Monthly Archives: October 2008

A more geological Googling experience

Kim is a little concerned that her geology-themed Googling keeps on bringing up stuff that she herself has written. This might have something to do with her blog being a top-notch source of geological insight, of course (someone is clearly … Continue reading

Categories: geology

The comprehension gap

The human foibles behind the credit crunch are very familiar to this scientist.
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Categories: ranting

Geological analogies of the tectonic kind

Callan asks: What are some of your favorite analogies for explaining geological concepts to other people? Teaching through analogy – explaining new concepts to people by referring to things that they know or understand already – can be a powerful … Continue reading

Categories: geology, public science, tectonics

Some calls to arms

Just a couple of things for fellow geoblogospherians to consider, if you haven’t already. Firstly, Maria is participating in the Donors Choose funding drive. The projects that she’s trying to get funded are all aimed at bringing geological goodness to … Continue reading

Categories: bloggery, public science

Dike swarms and continental barcodes

Who would have thought a mess of ridges could hold the key to reconstructing past geographies?
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Categories: geology, geopuzzling, tectonics, volcanoes