Synopsis
John Leeman and Shannon Dulin discuss geoscience and technology weekly for your enjoyment! Features include guests, fun paper Friday selections, product reviews, and banter about recent developments. Shannon is a field geologist who tolerates technology and John is a self-proclaimed nerd that tolerates geologists.
Episodes
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Episode 167 - "Project Management"
04/05/2018 Duration: 57minJoin us this week as we talk about ways to keep track of the many aspects of geology and personal projects! ThinkPad P51 Asana Trello OneNote Fun Paper Friday Do cabbies have enhanced areas of their brains to store spatial maps? Find out on this fun paper’s Friday. Maguire, Eleanor A., et al. “Navigation-related structural change in the hippocampi of taxi drivers.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 97.8 (2000): 4398–4403. 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
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Episode 166 - "You are headed to a warm and sunny place" GMT
27/04/2018 Duration: 01h06minThis week we’re excited to be talking to Paul Wessel and Leo Uieda about the past, present, and future of GMT. GMT GMT Website GMT/Python Leo’s Website @leouieda Paul’s Website Fun Paper Friday Can you imagine smelling bad for 5 years? Checkout this week’s stinky fun paper. Guardian Article Mills, Caroline M., et al. “A man who pricked his finger and smelled putrid for 5 years.” The Lancet 348.9037 (1996): 1282. 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
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Episode 165 - "A is for Anticline" (Rebroadcast)
20/04/2018 Duration: 56minThis week join us for our own alphabet aerobics as we fly through the geologic alphabet! John’s Deines Lecture A - Anticline B - Breccia C - Coulomb Failure D - Dikes E - Earthquake F - Facies G - GPR H - Halimeda I - Induced Polarization J - Jadeite K - Knickpoint L - Leaverite M - Moho N - Nappe O - Ooids P - Paleomagnetism Q - Quicksand R - Rift S - Seismic T - Tektites U - Uniformitarianism V - Veins W - Wadi X - Xenolith Y - Yardang Z - Zonation Fun Paper Friday What can the continuity equation teach us about vampires and fluid flow? Sadhra, Makita, et al. “P5_2 The Draining of a Lifetime.” Physics Special Topics 14.1 (2015). Orbital Mechanics Episode 52 Contact us: Show - www.dontpanicgeocast.com - @dontpanicgeo - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin
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Episode 164 - "Pull people's data and play with it"
13/04/2018 Duration: 53minThis week John and Shannon talk about what scientific reproducibility means. Scientific Reproducibility MagIC Database E.O. Wilson TED Talk NumFocus Jupyter Fun Paper Friday Would a chicken swipe left or right? Ghirlanda, Stefano, Liselotte Jansson, and Magnus Enquist. “Chickens prefer beautiful humans.” Human nature 13.3 (2002): 383–389. 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
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Episode 163 - "Everybody loves Dinos" The Morrison
06/04/2018 Duration: 42minThis week it’s all about the dinos and how so many ended up in the Morrison Formation. Join us to learn about the upper Jurassic mud-pit. The Morrison Formation The Morrison Nevadan Orogeny Arthur Lakes Othniel Charles Marsh Edward Drinker Cope Garden Park Fun Paper Friday Do volcanos slide down hill? Find out in this week’s fun paper! Murray, John B., et al. “Gravitational sliding of the Mt. Etna massif along a sloping basement.” Bulletin of Volcanology 80.4 (2018): 40. 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
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Episode 162 - "Glowing ball of valuable metal"
30/03/2018 Duration: 46minThis week we talk about a big boom that has inspired a 110 year old mystery! John’s new product! Tunguska Event Wiki page on Tunguska Space shuttle and noctilucent clouds 1930 Curuca River Event Chelyabinsk meteor Meteors on radar Chelyabinsk Infrasound Chelyabinsk Seismic Fun Paper Friday YOLO Website Redmon, J., Farhadi, A., YOLOv3: An Incremental Improvement. 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
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Episode 161 - "I'm obsessed with Esperanto"
23/03/2018 Duration: 59minThis week we explore the shows you listen to and share our favorites! The List (in random order) Embedded.fm Business of Machining Car Talk Free Agents Mac Power Users Spacepod The Orbital Mechanics Back to Work Undersampled Radio We Martians Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me 99% Invisible Podcast.__init__ Python Bytes The Productivity Show Radio Lab Reply All Spark Gap Still Untitled Weather Brains Crimetown GTD Podcast Heavyweight Nerds on Draft Startup Podcast Surprisingly Awesome Technical Difficulties Work in Progress Ask me another Note to Self The Minimalists Welcome to Night Vale She Explores Nocturne Freakonomics Snap Judgment The Dirtbag Diaries Hidden Brain Dear Sugars The Moth Outside Podcast This American Life Lore Lexicon Valley Ear Hustle Pardon the Interruption Stuff You Should Know Faculty of Horror Undiscovered Cracked TED Podcasts Pen Addict Women on the Road The Allusionist Science AAAS BBC Inside Science In Our Time More or Less: Behind the Stats Science Talk The History of Ancient Greece The Scie
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Episode 160 - "Giant bolide burning in the background" - Extinctions Part 1
16/03/2018 Duration: 54minThis week we conclude our extinction summary and talk about how robots will take over the world. Amazing robot video from Steve Extinctions Part 2 Triassic-Jurassic Extinction Central Atlantic Magmatic Provine Conodont Alternation Index Cretaceous–Paleogene Extinction Chicxulub crater Episode 92 – “I fell into your trap” Ben Crosby “Earth Is Not in the Midst of a Sixth Mass Extinction” Fun Paper Friday Will the machines take over? We don’t know. How can we at least secure our private data used for machine learning? Blockchain might be the answer. AI researchers embrace Bitcoin technology to share medical data. Nature News 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
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Episode 159 - "Dunkleosteus Art" Extinctions Part 1
09/03/2018 Duration: 52minExtinctions are pretty common in the rock record, but there are 5 times in Earth’s past where more than 50% of the life on Earth died, these are known as mass extinctions. This week we talk about causes of mass extinctions and some of the strange life that existed. Mass Extinctions Ordovician Silurian Extinction Devonian Extinction Permian Triassic Extinction The Dunkleosteus Fun Paper Friday How can microbes melt glaciers? Find out on this week’s Fun Paper Friday! Ganey, Gerard Q., et al. “The role of microbes in snowmelt and radiative forcing on an Alaskan icefield.” Nature Geoscience 10.10 (2017): 754. Paper From EarthArXiv 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
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Episode 158 - "Yelling anticline into my phone" Corey Scheip
02/03/2018 Duration: 59miniPads in the field. We’ve talked about it before, but it’s been awhile. This week Corey Scheip joins us to talk about his experiences with tech and large teams. Corey Scheip Notability App Dropbox Business Collector App Dioptra App Theodolite App Corey on LinkedIn Fun Paper Friday Running on the water - this is a contender for the most absurd experimental setup we’ve seen this year. Minetti, Alberto E., et al. “Humans running in place on water at simulated reduced gravity.” PLoS One 7.7 (2012): e37300. 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
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Episode 157 - "Gave me a helmet and put me in the hail car"
23/02/2018 Duration: 52minWhat’s the difference between a weather advisory, statement, watch, and warning? Join us this week to find out! Watches, Warnings, and more Current watches, warnings, etc NWS Definitions Norman Spotter Resources Definitions CPC Outlooks AMS Glossary Fun Paper Friday Most of us love chocolate, but could it be deadly? Ainsworth, Claire. “Death by chocolate–is it possible?.” New Scientist 196.2635–2636 (2007): 40–41. 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
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Episode 156 - "Palinspastic Refactoring"
16/02/2018 Duration: 58minThis week John and Shannon dive into the world of cross-sections, the olympics, and more! Creating a cross section Cross-section example Strike and dip Brunton Axis Section restoration Fun Paper Friday Ever wonder if these catchy fun paper titles are effective and how common they are? This week’s author did! Goodman, Neville W. “From Shakespeare to Star Trek and beyond: a Medline search for literary and other allusions in biomedical titles.” Bmj 331.7531 (2005): 1540–1542. 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
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Episode 155 - "This is going to look amazing on the TA" Kasey Aderhold
09/02/2018 Duration: 49minJoin our chat with Dr. Kasey Aderhold of IRIS this week as we talk about Alaskan earthquakes, the transportable array, and more! We also feature the shortest seismological abstract on record! Falcon Heavy Test Flight Kasey Aderhold Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology M7.9 Event Page DART Buoy Network Strike Slip Faults IRIS Ground Motion Visualization @kaseyaderhold Kasey’s Website Fun Paper Friday What’s the shortest abstract possible you ask? This week we look at a paper by @SeismoSue that wins the title and discusses the possible connection between earthquakes and tides! Hough, Susan E. “Do Large (Magnitude≥ 8) Global Earthquakes Occur on Preferred Days of the Calendar Year or Lunar Cycle?.” Seismological Research Letters (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
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Episode 154 - "It's raining Zircon"
26/01/2018 Duration: 51minJohn and Shannon tackle a listener question about Zircon and then discuss the possibility of flying a drone on Titan. Shannon also ponders how long to wait for late students on field trips. Silicate Minerals Nesosilicates Brilliance, Luster, and Fire Mohs Scale Zircon Zonation Uranium-Lead Dating Laser Ablation Detrital zircon geochronology Tishomingo Granite Jack Hills Zircon Fun Paper Friday Drones on Titan from one of our favorite authors! Thanks to listener Jonathan for sending this our way. Lorenz, R.D. et al., Dragonfly: A Rotorcraft Lander Concept for Scientific Exploration at Tital. Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest. 2017. 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
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Episode 153 - "Grad Student Instinct"
19/01/2018 Duration: 47minJohn has been off at the American Meteorlogical Society Meeting and Shannon was in the field, so we discuss what we’ve been up to, some exciting announcements, and how fast the grim reaper walks. Don’t miss this week’s show! Spacepod 116 AMS Meeting AMS 98th Annual Meeting Anemoment FT Technologies Field Work Lake Mohave Magnetostratigraphy Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale Safe use of HF Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show - www.dontpanicgeocast.com - SWUNG Slack - @dontpanicgeo - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin
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Episode 152 - "I came back from that trip and changed my major"
12/01/2018 Duration: 57minThis week Dan Zietlow and Ryan Vachon join us to talk about outreach, scientific video making, and Dan Rather’s chat at AGU. Outreach Email: breaknsci@gmail.com YouTube Breaking Science Facebook Breaking Science @breaknsci Ryan’s Book - Science Videos Fun Paper Friday In a time of difficult communication and news, Dan Rather offered words of inspiration and vision at the AGU Annual Meeting. Dan Rather’s Vision for Scientists in an Era of “Fake News” Contact us: Show - www.dontpanicgeocast.com - SWUNG Slack - @dontpanicgeo - show@dontpanicgeocast.com - Patreon John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin
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Episode 151 - "A 3 year old obsessed with dinosaurs" Dr. Helen Janiszewski
05/01/2018 Duration: 46minJoin us as Dr. Helen Janiszewski discusses the recent Deleware earthquake, subduction, and hurricanes! Dr. Helen Janiszewski Helen’s Website @helenjanisz USGS Earthquake Page Cascadia Initiative Fun Paper Friday When it rains, it pours… and the Earth sinks. Montanari, S. (2017), Weight of water dropped by Hurricane Harvey flexed Earth’s crust, Eos, 98, https://doi.org/10.1029/2017EO089015. Published on 14 December 2017. Contact us: Show - www.dontpanicgeocast.com - SWUNG Slack - @dontpanicgeo - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin
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Episode 150 - "Submit this paper or quit my job"
22/12/2017 Duration: 01h04minThis week we reflect on our past goals and set some new ones for 2018 and the path to show 200! John Grow my business with the addition of two products See some of Colorado Read 15 Books Go Paperless for our personal and business records Get Back to theBlog/Newsletter (Sign up!) Write another proposal Learn more about web-app development Try swift programming Grow our audience more! Release more great and more timely content Shannon Declutter life! Read 25 books (at least 5 non-fiction!) Get back to bike riding Submit this manuscript or quit my job! Submit another proposal Be prepared for field camp at least 2 months out Clean-up my workspace Have manuals for all the devices Field Camp Blog! Complete person and lab webpages Incorporate tech in the classroom Learn to edit the shoe Start a Don’t Panic! Instagram page Fun Paper Friday Teens and rats apparently have the same drinking habits. Find out how on this week’s Fun Paper Friday! Hargreaves, Garth A., et al. “Intermittent access to beer promotes bing
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Episode 149 - "Suppose you play a C-major chord" Waves Part 2
15/12/2017 Duration: 58minBill’s Trail Library Vibrations and Waves (A.P. French) Waves Part 2 Superposition Principle Interactive Guide to the Fourier Transform JPG Compression Fun Paper Friday Thanks to listener Darryl for sending in this fun paper about the number of toys and quality of play in toddlers. Dauch, Carly, et al. “The influence of the number of toys in the environment on toddlers’ play.” Infant Behavior and Development 50 (2018): 78–87. Contact us: Show - www.dontpanicgeocast.com - SWUNG Slack - @dontpanicgeo - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin
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Episode 148 - "You don't think in per second" Waves Part 1
08/12/2017 Duration: 54minThis week we tackle a tough listener question about waves. What are they and how can we understand and use them? Find out on this week’s show! Don’t Panic Tee Shirts! Waves Complex numbers Wave properties illustrated (BBC) Engineer Guy Microwave Video Fun Paper Friday Does your dog give you puppy eyes? Learn more about that expression and scientific expression coding in this week’s fun paper friday! Kaminski, Juliane, et al. “Human attention affects facial expressions in domestic dogs.” Scientific Reports 7.1 (2017): 12914. Contact us: Show - www.dontpanicgeocast.com - SWUNG Slack - @dontpanicgeo - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin