Author Archives: Chris Rowan

Geologists in the movies: the myth of the maverick

[submitted for The Accretionary Wedge #7] It’s a fact of life that scientific accuracy is not generally at the top of Hollywood’s to-do list when making a movie. Any scientist can no doubt recall multiple occasions when their ability to … Continue reading

Categories: public science, ranting

Sometimes you just have to plot the data yourself

An old(er) Grand Canyon? Yes, if you ignore one annoying data point…
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Categories: geology

635 days later

Hurray! Finally published!
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Categories: academic life, geology

Lusi in Time

The latest from Lusi I’ve just come across an excellent article in Time about Lusi, the mud volcano currently engulfing eastern Java. Entitled ‘A Wound In the Earth’, it’s a good summary of the human impacts, the attempts to contain … Continue reading

Categories: geohazards, Lusi

Fieldwork Album

Scenic and action shots from my sampling trip.
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Categories: fieldwork, outcrops, photos