{"id":4778,"date":"2010-12-05T18:12:32","date_gmt":"2010-12-05T23:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/?p=4778"},"modified":"2010-12-06T11:56:01","modified_gmt":"2010-12-06T16:56:01","slug":"stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2010\/12\/stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"float: left; padding: 5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/chrisicon2.jpg\" alt=\"A post by Chris Rowan\" width=\"49\" height=\"50\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/anneicon.jpg\" alt=\"A post by Anne Jefferson\" width=\"49\" height=\"50\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Arsenic bacteria<\/h4>\n<p>The big story of the week &#8211; and for not always the right reasons<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/notrocketscience\/2010\/12\/02\/mono-lake-bacteria-build-their-dna-using-arsenic-and-no-this-isnt-about-aliens\/\">Ed Yong provides a clear and measured write-up<\/a>: bacteria that use (mostly) arsenic, rather than phosphorus in DNA &amp; proteins. And <a href=\"http:\/\/rrresearch.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/arsenic-associated-bacteria-nasas.html\">not everyone is convinced about that<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cjr.org\/the_observatory\/close_encounters_of_the_media.php\">The Columbia Journalism review looks at the storm of hype and speculation<\/a> that blew up in the wake of NASA&#8217;s poorly-worded press conference announcement.<\/li>\n<li>The bacteria may be throughly terrestrial, but we can still view their home, <a href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php?id=8388\">Mono Lake, from space<\/a>. Oh yes, and it&#8217;s only still there <a href=\"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.monolake.org\/about\/story\">thanks to those pesky environmentalists.<\/a>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Earthquakes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Despite repair delays, fact only 3300 of 110,000 quake-affected houses in Canterbury severely damaged is *good* news.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/4413092\/Three-year-wait-likely-after-quake\">http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/4413092\/Three-year-wait-likely-after-quake<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Interesting: discussions of Californian building codes in light of this year&#8217;s earthquakes in Chile &amp; NZ.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/local\/la-me-earthquake-scare-20101201,0,164471.story\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/local\/la-me-earthquake-scare-20101201,0,164471.story<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>[But isn&#8217;t this just asperity theory?] : How Earthquakes Can Be Predicted: Researchers Reveal New Means<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2010\/11\/101130100524.htm\">http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2010\/11\/101130100524.htm<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/geocastaway\">@geocastaway<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Volcanoes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Reports on the new lava flows at Ethiopia&#8217;s Erta&#8217;Ale in the last weeks of November:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bigthink.com\/ideas\/25256\">http:\/\/bigthink.com\/ideas\/25256<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/eruptionsblog\">@eruptionsblog<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Planets<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>What can geysers tell us about volcanoes on Earth and distant moons? (interview with Susan Kieffer)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/geospace\/2010\/11\/29\/what-can-geysers-tell-us\/\">http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/geospace\/2010\/11\/29\/what-can-geysers-tell-us\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/theAGU\">@theAGU<\/a>)<br \/>\nAlso, check out Sue&#8217;s blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geologyinmotion.com\">http:\/\/www.geologyinmotion.com<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<li>Rethinking Martian volcanism: Olympus Mons just &#8216;a small parasitic cone&#8217; on Tharsis Rise?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.nationalgeographic.com\/click.phdo?i=7e1dffb2775b513af0e5b1a2939f831c\">http:\/\/feeds.nationalgeographic.com\/click.phdo?i=7e1dffb2775b513af0e5b1a2939f831c<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>2010 Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar &#8211;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2010\/12\/2010_hubble_space_telescope_ad.html\">http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2010\/12\/2010_hubble_space_telescope_ad.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/big_picture\">@big_picture<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Fossils<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>High altitude ice age fossil bonanza in Colorado (video)  )<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/louisvillefossils.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/fossils-pouring-out-of-ground.html\">http:\/\/louisvillefossils.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/fossils-pouring-out-of-ground.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Geoblogfeed\">@Geoblogfeed<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>(Paleo)climate<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Comprehensive roundup of sci papers describing our world in 2060 (4 C warmer)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/tyndall.ac.uk\/communication\/news-archive\/2010\/four-degrees-and-beyond-special-issue-journal-%E2%80%93-tyndall-centre-bring\">http:\/\/tyndall.ac.uk\/communication\/news-archive\/2010\/four-degrees-and-beyond-special-issue-journal-%E2%80%93-tyndall-centre-bring<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mims\">@mims<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/edyong209\">@edyong209<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Environmental<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Climate Change is real, it&#8217;s too late to stop it, get used to it. Hope this is wrong, fear it&#8217;s not    )<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/opinion\/commentators\/michael-mccarthy-climate-change-cant-be-stopped-so-adapt-to-it-2149699.html\">http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/opinion\/commentators\/michael-mccarthy-climate-change-cant-be-stopped-so-adapt-to-it-2149699.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Eaterofsun\">@Eaterofsun<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Light: What Can Emerge From Cancun  [Very little, apparently&#8230;]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wonkroom.thinkprogress.org\/2010\/12\/04\/cancun-climate-prospects\/\">http:\/\/wonkroom.thinkprogress.org\/2010\/12\/04\/cancun-climate-prospects\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ClimaTweets\">@ClimaTweets<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>NY places 6 mo moratorium on fracking. : &quot;Hydraulic Fracturing in the Spotlight&quot;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/green.blogs.nytimes.com\/2010\/12\/01\/hydraulic-fracturing-in-the-spotlight\/\">http:\/\/green.blogs.nytimes.com\/2010\/12\/01\/hydraulic-fracturing-in-the-spotlight\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/AGUSciPolicy\">@AGUSciPolicy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimesscience\">@nytimesscience<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>[Solar panels beget solar panels. Very sci-fi] Sahara desert project aims to power 1\/2 the world by 2050<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/tw.physorg.com\/210488666\">http:\/\/tw.physorg.com\/210488666<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>[Fascinating, bit is it feasible?] &#8220;Ground-breaking&#8221; study gets underway into waste heat storage.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/sustainable-business\/groundbreaking-study-waste-heat-storage\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/sustainable-business\/groundbreaking-study-waste-heat-storage<\/a\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/rivrchik\">@rivrchik<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>The growing global demand for natural resources threatens to undermine Europe&#8217;s economy, a report warns.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-11865650\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-11865650<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>General Geology<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>the Accretionary Wedge #29 is up, with some good entries: -wedge-29.html<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/annsmusingsongeologyotherthings.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/accretiona\">http:\/\/annsmusingsongeologyotherthings.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/accretiona<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/perrykid\">@perrykid<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sfoxx\">@sfoxx<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Some great photos of onset of Neoproterozic glaciation in VA&#8217;s Konnarock Formation by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/callanbentley\">@callanbentley<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/mountainbeltway\/2010\/12\/01\/the-konnarock-formation\/\">http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/mountainbeltway\/2010\/12\/01\/the-konnarock-formation\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tundra, Permafrost, Fires, and Methane  -permafrost-fires-and-methane #esci-sem<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/my.opera.com\/nielsol\/blog\/2010\/11\/29\/tund\">http:\/\/my.opera.com\/nielsol\/blog\/2010\/11\/29\/tund<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/olelog\">@olelog<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Nice story by Charlie Petit of Science News  Cratons pose geological puzzle<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/view\/feature\/id\/66927\/title\/Continental_Hearts\">http:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/view\/feature\/id\/66927\/title\/Continental_Hearts<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/aboutgeology\">@aboutgeology<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/theAGU\">@theAGU<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>[Estimated cooking time: 2 billion years!] : How to make a Grand Canyon in seven easy steps<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/mountainbeltway\/2010\/12\/02\/how-to-make-a-grand-canyon-in-seven-easy-steps\/?utm_source=twitterfeed&#038;utm_medium=twitter\">http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/mountainbeltway\/2010\/12\/02\/how-to-make-a-grand-canyon-in-seven-easy-steps\/?utm_source=twitterfeed&#038;utm_medium=twitter<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Geoblogfeed\">@Geoblogfeed<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Interesting Miscellaney<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Well-articulated  Gender and blogging (and everything else): Where the women are and why it matters.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/biochembelle.wordpress.com\/2010\/12\/02\/gender-and-blogging\/\">http:\/\/biochembelle.wordpress.com\/2010\/12\/02\/gender-and-blogging\/<\/a><br \/>\n(by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/biochembelle\">@biochembelle<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>[Some interesting thoughts] : What has changed in science and what must change.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/gilest.ro\/2010\/what-has-changed-in-science-and-what-must-change\/\">http:\/\/gilest.ro\/2010\/what-has-changed-in-science-and-what-must-change\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BoraZ\">@BoraZ<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Gender Ratios in PhD programs &#8211; Check out this illuminating Comic by Jorge Cham:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.phdcomics.com\/comics.php?f=1401\">http:\/\/www.phdcomics.com\/comics.php?f=1401<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/AWISnational\">@AWISnational<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weekly link-fest. <a href=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2010\/12\/stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-17\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4778"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4784,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4778\/revisions\/4784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}