Category Archives: ranting

Chris’s brain gets drained

You may have noticed that I’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging front in recent weeks. The fact is, I’ve been a little busy in the real world. The funding for my project in Edinburgh ended at the end … Continue reading

Categories: academic life, ranting

Today’s Hot Topic? Bottled Water

On this hot, hot day, when much of the eastern United States is beset by a record-breaking heat wave, what could be more refreshing than a nice cold, fresh bottle of water? After all, that’s exactly what is recommended by … Continue reading

Categories: by Anne, environment, hydrology, ranting

Boobquake: a slightly silly test of a ridiculous scientific hypothesis

Do immodestly dressed women cause earthquakes? Of course not.
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Categories: antiscience, by Anne, ranting

A uniformitarian approach to Earth day

I’m sure recycling prose is good for the environment somehow.
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Categories: environment, links, ranting

Volcanic ash: you can’t avoid if you can’t detect it

“we have got a storm scope and weather radar and they were looking straight through it.”
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Categories: geohazards, public science, ranting