Episode 143: Patrick Daly, Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis

In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan is joined by Trifosa Simamora, a PhD candidate from the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, to interview Patrick Daly, a research scientist for sustainability and resilience in the Department of Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Daly gave us a rundown of his lecture, Using Archaeology, History, and Geology to Build a Paleo-Tsunami History for Southeast Asia. We discuss his 20-year endeavor to craft a long history of tsunamis in this region through collaboration between the arts and sciences. Tune in to find out more! 

• Lightning round(Lecture Summary): 3:27
• Main interview: 6:58
  • 6:58  - Remembering the 2004 Tsunami in North Sumatr
  • 15:50 - What is Paleo-tsunami history? Why is it important in and for Southeast Asia
  • 19:55 - Scholarly disciplines involved in the project?
  • 23:34 - Involvement with Aceh community
  • 26:35 - Oral history about the 2004 Tsunami, check out https://maritimeasiaheritage.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
  • 30:10 - Data from the research and the prediction of natural disasters

Advice for researchers and recommendations: 35:48

Dr. Patrick Daly' top recommendations: 

• Beyond Nature and Culture - Philippe Descola

• The Will to Improve: Governmentality, Development, and the Practice of Politics -  Tania Murray Li

• Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith: New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina - Vincanne Adams

The music on the podcast is from "14 Strings!", a Filipino-style Rondalla group established at Cornell University. Check them out here.  

Produced by Neen Yada Tangcharoenmonkong, Adam Farihin, and Cecilia Liu