much, Mr Zentner, for your time you spend teaching us students! Much love and admiration, God bless.

@wapiti3750

2 жыл бұрын

He's one very smart German!

The way that he describes 1980 Mt Saint Helens eruption... this, is EXACTLY what we saw and felt in Moses Lake, WA. We watched the birds die. Painful. Unforgettable.

My late wife was a Geologist (sedimentary and carbonate) and watching this video brought back so many memories of her. Although I am a 73 year old engineer I took a number of geology courses (in self defense) and this was one of the best presentations ever. I also really appreciated the emphasis on the difference in scale between a super volcano and other types. I just subscribed and will be back for more.

@angeline12345

Жыл бұрын

Do you think 🤔 under the Arctic melting ice could be a super volcano caldron what do you think?😮

I thought I found a Documentary. Found a lecture. Was not disappointed. This was way better!

@davidsradioroom9678

5 жыл бұрын

I also was looking fir a documentary. I found a lecture instead. The lecture was more fascinating than a documentary could ever be. The video production side was very well done. It made the lecture flow much better,

@kathyyoung1774

5 жыл бұрын

Some people are interesting and effective presenters. Others are so boring they put your teeth to sleep. Nice to stumble onto a good one.

#586 I'm 71 years old and I just learned something new! Thanks, Professor!

This guy is a phenomenally engaging teacher.

@troynoland2457

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@jennifercochranwilcox687

4 жыл бұрын

@@troynoland2457Yo también. I also love your name.

@highstandards6226

4 жыл бұрын

@@jennifercochranwilcox687 the BEST ONES are!

@gunnarkaestle

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder how he gets me interesting listening to such boring stuff like rock formation. He is really a marvellous motivator of his audience.

@muhammadfakhruddinhanif7502

4 жыл бұрын

He is so fckin smart tbh

I love your teachings of the volcanoes, I had a hard time in school learning, but now at 50 I want to learn everything that I can. You are a great teacher. Kids have no idea how lucky they are to have you. Keep up the great work. God bless you!

@connorlancaster7541

Жыл бұрын

Hello do you believe in Jesus?

I get lots of random recommendations from KZread. Most of them aren't worth the effort to click the mouse button. Every once in a while, though, one pays off. This was one of them. Professor Zentner is obviously in love with his work and his enthusiasm is wonderful to see. Now I need to watch the rest of his lectures.

@TaylorSmith-fz7qn

5 жыл бұрын

You are in for a treat if you do. Welcome aboard John.

@scottsinclair366

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed, John, Dr. Zentner is really engaging. I never took geology in school so his lectures are new information for me......and entertaining..

3 years on and I still watch Mr Zentner explaining the previously impossible to comprehend features of so long ago. The University is privileged to have such a fantastic teacher and communicator on its staff.

So good, no computers, no pie charts, just a teacher wise and enthusiastically full of ALL the knowledge. Love this !!! He's engaging and dynamic, but not gratuitously, he's specific, excited and a wonderfully dynamic communicator, imparting his teachings to us plebeians, can listen all day...... Thanks good sir, kind professor......

I am a truck driver and have been amazed by the rock formations for the last 20 years. Your explanation explains many of the questions I have wondering how these formations formed. It has taken your lifetime of learning to explain my wonderment of nature.

I wish there was more geology content like this on youtube.

@marxjenn1

3 жыл бұрын

Just the best. Educational and entertaining from a master teacher.

@janmaska1231

3 жыл бұрын

Your prayers have been heard. During this year of pandemic and isolation, Nick did an amazing thing. A wonderful, amazing series of lectures from his own backyard. I strongly recommend all of them: kzread.info/dron/4szl4Ra1ZD3m80wJP40UBA.html

@lazyjackass77

3 жыл бұрын

Ever heard of Randall Carlson? Hundreds of hours of content by him are available on YT.

@shawnwillsey

3 жыл бұрын

I've put together a collection of short field-based videos here: kzread.info/dron/B1t-8MBhxyDVabeUcTj0Zw.html

@meredithcurtin9358

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, me too!!!

It's cool to see someone so excited and not afraid to nerd out while they teach! Passion is a great asset to teaching.

@samsmom1491

3 жыл бұрын

That's why I keep coming back to this channel! His passion is infectious.

@dirtbagsinc.1689

3 жыл бұрын

Nick is my fav

@theiirishhound-6350

2 жыл бұрын

I watched a couple of times and I will watch more

It's 2:45 AM. I just finished another of Nick's lectures. I should know better than to start watching so late because I can't turn them off. I'm so glad I found these.

I dated this amazing profs son when I was in 10th grade for a month or so. He's this funny all the time and a popular professor amongst the many Ellensburg youths. Such a good lecture.

the accretionary lapilli part was INCREDIBLE! Fossilized hail... amazing

@TaylorSmith-fz7qn

5 жыл бұрын

And the ice in my cup is lucky to make it 11.8 minutes. I agree.

If I'd had Nick as my prof for first year geology I would have stayed as a geology major -- great lecturer!

@StaceyMayer

4 жыл бұрын

I sure understand that - he's just wonderful.

@timothyknutsen5212

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, pretty cool stuff.

@runcycleskixc

4 жыл бұрын

it's a self-selection thing. If one loves geology so much, that she/he can withstand a horrible lecturer and remain in the field regardless, she/he is born to be a geologist XD

@mattmason1986

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed we are

@MediaMoments

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. At one point, I had as many geology credits as I did for my major. (Mass Communications.) Had Nick been one of my teachers, it might have swayed me toward geology. (Well, that, and if I'd had a better memory. No matter how many times I read some of the material, it just wouldn't stick in my head long enough for a test.)

I could listen to this guy all day, and I'm not even a geologist. I really learned a great deal today. "Know Your Volcanoes!", indeed!

@lindamyers1386

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a Botanist and I'm enthralled.

Hello Nick, I am a Merchant Marine on a ship in the Salish Sea... in between driving, I found your lecture... you are a gem sir... Jim

@abelis644

4 жыл бұрын

❤Salish Sea...❤🧡💛💚💙💜❤

@esquire1229

3 жыл бұрын

Such Expert Geologists should be treasured and never taken for granite! (yes..that was bad pun!)

Just discovered these lectures. Nick Zentner is a national resource!

@connorlancaster7541

Жыл бұрын

Hello does anyone here believe in Jesus?

@bonnieballew7762

Жыл бұрын

Not resource but a national treasure. The way he presents things are fascinating and interesting.

@llamuth1919

Жыл бұрын

I truly admire and appreciate this brilliant gentleman! Not only is he full of fantastic info but his delivery of same is a combination of straight up and laughs and sarcasm! And I really dig the cheap shots!!! Thank you, thank you! And God bless you!

I am watching this from Australia. No doubt Nick Zentner is one of the best geology lecturer, if not the best. I find his lectures compelling and really informative. I am being re educated .

@TheRaoulsdaddy

5 жыл бұрын

same here

@RICDirector

4 жыл бұрын

He's making my brain fizz. Very nice. :) Now I want him to lecture on the Chico, CA area and I'm subscribing and and and....LOL! :)

@kevinmcfarley156

4 жыл бұрын

Watching from Bogota, Colombia.

@_nebulousthoughts

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheRaoulsdaddy snap same here

@StaceyMayer

4 жыл бұрын

He's terrific! We so enjoy him!

His vocal inflection is so unique. I love it

1980 was 40 years ago-----wow how time flies,but hardly a moment in the scale of the volcanic timeline

@abelis644

4 жыл бұрын

I lived in Winnipeg Manitoba when Mt. St. Helens blew, 2360 kilometers away. Over the next few days we received ash that covered everything, my car included. And our sky turned pinkish, and our sunsets were magnificent!!!

@scottyV1000

3 жыл бұрын

1980 was the first year of my career as a chemist. I retired this year and discovered these talks. As luck would have it I have a bottle of St. Helen's ash sitting in a drawer that I got 40 years ago and I'm going to take a look at it now to see if it has black specks.

As a 68-year old person who was raised in the Boise, Idaho area I have driven the Snake River Plateau on Interstate 84 for decades; even over to Yellowstone Park. l I have flown over the Bruneau-Jarbidge area in a small airplane at low altitude. I have also driven through Yakima and Ellensburg. With this wonderful lecture, I now have answers to the varied geology of the great northwest. Thank you.

Being a great professor is a skill. Not just know the material - but also present it in a way that is engaging and easier to learn. This gentleman is very good. He is so into it that he got chalk stains on his cheek and just keeps teaching.

Fascinating. Going from Los Angeles up to Mammoth Lakes on 395 you pass some cylinder cones that look like they are from another planet. I've been a fan of geology all my life. Great talk. His enthusiasm is catching.

@rdallas81

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks. One day I will see myself!

This lecture is one of Nick’s finest. Within the first 30 seconds his story sets a hook that’s impossible to escape. I’ve never grown weary of this presentation. It’s gold. :-)

he is so excited and engaging he doesn’t even have time to grab the eraser.

the fact that there are calderas even bigger than yellowstone is absolutely terrifying

I am so glad I found this video. I've been a hobbyist geologist, volcanologist, and seismologist for 20 years. I consume as much as I can on these topics and track earthquakes and eruptions worldwide. I am happy to say I knew nearly everything he presented from various other sources, but his presentation beats everyone else I've read or watched.

Great lecture. Easy to understand and entertaining. It really kicks ash.

@mattmason1986

3 жыл бұрын

😇

@gaminawulfsdottir3253

3 жыл бұрын

Nick Zentner is the basalt of the earth, all right.

@GuantanamoBayBarbie2

3 жыл бұрын

Lol.

@samsmom1491

3 жыл бұрын

...kicks ash...😂😂😂

@danielswitzer1270

2 жыл бұрын

😆...His lectures are a large blast.

It makes my day when a Nick Zentner lecture gets uploaded.

@mattsmith7746

5 жыл бұрын

Gerry James Edwards, makes my days also.

@bdickinson6751

5 жыл бұрын

He reminds me of my h.s. earth science teacher. Engaging as well as humorous while you learned!

@ianallen738

5 жыл бұрын

Totally. Im sitting way over in Copenhagen, Denmark and watching. Max cozy.

@michaelshields7939

5 жыл бұрын

just got watchout for rising sea levels in Denmark @@ianallen738

@WanderingSkunk

5 жыл бұрын

What’s this guys story, he’s awesome.

I'm glad I clicked on this. Wow. Just, wow.

He could give a lecture n how and why paint dries and the audience would be enthralled.

@pattykoller5009

3 жыл бұрын

Hurricane

What a wonderful example of why everyone should love learning, love science, love their existence.

Mr Zentner throwing his chalk at 28:34 was the nerd version of a mic drop.

@LJ_nowandalways

5 жыл бұрын

Dr. Zentner or Professor Zentner

@jayeisenhardt1337

5 жыл бұрын

Zentnerd is on that ash!

@kafka27

5 жыл бұрын

@@LJ_nowandalways "Nick" is more than enough.

@myearsloveit

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣👊

how can you not get infected by Nick's enthusiasm ? I wish my professors would have been like that ! thanks for a wonderful presentation !

@edwardhanson3664

4 жыл бұрын

I was blessed to have such a geology professor where I went to college. He was also a photography enthusiast, which also infected us.

@D45VR

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure there are professors wishingfor the sane from students.

I reside in Oregon and a native to the US Pacific Northwest.. Because of your on-line lectures, my trailhead hikes and roadside travels to the Oregon coast, the Columbia Gorge, the Oregon high desert, and into Washington State take on a completely new lens and appreciation for Geology. Congratulations for being an effective advocate and educator of Geology to an ever growing regional, national, and global audience. Geology matters. You make talking about rocks a very cool thing.

@joem1102

Жыл бұрын

Visit the crooked river caldera that Prineville sits in. It blew 29 million years ago. 20 plus miles long 12 miles wide

Ever since my semester ended, I've been craving something new to learn. This guy reminds me of my Genetics professor, who used the lecture hall black boards and told a story every lecture. I sure miss that class.

I love all of your lectures, but I think this one is my favorite. "That's why Yellowstone is such a freak show!!"

@billmiller4972

5 жыл бұрын

Once read "The Devil's dictionary" by A. Bierce in a bus. All the time laughing. People nearly called the police.

@maryjanegreen7601

5 жыл бұрын

lol

@dcpack

5 жыл бұрын

Government or University employee? Always wonder who gets to watch hour long videos at "work".

@bobflendorg1064

5 жыл бұрын

@@dcpack I was thinking the same thing.

@SpeedNoodles

5 жыл бұрын

people who have to wait for work to come to them and can't "create" work - gotta be here whether there's anything to do or not.

I wish all professors had this guy’s enthusiasm. I love learning from people who get excited about what they do.

I have no idea why KZread recommended this video to me, but I loved it.

I'm a meteorologist from Colorado and just found this channel, (and this is the first video I watched). Whenever there is a geologic event, who do the TV and Radio people turn to? The meteorologists. I've had one semester of (extremely) basic geology. This lecture is absolute gold, especially the petrified hail. Professor Nick is amazing.

I have friends in Vancouver. At one point they had barrels of ash stored in the garage that was scooped up off the lawn and out of the driveway. Later they would mix it with the garden in spring. On another note, my elder bro's wife was talking to her dad on the phone later that day (she in CA, he in Bozeman MT). She teased him about being in the path of the ash. He poo-pooed it, considering that Bozeman is on the fringes of the Yellowstone Plateau, then left his wife on the phone w/my SiL. A few minutes later, SiL's mom burst out laughing. Dad had gone out front for some reason, and found a thin dusting of ash on the the front step and on the sidewalk. He was not thrilled.

@marcussmart7673

5 жыл бұрын

Some people bottled it up and sold it as a novelty. I think they made alot of money from it as the profit margin on ash is phenomenal.

"That's a lotta ash...." --- I am gonna have to give extra points for the solid nerd jokes.

One inescapable conclusion suggests itself to me thanks to Prof. Zentner and this brilliant (as usual) video: _Marching Calderas_ would be a great name for a rock band. 😎

@myearsloveit

4 жыл бұрын

I concur

@jefffinkbonner9551

4 жыл бұрын

Could be the Central WA U’s marching band

@terriholliday8038

3 жыл бұрын

myearsloveit pol

@terriholliday8038

3 жыл бұрын

myearsloveit ll

Why are we no longer seeing Nick's wonderful geology lessons!?! I miss them!! ❤🖒❤

Super-volcanoes make big Earth-shattering kabooms.

I'm 74 years old and have more than the average layman's interest in volcanology and i learned more from this lecture than from all my previous sources. Fantastic AND easy to understand .

@khunopie9159

5 жыл бұрын

Happy 74th birthday son!

@autohmae

5 жыл бұрын

Recently I heard, of all the planets in our solar system, earth is the only one with tectonic plates and also the only one we know off at this time. And it was suggested this might even be a reason we exist at all and how rare it is that we exist in this universe so maybe that explains the Fermi paradox.

I’m 60 yr old SW Wa. resident & always been interested in geology but listening to professor Zentner’s lectures gets me excited. Every trip I take I’m examining the landscape with a better understanding.

This gentleman’s presentation should be a template for teaching methods, totally engrossing .

Fantastic! I learned more in 1 hour watching this than in my 41 years looking at tv in Europe

@rdallas81

5 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing your ass is pretty sore and flat. I had a hard time watching this for an hour. Sitting on the toilet is challenging after 10 minutes or so.....so to watch tv for 41 years, the entertainment value in the productions of your country must be absolutely on fire...

Wow, what a great lecturer Nick Zentner. Phenomenal talent. I'll be searching for more of his videos.

@dudleydoright2706

Жыл бұрын

As a survivor of MT ST Hellens I can tell you that this video and lecture is even informing me, who was there.

What I like most about Nick Zentner's lectures is that he always seems to bases his lectures around recent findings in geology. He gives the audience access to research that is mostly hidden behind pay walls. Much of what he has presented over the last decade has only reached popular literature since 2016. Keep up the good work, Nick.

I love geology. I can learn a lot listening this Gentleman and never tire of his lecturers.

@teaguejelinek4038

2 жыл бұрын

Haha it's go good at it 😉

I'm bingeing on the best geological info ever! When I was in university the prof put us to sleep(then we got a new one) but they never made it so informative or easy to understand! At 64 I'm officially a Nick Zentner fan.

It's been so long since I was at college I'd almost forgotten how utterly engrossing a good lecture from a good professor could be. Thank you, Nick Zentner!

I would love a talk on Mt. Adams and the lesser known mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Thank you so much!

This man is a wonderful speaker! If I could I would take classes from him!!

Oh that was SUPER cool! Being an Inland Northwest resident, I sure do appreciate these lectures. Something about knowing what has happened with the ground I stand on; it's for whatever reason very important to me. Nick, Chris, and Central are doing a great thing with these. I can tell that they're having an impact with people the world over, and the time and effort and money that goes in; it's all free for the general public. It's amazing, and extremely important. So, thank you!

Awesome lecture - thanks for posting.

Probably the only person on earth who can make geology downright exciting. Thanks for the upload!

I love his enthusiasm - passion makes a good teacher

Nick is changing the world by enlightening minds !

How is this guy not a PHD? Oh right, he's too busy discovering things and sharing things to join the frat. Excellent lecture.

@104thDIVTimberwolf

4 жыл бұрын

Isn't he? That's amazing to me. I always assumed that he was. He is the teacher I always tried to be and wish I'd had.

@nybotheveg

4 жыл бұрын

If he's already publishing it wouldn't take much to take a few courses and write the results into a dissertation.

@KathyWilliamsDevries

3 жыл бұрын

He never wanted to be. Stopped at a Masters and just wanted to teach

As a recent Texan transplant, I really enjoy these lectures. So informative and presented in a vivacious (animated, if vivacious is too feminine) manner by a very intelligent man with a love for his subject. I, too, enjoy having the updated material included, and I am sure they are not easy to add to already taped material. Thank you to CWU and Nick Zentner!

I've been meaning to make my evening coffee while watching this, but I just can't pull myself away from the screen; that's how good it is

Thanks Nick. Very informative. When you showed the Paleozoic limestone rocks embedded in the tuff, I realized the inconceivable amount of energy involved in these eruptions. One wonders how high in the atmosphere those rocks flew before falling back to earth.

Nick Zentner. A master teacher. Worth the watch for the mastery alone.

What a presentation! 👍👍👍 Born in Tacoma Washington, I awoke every morning viewing Mount Rainier from my bedroom window. If you love nature, well, be envious! We visited it and Yellowstone National Park very often. Thanks mom! If not for her we would have never gone to anything out west. (Military Brat 😊) She took my sister and I to every sight seeing worthy location. So, if you can, go! Go to Yellowstone for sure!

Great video! I was still living at my parents ranch, Vian, Oklahoma. There was volcanic ash from the Mt. St. Helens eruption on top of their cars, about 2 days after it went off. I thought 'whoa, baby!', 'that must have been a monster!'. Who can forget that? It affected everyone! Great video!

@myearsloveit

4 жыл бұрын

Was driving through Oklahoma when it happened. Black ash falling on the windshield, no clue till we stopped for supper at a truckstop and saw the evening news. Ash travels!

Only Super Humans can produce like that, thank you very much Nick.

I learned more from this YT channel,then I ever learned at school, subscribed.thanks and greetings from CZ

@treck87

5 жыл бұрын

Better watch out for that supervolcano next to you in Germany. That might be fun to explore and look at the rocks there.

@redinthethevalley

5 жыл бұрын

treck87 hello😊 could you please tell me that name of that volcano please I'd like to research that one some🙂🙂 cheers🍻from🇨🇦

@treck87

5 жыл бұрын

@@redinthethevalley The Laacher See volcano. It is increasing it's activity more these days.

What a great story! Been hooked watching your lectures and teachings about the crazy earth/geological events in the PNW. The videos and images help to tie it all together. The students are lucky to have you. Hi from southern Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

@lornalloyd9594

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in a little sage creek valley aboutforty miles north of yellowstone park, when wwe got old. Enuf to go forkwalks by oursehlvdues we found things like seashells embedded in the limestone and loose shells onrhe trails and were so curious how thesecjreatires got up there

I’m only a layman but I understood this and enjoyed it. Great stuff ;)

Fascinating. First thing I've ever seen from Nick Zentner, but definitely not the last!

Thanks. Incredible. I live at the foot of the southern Colorado Rockies. Amazed every single day at what our rocks show me. Seashells, sea horses, fossils, and fuels - all found at 8,000' plus.

@j.k.asbill6131

5 жыл бұрын

Earth is so full of secrets and mystery. Too bad we don't treat her better

For all the college lectures I fell asleep in as a student many years ago, I must say that Professor Zentner's presentation was fascinating. I learned several new facts from this lecture. Very entertaining and informative.

This is the coolest thing I've watched all week.

Wow, what information. Love his 'this ain't bs' statement.

We just don't have science instructors like this anymore.. Sad. I would loooove to teach a course like him. He's what I would completely aspire to be like. Amazing guy.

@HotelPapa100

5 жыл бұрын

Good instructors still exist. They are the exception now, and they were the exception then. It's the nature of EXCEPTIONAL talent.

@HotelPapa100

4 жыл бұрын

Whatever floats your boat. His words are crap when it comes to make decisions on expected outcomes of unprecedented actions though. We have come to rely on hard facts and well established evidence as good bases there.

@HotelPapa100

4 жыл бұрын

@MyBrothersKeeper Religion is a deeply rooted human need, created by humans. I therefore won't denigrate it. But it certainly does a bad job at uniting them.

This guy puts on a hell of a presentation...

Great information along with a superb presentation. Good to know how our Continent works. Learned about Volcanoes I never new existed. Time to take a field trip. Thanks Prof.Nick

Wow, this gentleman is an extremely good Presenter. Kudos, thanks for posting.

You're so entertaining while you teach! Thank you for these lectures!

I used to pride myself for graduating on the Merit Roll. With instructors like Nick I would have been Suma Cume Laude. Love this guy.

Excellent SuperVolcano presentation = I learned a lot! BOOM I live 15 min away from the gorgeous Valles Caldera in NM : I feel privileged ;) We have Rhyolite, Basalt and Welded Tuff here, and a lot of Obsidian too, WooHoo! Thank You Nick Zentner, your lecture was fun too..

I was not disappointed. Another great lecture. Excellent!

I wish there were videos like this for other areas in the US. Nicks videos of the PNW are amazing.

I can’t get enough of this.

This man was born to teach.

Thanks, Nick. Geology is WAYYY more interesting now than when I was an undergrad.

Love the ending of the xenoliths....Great stuff Doctor Zenter, This retired geologist is viewing many of your vids getting ready to take a group of first/second year students to SW Texas next year. The Big Bend National Park tuffs and ash flows take on an entirely new perspective.

I swear this is AL Bundy with a high honking I.Q. very good presentation

The most worthwhile thing I have seen this morning ( sure to include many hours forthcoming since my 'work' has nothing to do with my passion, the History of the Earth )

I'll take a "Nick" on the rocks..... You have been immortalized Mr Zentner now we just have to figure out what constitutes a "Nick" on the rocks. It must contain a pinch of ash though. Great lecture, they're getting better and better & looking forward to the PBS material. Many Thanks.

Yes! Another excellent presentation by Nick!

"We erased the cascades. They're there, we could do a lecture on them. But we're not doing it tonight." Damn, bde. Love the enthusiasm!

This lecture taught me so much about the Cascades and supervolcanoes.