Monthly Archives: January 2014

Augers v. Augurs

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

These are augers.   This is an augur.   The free dictionary defines augur as follows: n. 1. One of a group of ancient Roman religious officials who foretold events by observing and interpreting signs and omens. 2. A seer or prophet; … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, field gear

Antarctica field log: Penguin Island? Surely you mean Volcano Island!

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Chris Rowan

But yes, there were penguins too. Continue reading →

Categories: Antarctica, outcrops, photos, tectonics, volcanoes

A real-life geological map, no colouring in required

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Chris Rowan

There’s much more to geological mapping than colouring in, but a big part of the process of reconstructing the geological history of an area is spending a lot of time examining the exposed rocks to work out how to distinguish … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, structures

Antarctica field log: Ice in a multitude of forms

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

Sifting through more than 30 gigabytes of photos and videos from our trip to Antarctica is taking longer than we expected. (The start of the semester might have something to do with that too.) To tide you over until we … Continue reading →

Categories: Antarctica, ice and glaciers, photos

Megaphones, broken records and the problem with institutional amplification of sexism and racism

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

This week in the science communication world has been a broken record, playing over again a suite of unappealing sounds designed to again remind people of color and women that they are not seen as equal members of the scientific … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, ranting, society