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Category Archives: public science
On the L’Aquila trial verdict: earthquake safety is about door locks, not fire alarms
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
One Venus transit – but many kinds of scientific outreach
How more traditional and modern forms of scientific outreach combined effectively in the coverage of Venus’ transit. Continue reading
Bringing the stream to the people
With the help of four students and my daughter, we brought out the Emriver stream table and a groundwater model to teach hundreds of folks about urban hydrology, stormwater management, fluvial geomorphology, and groundwater pollution. Our booth was one of … Continue reading
Geological mayhem and destruction in 2012: not the end of the world, just business as usual
We don’t live on a boring planet. 2012 will be plagued by natural disasters, but so is every other year. Continue reading
A short FAQ on earthquakes and fracking
While there are plenty of important reasons to scrutinise this fracking business, the risk of triggering earthquakes is not one of them. Continue reading
Nice plan for content warnings on Mastodon and the Fediverse. Now you need a Mastodon/Fediverse button on this blog.