Episode 283: Two Trillion-Dollar Ideas Leon Thomsen Tried to Give Away
“Oil company management has to understand that its business is essentially a technology business. It's not a marketing business.”
Andrew Geary speaks with Dr. Leon Thomsen about his memoir and a career that helped redefine applied geophysics. Leon reflects on how curiosity-driven science led to transformative ideas and why those ideas often struggle inside large organizations lacking technical literacy. He also looks ahead to the future of applied geophysics while encouraging young scientists navigating the energy transition.