Author Archives: Chris Rowan

Calling all geobloggers

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Chris Rowan

The first Accretionary Wedge was a big success, with major kudos due to Brian (who is also celebrating his first blogiversary) for doing the necessary cat-herding to make it happen. Now discussion is underway to organising the next few editions … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, links

At least one University department likes blogging, then

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Janet is about to submit her tenure dossier, a three ring binder which simultaneously manages to look imposingly thick and yet a rather flimsy thing on which to hang your academic destiny. It also has an interesting addition: a section … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life

Peru’s new crater extra-terrestrial, but illness not

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Chris Rowan

One of the main risks of our media-saturated world is that although events can make it onto our TV and computer screens with unrivaled speed, this does not necessarily mean we have any idea of what’s actually going on, which … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, planets, public science

Mars less wet than we thought?

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Mars has a habit of disappointing us; exotic possibilities are presented to us, before fading away into nothingness when we look more closely. Percival Lowell’s canals didn’t survive close scrutiny, and now Phil reports that the merciless gaze of the … Continue reading →

Categories: paper reviews, planets

September post-doc carnival

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Pondering Fool is hosting this months collection. The theme is ‘advice’, and there’s lots of the sage variety on offer.

Categories: links