Category Archives: basics

Testability in Earth Science

Posted on November 12, 2007 by Chris Rowan

How can studies of the geological past yield repeatable experiments?
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Categories: basics, geology

Palaeomagnetism: from drilling to publication

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Chris Rowan

How the measurements I make in the lab are distilled into the results reported in a typical scientific paper.
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Categories: basics, fieldwork, in the lab, palaeomagic

Of aftershocks and tsunamis

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Questions arising from the Indonesian quakes
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Categories: basics, earthquakes, geohazards

A primer on the origin of the Earth

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Chris Rowan

I heartily second Lab Lemmings recommendation of the Skepchick’s series on ‘The Origin of the Earth’, an opus in five parts: I: Introduction, the Scientific Toolbox, and Cosmic Starstuff II: Crustal Chemistry, the Solar Nebula, and the Solar System III: … Continue reading →

Categories: basics, links, planets

Geological Basics: the art of Paleomagic

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Chris Rowan

If I’m ever going to talk about my own research in any detail, I’m first going to have to explain a little (or a lot) about the field I fell into almost by accident, paleomagnetism. Literally ‘ancient magnetism’, paleomagnetism is … Continue reading →

Categories: basics, geology, geophysics, palaeomagic