Author Archives: Chris Rowan

My AGU Posters: a visual history

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Chris Rowan

It’s a miracle! In an amazing (and probably entirely serendipitous) feat of organisation, I find myself printing my poster for the AGU 2012 Fall Meeting a whole 3 days before I fly to San Francisco. Since I am generally more … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, conferences

DonorsChoose: the final push

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Chris Rowan

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our geoblogging comrades and readers, our drive to improve earth science education in schools has gone from strength to strength in the past two weeks. Our own challenge, in collaboration with Maitri, has raised … Continue reading →

Categories: public science, teaching

Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Chris Rowan

A rather eventful week in Earth Science this week, so lots of links for you all to enjoy. Earthquakes The big news this week was obviously the conviction of six Italian seismologists and one official for multiple manslaughter. The reason? … Continue reading →

Categories: links

On the L’Aquila trial verdict: earthquake safety is about door locks, not fire alarms

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Chris Rowan

Imagine that one day, an apartment block in a major city catches fire. The fire brigade arrive too late, and the whole block burns down with people still trapped inside. An investigation reveals that the building’s fire alarm system was … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, public science, society

Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Chris Rowan

We interrupt our regularly scheduled link-fest for a brief celebration of how much the geoblogosphere – and our readers – rock. At the end of Earth Science week, we can only look in awe at the generosity and commitment of … Continue reading →

Categories: links