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The dimensions of natural disasters
“If you’re not on a fault zone, a volcanically active zone, or a tsunami zone, you’re probably in a valley that’s prone to flooding or having things tumble down the hills towards you.” So opines risk consultant Tony Taig in … Continue reading
Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, public science
My class visits the Geology Department – by Geokid
I went on a tour with my class yesterday in the Geology Department of Kent State University. My mom, my dad, and I led the tour. We got there by traveling on a special bus that had painted windows. When … Continue reading
Categories: by Geokid, public science, teaching
The Up-Goer Five Challenge: now at Scientific American
Anne and I have continued to be blown away by the magnitude of the response to Anne’s original challenge to explain your scientific research using only a list of the thousand most commonly used English words. Ten Hundred Words of … Continue reading
Ten hundred words of science spreads like wildfire…and gets a Tumblr!
Wow. Wow. Wow. When I challenged you yesterday to explain geoscience (or any science) research using only the 1000 most common English words, I had no idea how many amazing responses I was going to get to read. It is … 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
