Author Archives: Chris Rowan

Where the Earth’s magnetic field comes from

How modelling the Geodynamo is both hard – and strangely easy…
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Categories: basics, geology, geophysics, palaeomagic, paper reviews

Uninquisitive

I think that I’ve figured out the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs’ problem. When the Aetogate scandal whipped up enough fuss to force them to hold an official inquiry, they pulled ‘Inquiries 101’ off the shelf, only to discover … Continue reading

Categories: academic life, general science

Geologists in peril – and liking it?

After linking to some spectacular photos taken from right in the path of an avalanche, and a jealousy-inducing photo of himself standing right next to an oozing lava flow, Geotripper asks if geologists have a death wish: I considered what … Continue reading

Categories: fieldwork

Fossil lightning

The answer to Friday’s geopuzzle
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Categories: geology, geopuzzling

One year in the Evil Empire

Does Scienceblogs really look so ugly from the outside?
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Categories: bloggery