In praise of field work
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September 5, 2017
The class field trip is underway. Teacher hands out the rap-around, virtual imaging glasses, and
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Io; Zeus’s fancy and Jupiter’s moon
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August 31, 2017
Zeus, the head-honcho of assorted Greek gods, heroes, nymphs, and mortals, was chiefly the God
An Italian job; seismic risk-assessment at risk
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August 25, 2017
Life is a risky business. Not a day goes by when some aspect of our
Sliced thin; time and process recorded in igneous rocks
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August 6, 2017
This is the second in a series on the geological world under a microscope Geologists,
Sliced thin; kaleidoscopes with a geological purpose
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July 30, 2017
This is the first post in a series on the geological world under a microscope
Which satellite is that? What does it measure?
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July 24, 2017
Space may well be the final frontier (there are one or two on earth that
The earth moved; GPS, earthquakes, and slow-slip
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July 18, 2017
A post about earthquake tremor swarms and slow slip events. It is often useful to
Beringer’s Lying Stones; fraud and absurdity in science
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July 11, 2017
A tale of scientific fraud and personal hubris My second-year university Geology wasn’t particularly notable
The brutality of Surtsey’s laboratory
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July 3, 2017
I recently came across a local newspaper article describing a new volcanic island, rising from
So, adding CO2 does increase surface heating; how science has filled another gap in our knowledge
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June 28, 2017
Read any scientific paper or blog on climate and you’re bound to come across the
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