Category Archives: public science

One Venus transit – but many kinds of scientific outreach

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Chris Rowan

How more traditional and modern forms of scientific outreach combined effectively in the coverage of Venus’ transit. Continue reading →

Categories: planets, public science

Bringing the stream to the people

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Anne Jefferson

With the help of four students and my daughter, we brought out the Emriver stream table and a groundwater model to teach hundreds of folks about urban hydrology, stormwater management, fluvial geomorphology, and groundwater pollution. Our booth was one of … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geomorphology, public science

Geological mayhem and destruction in 2012: not the end of the world, just business as usual

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Chris Rowan

We don’t live on a boring planet. 2012 will be plagued by natural disasters, but so is every other year. Continue reading →

Categories: antiscience, climate science, earthquakes, geohazards, palaeomagic, public science, volcanoes

A short FAQ on earthquakes and fracking

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Chris Rowan

While there are plenty of important reasons to scrutinise this fracking business, the risk of triggering earthquakes is not one of them. Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, public science