Category Archives: publication

No chatbots please, we’re scientists

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Chris Rowan

This story about backlash to an earth science specific chatbot at EGU seems to detail a lot of insider politicking that seems only obliquely related to the concerns over the use of Large Learning Models for scientific research and writing. … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, general science, geology, publication

Just published: can sandbox models be educational and fun?

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Chris Rowan

Just out: a paper by me and education expert Bridget Mulvey grapples with the question: analogue sandbox models are cool, but are they effective teaching tools? Analogue sandbox models are a way of demonstrating tectonic deformation processes in the classroom: the … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, publication, science education, structures, tectonics

2017 in Review

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Chris Rowan

Not much may have made it onto the blog, but it’s been a busy year for both Anne and Chris in 2017. Here’s a brief summary of what we’ve been up to – with pretty pictures where appropriate. Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, bloggery, by Anne, publication, teaching

Anne’s top papers of 2016 + 3 she co-wrote

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Anne Jefferson

Yesterday, I posted an epic analysis of my scientific reading habits in 2016, but I didn’t tell you about the papers I read last year that made my heart sing. And I didn’t take much time to brag about my … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne, climate science, hydrology, paper reviews, publication