Category Archives: ranting

Today’s Hot Topic? Bottled Water

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Anne Jefferson

On this hot, hot day, when much of the eastern United States is beset by a record-breaking heat wave, what could be more refreshing than a nice cold, fresh bottle of water? After all, that’s exactly what is recommended by … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, environment, hydrology, ranting

Boobquake: a slightly silly test of a ridiculous scientific hypothesis

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Anne Jefferson

Do immodestly dressed women cause earthquakes? Of course not.
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Categories: antiscience, by Anne, ranting

A uniformitarian approach to Earth day

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Chris Rowan

I’m sure recycling prose is good for the environment somehow.
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Categories: environment, links, ranting

Volcanic ash: you can’t avoid if you can’t detect it

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Chris Rowan

“we have got a storm scope and weather radar and they were looking straight through it.”
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Categories: geohazards, public science, ranting

Lecture notes

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Chris Rowan

In which I wonder whether I’m any good at lecturing or not.
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Categories: academic life, ranting, science education