Yearly Archives: 2008

AAPG Day 2: industrial seismologists get all the cool toys.

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Chris Rowan

I don’t need a wall-sized touchscreen, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want one…
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Categories: academic life, conferences, geology, geophysics

AAPG Day 1: rifting models, snowballs, and other miscellany

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Chris Rowan

It has to be said that it’s never been a particular ambition of mine to mix with the luminaries of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Still, lots of interesting research does get done in the name of finding and … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, conferences, geology, tectonics

Trees growing on (or in) old rocks

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Chris Rowan

The latest meme to hit the geoblogosphere involves trees, of all things. Of course, vegetation changes can give important clues to changes in the underlying rock type (the acidity, mineral content and texture of soils will change significantly if you … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, photos

To Cape Town!

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Right, I’m off to Cape Town for an action-packed few days. First, Christie has persuaded me to give a talk at her home University, hopefully followed by a beer or seven – after being beaten over the head with paleomagnetic … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, bloggery, Lusi

It’s Earth’s Official Birthday!

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Chris Rowan

I say official, because, just like the Queen’s, the date does not actually mean much from a natal perspective. Nonetheless, the night preceding, or the morning of, October 23rd, 4004 BC is the date that Archbishop Ussher, after a bit … Continue reading →

Categories: antiscience, geology, ranting