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Attributes, Anomalies & Unicorns....wait, what?

Dr. Heather Bedle and Dr. April Moreno-Ward

2 geophysicist PhDs. Zero filter. Attributes, Anomalies & Unicorns is what happens when seismic attributes, machine learning, geologic interpretation collides with unicorns, conspiracy theories, AI-generated songs, and whatever else wanders into the room. Hosted by Dr. Heather Bedle and Dr. April Moreno-Ward. Expect giggling, tangents, the occasional travel adventure, and a loose plan that rarely survives contact with reality — but somehow lands back on the geology. Maybe. No jargon walls, no

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00:27:16

Walking Wisdom: Advice for Hopeful Grad Students

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2026/09/25

We will call this season 1.5 or pre-season 2??Heather and April head out for a walk on a beautiful Thursday. We start with suggestions on how to write emails to potential grad advisors, sidetrack into a discussion of investments and how your brain should be trained, and end by wondering what you call a herder of unicorns??Connect with us:Insta: ⁠heather.april.unicorn⁠YouTube: ⁠@AttributesAnomaliesandUnicorns⁠⁠Merch!! (00:00) Intro(01:00) Dog and pony show(02:18) She remembers what…(04:50) General

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00:14:59

Thoughts while dodging nighttime hazards...

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2026/08/21

There may have been rats and roaches, but we survived the walk....or did we?(00:00) Intro(00:35) STUDENTS!!! Aniq and Akif(02:36) Hilmi...so many projects(05:33) Finally, the intro???(06:20) Orgs that support students and geoscience-- thank you!(07:25) random tips...for walking in the dark(08:08) things a stalker would probably say(09:28) Can you guess what happened to the knee?(10:00) My highlight for today(11:15) I'll never be rich, but...(13:30) walking hazards and driving bucket loaders

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00:11:24

Thoughts we had in our socks

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2026/08/19

We survived the first full day of IMAGE 2026! And we had thoughts, while sitting in our socks... let's see if any make sense...

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00:35:31

So... What did we learn?

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2026/08/17

Season finale. Reflective but fun. Heather and I lookback, we look forward, and we figure out if any of this was a good idea. Who knows, but it was fun!!!!(00:00) Intro(01:12) Dream colab(03:12) Heather's superpower wish(03:55) Where are April's family and friends??? (I promise I have some, LOL)(05:25) What has surprised us the most...(08:00) Insta & YouTube are not the full episodes...(09:25) What we like about the podcast(11:40) Even more similar???(14:04) Most proud of...(17:15) An

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00:10:12

Gen Z: Rather be fishing than talking geoscience?

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2026/08/16

An impromptu session to see what Gen Z thinks about us oldies saying rocks are cool! Warning: terrible song included at the end (00:00) Intro(00:43) Biggest Mystery of the universe(01:59) What do you tell people your mom does? (03:50) You don't think rocks are awesome????(05:30) Lure, Looore....fish getter...(06:25) BS(06:50) Name that rock or no dinner(07:29) One more good question(09:24) Unicorn Trottin' song....warning, it's not great

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00:24:19

What's Next???

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2026/08/10

Heather and April talk about where geoscience is going, where they are going, and what they are most excited about. Can you guess the answers to any of these??(00:00) Intro(00:25) Biggest unanswered question?(03:15) Where is geoscience going?(06:10) Can geoscience play a role in a cyclical economy?(07:45) Please do not make me do this one...(12:20) Snap and know what???(15:45) What are you excited about...(18:21) Let's get, geophysical...(21:40) April, you won't like my answer

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00:30:02

What Does Geoscience Actually Owe Us? Maybe We Should...

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2026/08/03

Heather and April discuss some of the challenges within geoscience and ponder how we can find ways to give back...(00:00) Intro(01:23) Most dramatic thing in nature...(04:06) Field poker...you don't need the kitchen sink??(08:50) Too many acronyms; I meant AGI. the STATS(10:40) Why we hesitate to ask. Womens' perspectives(16:10) Are we just completely unaware?(21:45) What the next generation may be doing right...

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00:46:07

No Peer Review Needed: Hot Takes

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2026/07/27

The things we probably shouldn't say out loud.We're saying them anyway. (00:00) Introduction(03:58) Everyone should have a geologist?(06:48) Rainbow colormaps...(15:47) Can software replace your interpreter?(18:50) Do you know what your data was trained on?(22:07) What should change about how geoscience is taugt(27:45) The knowing something is gonna be hard...(31:41) Hot-takes!

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00:07:09

Disaster Movie Survival Odd: Mini Episode

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2026/07/25

After we discussed survival as part of a group with Chris (5.5 Questions with a sociologist), Heather and I tried to decide if we would survive a post-apocalyptic world!....we might not survive!

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00:33:39

5.5 Questions with a Sociologist: NOT a mini episode LOL

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2026/07/24

Join us for a random discussion with our resident sociologist and tip-toe into the realm of conspiracy theories and how other scientists view the geos.....(00:00) Introduction(03:05) Conspiracy theories or just k(05:23) Why do we like steak?(06:30) homophily!(08:10) Graduated with 4 other people(11:59) What is the biggest misconception.....that child is a god!(15:10) Conspiracy theory is just our way of simplifying...(20:05) Why is your tuition so high?(22:00) What sociology theory should everyone

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00:32:47

Kangaroos Love Coherence… Is There Meaning in the Noise?

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2026/07/20

How do you find the signal when everything feels like noise — in your data, in your career, in your life? ....Wait, and what is a SCIENTIFIC dance???(00:00) Intro(04:00) Kangaroos love coherence(09:46) Let's try to slow our thinking down(12:20) Different types of bias(18:15) Y'all almost broke me, LOL!

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00:14:50

5 Questions with an Engineer: Mini Episode

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2026/07/17

We invite Heather's dad to give us some insight on what chemical engineers think about what we do....(00:00) Introduction(00:57) What did you think when Heather decided to be a geo?(02:32) She chose a school with no engineering degree!(03:31) Tell us which degree is more made up, LOL!(05:50) Are ML good at anything?(09:45) Did you miss out by not being a geo?(13:25) He hasn't even heard the podcast yet!

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00:31:08

"We Dared to Ask a Geologist…"

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2026/07/13

Heather and April wonder what happens to our brains when we have to perform under pressure....Also, fun ideas for Heather's next conference name badge!(00:00) Intro(04:00) Heather's take on whether we are all performing(11:20) Introverts: fitness instructor and award-winning introvert(20:42) Talking to a camera

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00:27:00

Science Communication: What Does the Koala Know?

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2026/07/06

Find out what our favorite rock and/or mineral is, why wemention rats, and that I was NOT too short to hold a koala...Wait, what does any of this have to do with science communication…Maybe listen to find out!!!

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00:26:06

Human vs. Machine! And why the machine still needs a...

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2026/06/29

Heather and April explore the world of machine learning in geoscience. Runaway robot vacuums, golden retrievers using calculators....We do talk about critical thinking skills in there somewhere, too.Listen and find out.(00:00) Intro(01:41) What ML actually does(07:00) When has ML spectacularly failed?(20:19) Vacuum on the run

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00:22:57

Channels: Nature's Most Dramatic Storytellers

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2026/06/22

Channels, channels, and more channels; as far as the eye can see!April finally gets a full episode to talk about the thing she loves most, and Heather has no choice but to come along for the ride.From ancient civilizations to which state has the best-tasting dirt, and then disaster movies .... wait, what? (00:00) Intro(02:59) What even is a channel?(05:55) Channels and Disaster Movies!(13:09) She has 3 things to say...

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00:26:22

Drama Queens of the Subsurface

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2026/06/15

Seismic attributes have personalities. We're not taking it back.Dr. Heather Bedle and Dr. April Moreno-Ward break down the attributes they actually use, why some of them are quietly running the whole show, and why spectral decomposition shows up in full color and rainbows whether you asked for it or not. Amplitude is the colleague who says nothing for a year and then changes everything. Cosine instantaneous phase gives you perfect directions and forgets to mention the road is closed. And

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00:21:50

How in the World Did We End Up Here?

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2026/06/08

We start the way all good science should start — with a personality quiz. From there, Dr. Heather Bedle and Dr. April Moreno-Ward introduce themselves the way they'd actually want to be introduced (no CVs, no titles, just the real version), trace the surprisingly winding roads that led two curious humans to geophysics, and somehow end up talking about why seismic data can be genuinely, unexpectedly beautiful.Also covered: what geophysics actually IS — explained in under a minute at a dinner

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