Keywords and topics that are found in this program: ecology, ecosystems,
fire, decomposers, global warming.
| Topic |
Time |
| Introduction - fire and life - battling a dragon |
00:00 |
| What is fire? |
01:20 |
| What do we need to make fire? |
01:55 |
| How long have humans been using fire? |
02:38 |
| Fire does have beneficial - right? |
04:12 |
| What are the key elements that make fire so important? |
04:31 |
| Summer wild fires |
06:38 |
| Is there a bad side to fire - could it just be humans? |
08:19 |
| Slash and burn techniques in tropical forests - global
warming. |
09:51 |
| You have been working with fire a long time. What got you started? |
11:57 |
| Stories about fire and fire fighting. |
12:32 |
| Dragon fire. |
15:23 |
| Hypothetical forest fire, what are the key things that happen
afterwards? |
16:29 |
| Can you imagine Earth evolving the way it has without fire? |
18:36 |
| Why isn't fire considered living? |
19:18 |
| Where do you place fire in the environment? |
20:22 |
| Transition from firefighter to researcher and writer. |
20:54 |
| Do you like writing? |
22:11 |
| Do you write at a particular time? |
22:44 |
| Do you like words? |
23:06 |
| When did you first think about being a scientist? |
23:36 |
| What would you be if you could not be a researcher and writer? |
24:57 |
| What advice do you have for someone that might want to follow your
path? |
25:59 |
| Why do flammable and inflammable mean the same thing? |
27:02 |
| What is you latest book? |
27:59 |
