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This week we talk about plotting and how we think (or don't) in graphs and charts. Fun Paper Friday It's the weekend - do you know what your doctor is doing? Caverly, Tanner J., Rodney A. Hayward, and James F. Burke. "Much to do with nothing: microsimulation study on time management in primary care." bmj 363 (2018): k4983. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin  

Eric Brunning (@deeplycloudy) returns to talk about doing science in the field in this crossover episode with the Embedded Podcast!  Eric on Embedded: 268: Cakepan Interferometry Eric on our show: 134: Launching Balloons out of a UHaul. Fun Paper Friday The paper was Reconstructing David Huffman’s Legacy in Curved-Crease Folding by Erik D. Demaine, Martin L. Demaine and Duks Koschitz. Elecia is working her way through Erik Demaine’s Phd thesis on the same topic as well as Jun Mitani’s excellent book Curved-Folding Origami Design. Geology also has folds. For 3D printed origami, Eric mentioned Henny Seggerman’s twitter @henryseg.   Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin

This week we talk about the summer monsoon, humidity, and magnetic potbelly sculptures. Monsoon Fun Paper Friday Ancient Artists Created Giant Magnetic Heads From Rock Struck By Lightning Fu, Roger R., et al. "Knowledge of magnetism in ancient Mesoamerica: Precision measurements of the potbelly sculptures from Monte Alto, Guatemala." Journal of Archaeological Science 106 (2019): 29-36. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin  

This week we're terrified... of giant ancient birds! Phorusrhacidae PBS Video New skull remains of Phorusrhacos longissimus Embedded 291: GENERAL DRIP AND TINKLE Fun Paper Friday Hemlock poisoning in modern day? Korkmaz, İlhan, et al. "Quail consumption can be harmful." The Journal of emergency medicine 41.5 (2011): 499-502. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin  

This week we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing! Smarter Everyday Moon Sample Video Fun Paper Friday Scientific software is important, but what about snakes on a spaceship? Python in Heliophysics! Burrell, A. G., et al. "Snakes on a spaceship—An overview of Python in heliophysics." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 123.12 (2018): 10-384. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin  

This week John discusses his recent experience teaching a large group at SciPy and why software testing is important. John's Tutorial Tutorial Page Fun Paper Friday Beer bubbles - turns out there is more than you'd think to explain their physics! Shafer, Neil E., and Richard N. Zare. "Through a beer glass darkly." Physics Today 44.10 (1991): 48-52. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin  

This week we dive into Dunham classification and golf habits! Dunham Classification Fun Paper Friday Do doctors play more golf than the rest of us? Are they better at it? Koplewitz, Gal, et al. "Golf habits among physicians and surgeons: observational cohort study." bmj 363 (2018): k4859.  

This week we talk about classification again, but this time how Folk looked at carbonate rocks and why the naming scheme has to be so much different than with sedimentary systems! Folk Carbonate Classification Fun Paper Friday Winter is coming, but why? Orbital mechanics to the rescue! Paradise, Adiv, et al. "The Long Night: Modeling the Climate of Westeros." arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.12195 (2019). Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin  

This week we take on geoengineering and mimicking behaviors! How Cloud Seeding Works Iron Dumping Experiment Nature on Geoengineering Vonnegut Article Undiscovered Podcast on Vonnegut Fun Paper Friday Persson, Tomas, Gabriela-Alina Sauciuc, and Elainie Alenkær Madsen. "Spontaneous cross-species imitation in interactions between chimpanzees and zoo visitors." Primates 59.1 (2018): 19-29. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin  

This week - what is a sandstone by any other name? Its Folk name that is! Folk Classification Remembering Bob Folk Fun Paper Friday Live Science Article Blaj, Gabriel, et al. "Generation of high-intensity ultrasound through shock propagation in liquid jets." Physical Review Fluids 4.4 (2019): 043401. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin  

Is it a nodule, is it a concretion, it is rock lightning? Find out on this week's summer short! Concretion Nodule Fun Paper Friday Is there carbon from outside this world? Extraterrestrial Organic Matter Found in 3.3-Billion-Year-Old Volcanic Rock Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin  

This week we talk about the Dakota group and how it formed those beautiful hogback structures we all love! Dakota Formation Hogback Western Interior Seaway Fun Paper Friday Can dead fish really see emotion in humans? fMRI Gets Slap in the Face with a Dead Fish Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin  

This week we continue our instrument journey and talk about controlling the physical world with tiny electrons! Fun Paper Friday Can the music you listen to change your reaction to violence? Sun, Yanan, et al. "Implicit violent imagery processing among fans and non-fans of music with violent themes." Royal Society Open Science 6.3 (2019): 181580. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin  

This week we explore how does your data go from a physical thing to a digital representation. Transducer ADC Fun Paper Friday Security is a scary topic, but we might be looking at the wrong problems! Mickens, J., 2014. This World of Ours. USENIX. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin  

This week it’s all about microscopic indications of impacts and some fun mineral names. We wrap up with a fun paper on making project acronyms! Coesite Stishovite Planar Deformation Features Fun Paper Friday Cook, B.A., ACRONYM: Acronym CReatiON for You and Me Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin  

This week we continue to chat about impact events and the macroscopic evidence of them. We wrap up with a chat about primate sleep patterns. Shatter Cones Breccia Suevite Pseudotachylite Fun Paper Friday Did our sleep patterns help us grow our cognitive ability? Find out on this week's Fun Paper Friday! NYTimes Interview Samson, David R., and Charles L. Nunn. "Sleep intensity and the evolution of human cognition." Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews 24.6 (2015): 225-237. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin  

This week we start a series on impact crates and how to tell if you have one - turns out it’s a lot more complicated than you’d think! We’ll wrap up the show with an analysis of pocket sizes on men’s and women’s clothing. Earth Impact Database Vredefort Crater Fun Paper Friday Diem and Thomas (2018) Someone clever once said Women were not allowed pockets Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin  

This week we’re petrified.. petrified wood that is. Learn what it is and how it’s made - then we tie it all up with a fun paper about mathematical ways to tie neckties. AVE Clear Wood Wiki Petrified Wood Petrified Forest Fun Paper Friday How many ways are there to tie a necktie? Find out in this week’s fun paper! Fink, Thomas M., and Yong Mao. “Designing tie knots by random walks.” Nature 398.6722 (1999): 31.  

This week we wrap up talking about magnetometers with the alkali vapor magnetometer - a strange optical instrument that is incredibly precise! Fun Paper Friday Why do grapes turn into balls of plasma in a microwave. New research tells us and hints towards advanced manufacturing techniques. Khattak, Hamza K., Pablo Bianucci, and Aaron D. Slepkov. "Linking plasma formation in grapes to microwave resonances of aqueous dimers." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2019): 201818350. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin  

This week it is all about the proton procession magnetometer and the Earth's underground mountain range. Don't miss it! Proton Magnetometer Fun Paper Friday phys.org article Wu, Wenbo, Sidao Ni, and Jessica CE Irving. "Inferring Earth’s discontinuous chemical layering from the 660-kilometer boundary topography." Science 363.6428 (2019): 736-740. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin