Monthly Archives: November 2007

Testability in Earth Science

How can studies of the geological past yield repeatable experiments?
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Categories: basics, geology

Incomprehensible? Moi?

I’m not quite as “longwinded and incomprehensible” as James, it seems: I’m not sure exactly how useful this little tool is. Not only does it not give any indication of exactly how your ‘readability’ is calculated, but it also seems … Continue reading

Categories: bloggery

The Palaeomagician’s bane

Why lightning may be my new mortal enemy
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Categories: fieldwork, geophysics, in the lab

A map of wonderful magnetic things

A new magnetic anomaly map illustrates the differences between oceanic and continental crust
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Categories: geology, geophysics

Catching up

I’m back, tired and a little sun-scorched, from my trip to Northern Cape (northwest South Africa). Since my brain is still feeling quite fried after the 800 km drive back to Johannesburg yesterday, all I’m really doing today is catching … Continue reading

Categories: links