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March Meanderings
It’s been another month of fascinating scientific adventures for your resident hydrologist. It all began at the end of February, when I travelled to La Crosse, Wisconsin to the Upper Midwest Stream Restoration Symposium, which was a really stimulating and … Continue reading
Scenic Saturday: Echoes of Mary Anning
On March 9th, 1847, the world lost a great scientist to breast cancer. She was poor, lacked formal education, and practiced a minority religion, but she had a keen eye and mind that helped see things that others couldn’t and … Continue reading
The diminishing returns of lecture preparation
It seems that like so many other things, lecture preparation expands to take up the time available. Continue reading
Explaining geoscience using only the 10 hundred most common words
Take the challenge and join the growing list of scientists explaining their discipline using only 1000 common words. Continue reading
2012: A Year of Moving Adventures
As another year draws to close (and without the Apocalypse that no-one sensible was expecting) we take a moment to reflect on what has been a busy and exciting year for Anne and Chris. The year started off with lots … Continue reading
