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I have to admit that my first thought in the few seconds of this video was, “What the fuck are you doing, you fool? Get away from the wash!” Then I discovered the person filming the video is a USGS hydrologic technician, and I was like, “Oh, right. Carry on, then.” This is definitely one [...]
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Donors Choose: Final Stretch!
October 18th, 2011 
Dana Hunter Right. So remember how I said I’d match two $50 donations? And remember how we had two challenges going on, so I kinda figured I’d split my fundage between the two of them? Heh heh heh whoops. Left it too late. We are down to one unfunded challenge, thanks to your awesomeness. So I put [...]
Why I Love Scientists: Kraken Kraziness Edition
October 14th, 2011 Dana Hunter This exchange happened recently on Twitter, retweeted by Brian Switek, and exemplifies why geologists and paleontologists generally get along. I present it to you in its full glory: scientists making fun of the kraken story. Enjoy!
You Call Those Evil Volcano Lairs?
October 13th, 2011 Dana Hunter They’re quasi-evil. They’re semi-evil. They’re the Diet Coke of evil… Erik Klemetti may sneer at the Geological Society of London’s Top 5, but Mt. Erebus? Sure, he’ll have well-dressed minions, but he’ll also be too ice-bound for true evil. Jessica Ball’s on to something with Pagan Island, but her evil lair will be overrun with [...]
Accretionary Wedge #38: Back to School (Hogwarts, No Less!)
October 6th, 2011 Dana Hunter The 38th edition of the Accretionary Wedge is up at Anne Jefferson’s place. She’s done a marvelous job, and so have all of the geobloggers who took her back-to-school theme and ran with it. There’s even a Harry Potter motif! This is the edition that inspired the post that ended up nominated for Open Lab, [...]
Right. I Want to Try Something.
October 5th, 2011 Dana Hunter There’s a Welsh phrase I love very much: “Like killing snakes.” Means “very busy.” I’m like killing snakes right now. The start of the Winter Writing Season is always like throwing a grenade into the middle of my life, and this time, I decided to go nuclear, what with starting the Geokittehs blog with Evelyn, [...]
Donors Choose: We’re Rocking It!
October 5th, 2011 Dana Hunter Well, of course we are, we’re lovers of geology. You, my darlings, have been remarkable. Two days in, and you’ve already got two projects funded. I can’t tell you how proud I am of you! The teachers have sent you all lovely thank-you notes, and I shall post them here: Project 1: Women and Hands-on [...]
At the Beginning of the Universe…
October 2nd, 2011 Dana Hunter …there was geology. Oh, I know, some folks will tell you it was physics. Yes, there was that, too. And there might be a few who argue for chemistry, and we’ll grant them chemistry. Of course those things were there. Can’t have a universe without them. Not a universe like ours, anyway. But geology was [...]
Tomes 2011: All Science All the Time Edition
September 30th, 2011 Dana Hunter Oh, dear. I think I just heard the sound of bookshelves screaming in anticipation. Poor overloaded darlings. They’ll just have to toughen up and take it, or rely on e-readers to lighten their load. We’ve got some excellent books on tap this edition. Source The Stuff of Thought There are two things Steven Pinker always [...]
Prelude to a Catastrophe: Silver Lake
September 29th, 2011 Dana Hunter Let’s have a road trip, shall we? Yes, I do know we were in the middle of Oregon, getting ready to shove our noses against some particularly delicious road cuts, but this is a virtual car – we can skip states in the blink of an eye. So hop in. We’re on our way to [...]
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