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This week it’s more about climate, but at a time when we didn’t have any ice on the Earth and when most of our fossil fuel storage formations were being deposited! Fun Paper Friday Chickens - the dominant life marker in human-era strata? Find out in this week’s fun paper! Carys E. Bennett, Richard Thomas, Mark Williams, Jan Zalasiewicz, Matt Edgeworth, Holly Miller, Ben Coles, Alison Foster, Emily J. Burton and Upenyu Marume The broiler chicken as a signal of a human reconfigured biosphere5Royal Society Open Science http://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.180325 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 and Shannon continue talking about Earth’s past climate and snowball Earth, then delve into the physics of cactus. Geologic Timescale Fun Paper Friday Which cactus is the worst to get stuck by? Find out in this week’s fun paper! Crofts, S. B., and P. S. L. Anderson. “The influence of cactus spine surface structure on puncture performance and anchoring ability is tuned for ecology.” Proceedings. Biological sciences 285.1891 (2018). 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 InSight landing and seismology on Mars. InSight Mission The Onion Article Fun Paper Friday Could minerals be the keys to solving the dark matter puzzle? Drukier, Andrzej K., et al. “Paleo-detectors: Searching for Dark Matter with Ancient Minerals.” arXiv preprint arXiv:1811.06844 (2018). 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 snowball Earth, how we got there, how we got back. Snowball Earth Albedo Fun Paper Friday Small dinosaurs making tools in the lab! Gizmodo Article Auersperg, A. M. I., et al. “Tool making cockatoos adjust the lengths but not the widths of their tools to function.” PloS one 13.11 (2018): e0205429. 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 GSA meetings, stream tables, and bug dorms. GSA GSA 2018 EM River Fun Paper Friday What’s that buzzing sound? Find out on this week’s fun paper. Chung, H. N., et al. “Toward Implementation of Mosquito Sterile Insect Technique: The Effect of Storage Conditions on Survival of Male Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) During Transport.” Journal of insect science (Online) 18.6 (2018). Contact us: Support us on Patreon! Show - www.dontpanicgeocast.com - SWUNG Slack - @dontpanicgeo - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin  

This week John talks about an instrumentation meeting he was at and what the future looks like for seismologists. Blueseis Sensor John's Company Fun Paper Friday Can a fly ruin a glass of wine? Find out in this week's fun paper! Becher, P.G., Lebreton, S., Wallin, E.A. et al. J Chem Ecol (2018) 44: 431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-018-0950-4 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 The Amoeba People join us to talk about creating science music and geology dance moves. The Band Website Band Facebook Band Twitter Band YouTube Band Patreon Fun Paper Friday Dear College Students: You Should Take Geology 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 and Shannon talk about their transitions to Windows and Mac, and what to do when things just stop working. Back to Work #393 Fun Paper Friday What’s the half-life of a chocolate box in a hospital? Find out on this week’s Fun Paper Friday. Gajendragadkar, Parag R., et al. “The survival time of chocolates on hospital wards: covert observational study.” Bmj 347 (2013): f7198. 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  

Shannon goes to a software carpentry workshop and we do a post workshop discussion on using the tools she learned. Workshop Embedded.fm #250 Software Carpentry Fun Paper Friday Lizards and hurricanes, this week’s fun paper has it all UCDavis Blog Post Donihue, Colin M., et al. “Hurricane-induced selection on the morphology of an island lizard.” Nature 560.7716 (2018): 88. 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 Dr. David Jewitt joins us to talk about interstellar objects, jovian moons, and the Kuiper belt! Kuiper Belt ‘Oumuamua David’s Website Fun Paper Friday Should insurance be paying for you to ride the roller coaster? Find out on this week’s fun paper friday! Mitchell, Marc A., and David D. Wartinger. “Validation of a functional pyelocalyceal renal model for the evaluation of renal calculi passage while riding a roller coaster.” J Am Osteopath Assoc 116.10 (2016): 647–652. 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 Jason Hofgartner of JPL joins us to talk about Pluto and New Horizons! Pluto New Horizons Jason Hofgartner Fun Paper Friday Is it possible to publish a paper every five days? Do they mean anything? Can you sleep? Join us this week for an analysis of hyper-prolific authors. Thousands of scientists publish a paper every five days Free Agents #55 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 Dr. Amy Simon joins us to talk about Uranus and Neptune as we continue our march through the solar system! Uranus and Neptune Uranus Neptune Amy’s website Fun Paper Friday What would you do if you could make a meteor shower? Mirror Article ALE Website 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 Dr. Mike Malaska joins us to talk about the wild world of Titan - its methane rivers, organic clouds, and disappearing islands! Titan Titan UnmannedSpaceflight.com Image Processing Tutorials Mike’s Twitter Fun Paper Friday Can machine learning tell us where aftershocks are most likely to happen? Find out in this week’s Fun Paper Friday!! Machine learning improves forecasts of aftershock locations 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 Dr. Amanda Hendrix joins us to talk about Saturn, it’s moons, and exploring Titan. Saturn Cassini Mission Beyond Earth: Our Path to a New Home in the Planets Fun Paper Friday Why do old men have big ears? Find out in this week’s fun paper! Heathcote, James A. “Why do old men have big ears?.” BMJ 311.7021 (1995): 1668. 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 the most volcanically active place in the solar system - Io! Join Dr. Rosaly Lopes of JPL for a tour of this strange world. Io Galileo Mission Cassini Mission Fun Paper Friday Can you burn more calories by watching a scary movie? Find out on this weeks fun paper friday! Cooper, B. G., J. N. Matthews, and K. G. Alberti. “Resting energy expenditure, substrate use, and video tapes.” BMJ: British Medical Journal 311.7021 (1995): 1664. Contact us: Support us on Patreon! Show - www.dontpanicgeocast.com - SWUNG Slack - @dontpanicgeo - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin  

This week Dr. Fran Bagenal joins us to talk about the Juno mission and Jupiter as we start our march through the outer planets. Jupiter Dr. Fran Bagenal Juno Mission JUNOCAM Fun Paper Friday If the Script for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Was Peer-Reviewed Contact us: Support us on Patreon! Show - 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 stereonets and magnets! Stereonets Leeds Workbook Visible Geology Rowan’s Blog Post Fun Paper Friday McCormick, S., et al. "Children and mini-magnets: an almost fatal attraction." Emergency medicine journal 19.1 (2002): 71-73. 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 the sandstone! Join us to find out how sandstone dykes form! Sandstone Dykes Dykes (general) CO Sandstone Dykes Fun Paper Friday Is chocolate milk the best workout drink? We're still wondering. Amiri, Mojgan, et al. "Chocolate milk for recovery from exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials." European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2018): 1. 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 have a host of people gathered in a conference room at the scientific python conference to discuss what we've seen and what we're excited about. SciPy 2018 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 how quantum magnetometers work and popcorn driven robots! SQUIDS SQUID Josephson Junction Phase Locked Loop Fun Paper Friday Robots driven by popcorn? Find out how on this week's Fun Paper! Ceron, S., Kurumunda, A., Garg, E., Kim, M., Yeku, T., & Petersen, K. Popcorn-Driven Robotic Actuators. 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