x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Don"t Panic Geocast

John Leeman and Shannon Dulin

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.

science natural sciences

All Episodes

53:26

Episode 44 - "It's not Richter magnitude!"

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/11/20

This week we talk about Bill Nye, earthquake magnitudes, and coffee. Bill Nye John got to see Bill Nye (@BillNye) talk at Penn State! News article with photos! Earthquake Magnitudes Earthquake Size (C. Ammon) Challenge is that earthquakes span a huge dynamic range. We measure ground displacements over about 9 orders of magnitude. Largest Earthquakes in the World Since 1900 Kiyoo Wadati Richter magnitude scale Book: Richter’s Scale: Measure of an Earthquake, Measure of a Man Wood Anderson

en

52:07

Episode 43 - “Life should be more than turning off...

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/11/13

This week Shannon is grading, John is modeling (numerically), and they both are mad about some graphs they have seen. Data Visualization We are colorblind Tableau20 Colors Rainbow Color Map (Still) Considered Harmful A Better Default Colormap (video) Perceptual Color Maps in matplotlib for Oceanography (video) Evaluation of Artery Visualization for Heart Disease Diagnosis (Borkin et al.) Make everything bigger than you think it needs to be! Resources Edward Tufte Flowing Data Visualize This

en

43:19

Episode 42 - "Life, the Universe, and Everything"

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/11/06

Shannon was at the GSA 2015 meeting in Baltimore Maryland. She also won a raffle there for a Rite in the Rain notebook and holder. The meeting app worked well, but we’re both nervous after the AGU app last year. This is episode 42. A very important number to the show! Life Art of the Hadean Era The Hadean sounds kind of like Seveneves Geologic Time Scale Shark Bay Stromatolites Cambrian Explosion Cambrain Arthropod Story (Berkeley) Cambrian Creatures Slideshow Rodinia (“The

en

40:00

Episode 41 - "The Nino (Pumpkin Spice Latte Season)"

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/10/30

This week we talk about El Nino, what it is, how it works, and what it means for this winter. We also discuss pumpkin carving injuries on this week’s Fun Paper Friday! Spanish for “the Nino” reference Bill Nye El Nino Skit ENSO The Southern Oscillation and Its Link to the ENSO Cycle (NOAA) ENSO Current Status (NOAA Slide Deck) The ENSO Cycle (NOAA) ENSO Blog ENSO General Info El Nino Indices of El Nino Evolution (Trenberth and Stepaniak, 2000) National Data Buoy Center Current Satellite SSTs El

en

31:09

Episode 40 - "Pumpkin Sedimentation"

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/10/23

This week Shannon talks about back to back field trips, broken airplanes, and rain. John relates a story about a strange northeast tradition and shares a traffic related fun paper. Shannon’s Trip Paper about zebra dolomite Sand Bar Videos Glen Canyon Dam Hoover Dam Riffle Lee’s Ferry Kring Paper in Episode 30 Meteor Crater Lowell Observatory Punkin’ Chunkin’ Howard, PA Chunkin’ Website Graupel World Championship Punkin Chunkin Smokin’ Lamas Fun Paper Friday Have you ever been stuck in traffic

en

36:02

Episode 39 - "There are some blow up bubbles" Mars

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/10/16

This week we talk about water on Mars and aeroelastic flutter of bird wings. John got married with drones and garter cannons. Keep an eye on his Twitter feed for more videos soon. We have a GSA poster and AGU Talk! Mars Mars facts from NASA Mars Cultural Fascination The Martian Way Seveneves The Martian Elon Musk Bio Water on mars Recurring Slope Linea (RSL), identified in 2011 by Lujendra Ojha (then student, now at Georgia Institute of Technology) Great pictures of RSLs Recurring slope lineae

en

56:36

Episode 38 - "I was kind of crafty about it,...

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/10/09

This week we interview Kina McAllister to talk about her science activity kits for girls and then talk about the optimal office temperature setting in this week’s Fun Paper Friday! STEMBox Website @STEMBox Twitter STEMBox Facebook Original KickStarter @KinaButterJelly on Twitter Woodland Park Zoo HiveBio EDC Show with Bullet Journal Links Fun Paper Friday This week we have a paper with a horrible title, but a very interesting study of what the best temperature is for an office space. Kingma, B.,

en

52:36

Episode 37 - "We solved all those problems, for all...

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/10/02

Open Hardware Summit 2015 Hackable badge! Talks AnnMarie Thomas (Univ. St. Thomas) “Making Makers” Jason Kessler and Jon Ruston talked about ULTRASCOPE Mach 30 president J. Simmons showed new cad/modeling linked tools that they are using to create open thrusters, rockets, etc. Yavin cold gas thruster as test bed Joshua Pearce showed how open hardware in science can save us a bundle think of all the outdated lab equipment sitting around unsupported. Checkout Joshua’s book “Open-Source Lab” and new

en

43:32

Episode 36 - "We're looking at something the size of...

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/09/25

This week special guest Prof. Charles Ammon joins us to discuss the recent magnitude 8.3 Chile earthquake. We then talk about coffee and how it can move your body clock around. Show Links USGS Earthquake Page Shaking from several views (YouTube) IRIS Teachable Moment PDF USGS Finite Fault Model PAGER for this Event @CharlesAmmon on Twitter Prof. Ammon’s Epicentral Blog Epicentral (iPhone App) Epicentral+ (iPad App) Earth Motion Monitor (Mac) Fun Paper Friday Burke, T. M., Markwald, R. R., &

en

51:22

Episode 35 - "So often we disconnect these things"...

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/09/18

This week we discuss how geoscience can enrich anyone’s life. Join the discussion and then learn about how much cosmic dust falls on us every day! John was on The Orbital Mechanics Episode 24 talking about SMAP. Why Learn Geology Your World Rocked (Slate) Spatial thinking/reasoning Thinking in 3D is hard… 4D is harder 3D Mouse Resources We need resources for our modern lifestyle Earth is continuously changing (as pointed out in the article), so preserving it as is should NOT be the goal, but

en

53:04

Episode 34 - "The Earth isn’t a big bar magnet"

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/09/11

Join us to talk about the Earth’s magnetic field. It protects us and has complication on more levels than you think. It produces the aurora and helps us date rocks and structures! Three Cat.4 Hurricanes in the Pacific Godzilla El Nino Magnetic Field History William Gilbert On the Magnet OU Galileo Exhibit Geodynamo Dynamo theory Inner core Outer core Magnetohydrodynamics Geocentric Axial Dipole Hypothesis (GAD) Glatzmaier-Roberts geodynamo model notes The Core (movie) Geomagnetic pole The

en

39:53

Episode 33 - "Where's that little nerdy guy?"

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/09/04

This week we thought we would go through our every day carry (EDC) essentials for braving the academic jungle. As most of us go back to the academic year, it’s important to fine tune what we carry to do our job anywhere. John Nothing Special Notebook(s) Pencil/Pen Bag iPad iPhone MacBook Air Apple Watch Unusual Grid it for cables USB cables of every type USB to DC breakout cable Arduino Wildfire Slide Clicker Every possible video adapter for my laptop (VGA, HDMI, DVI) Goal Zero Venture 30 Jackery

en

49:37

Episode 32 - "I mean, they still make rulers with...

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/08/28

Classes are back in session, and we’re back to normal episodes. Join us to talk about Brunton pocket transits, argue about strike and dip, and discuss the zombie apocalypse. AAPG abstracts are due September 24! Windows 10 isn’t supporting external USB microphones right now. What? Checkout Angie’s beautiful photos. Part 1 Part 2 What is a Brunton? A compass, but a really expensive one with lots of features Generally referring to the conventional pocket transit About the size of a deck of cards,

en

36:06

Episode 31 - "Galveston just gets it" Pt.2

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/08/21

We continue our quest form last week to hit the most interesting mechanisms of catastrophic sedimentation, talk about a new notebook, and learn how to give cosmic CT scans. Floods Oklahoma flooded significantly this year! I–35 Rockslide Oregon Landslide Afghanistan river of rock Colorado Springs, CO flash flooding Bolide Deposits Overturned flaps Meteor Crater Tsunamis Alamo impact crater Breccia Suevite Weather Related Sedimentation Flood deposits The Emerald Mile - Kevin Fedarko Hurricane

en

31:29

Episode 30 - "YouTube is rife with turbidite videos"

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/08/14

This week we start an accidental two-part show on catastrophic sedimentation, John’s drone experiments, and a revisit of some stories from the past. Don’t miss this not so short summer short! John’s Drone Experiment EOS Article on Philae probe Catastrophism Wikipedia article on catastrophism Originated with Bishop J. Usher Mountains, etc. were formed by unknowable, quick cataclysms… Uniformitarianism Wikipedia article on uniformitarianism James Hutton - 1795 Theory of the Earth A Short History

en

54:29

Episode 29 - "Dear NASA, these are a few of our...

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/08/07

Intro The Orbital Mechanics highlighted how little we know about planetary formation, so let’s talk about Pluto and what we’ve learned from the New Horizons Mission. Pluto Basics Officially a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt About 0.18 the radius of Earth Mass 0.178 of the moon’s Very low density Gravity 0.63 g Neptune and Pluto were both predicted to exist from orbital perturbations of Uranus Percival Lowell (founder of Lowell observatory) started the hunt for pluto in 1906. Tombaugh found Pluto

en

44:24

Episode 28 - "You can tag your abstract with emoji....

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/07/31

This week we get ready for conference abstract deadlines and talk about how we prepare abstracts. Everyone is finally back in town, but not for long! Pluto show next week! Abstract deadlines: AGU 8/5, GSA 8/11 GSA, new topical abstracts (search visually by emoji!) How we prepare to write abstracts Choosing the topical material. When do you stop reporting on research?* Think about what session to submit to Mind maps Outlines Stream of conscience writing Abstract Madlibs Don’t do this steps hours

en

25:53

Episode 27 - "They are terrifying" a volcanic road trip

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/07/24

Shannon hits the road again, so we talk about volcanics, earthquakes, and other disasters that can occur in the pacific northwest. We even talk about native stories of earthquakes and tsunamis. Mount Rainier Snake River Crater Lake Lassen Volcanics Craters of the Moon Capulin Volcano 1700 Cascadia Earthquake Bonneville Slide Orphan Tsunami Story of the Thunderbird and Whale Hitchhiker’s Guide Whale Scene Great Basin National Park Fun Paper Friday When could Yellowstone erupt again? This week’s fun

en

37:07

Episode 26 - "Can I speak to your online librarian?"...

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/07/17

Top 10 Google Search Tips Use the tabs Use quotes Exclude results with - Google Scholar Broaden the scope of your search by removing words Think like the person writing the article Search for a filetype: Use Google Books Use the forums Mine references and link lists Other Links Linear scanner Google search characters Research tips - Still Untitled : The Adam Savage Project Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon stackoverflow Fun Paper Friday Maher Al-Dayeh & Neal Evans. Acoustic imaging of thunder from

en

35:50

Episode 25 - "Scientists studying scientists" with...

Don"t Panic Geocast ·

2015/07/10

Join John and special guest Dr. Elizabeth Seiver of PLOS (Public Library of Science) in Austin, TX at the scientific Python (SciPy) conference to talk open science and geek tools! Sorry for the slight echo in the room, we did what we could with the audio! Elizabeth on twitter: @tweetotaler PLOS Alison Gopnik’s Berkeley Lab SciPy 2015 arXiv Figshare Dryad Digital Object Identifier Paywall Polymath Project nvALT Simplenote Drafts TextExpander Keyboard Maestro Alfred App arXiv Citation Study Cameron

en

425 results

Similar Podcasts

Classic Radio Science Fiction

solgoodmedia.com

Mission to Mars

Inception Point Ai

The 365 Days of Astronomy

365DaysOfAstronomy.org

Creek Devil

william Jevning

UFO Chronicles Podcast

Nik Hunter