Category Archives: ranting

Stay broad! Why you should fight the intellectual narrows

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Chris Rowan

For this month’s Accretionary wedge, my co-blogger Anne is asking us to mark the beginning of a new teaching year by pondering the nature of education in the geoscience. As a post-doc, I may not be in the best position … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, geology, ranting, science education

If you’re waiting for an earthquake warning, you’re doing it wrong

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Chris Rowan

The magnitude 6.3 earthquake that stuck central Italy near the city of L’Aquila in April 2009 killed more than 300 people, made tens of thousands more homeless, and caused billions of Euros’ worth of damage. No-one could have predicted exactly … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, public science, ranting, society

How to (and how not to) talk about earthquake hazards in the media

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Chris Rowan

Susan Hough: take a bow. Simon Winchester: don’t. Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, public science, ranting

The scientist-journalist divide: what can we learn from each other?

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Last week, the journal Nature published two research papers on the effects of human-caused global warming on extreme precipitation events. I’m working on a post on the papers, and they’ve already received quite a bit of attention in the media. … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, climate science, public science, ranting