{"id":6237,"date":"2011-06-05T10:57:07","date_gmt":"2011-06-05T15:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/?p=6237"},"modified":"2011-06-09T23:30:31","modified_gmt":"2011-06-10T04:30:31","slug":"stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2011\/06\/stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-29\/","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>Announcements<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Anne&#8217;s wonderful post, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2011\/05\/levees-and-the-illusion-of-flood-control\/\">Levees and the illusion of flood control<\/a>&#8216;, has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.3quarksdaily.com\/3quarksdaily\/the-nominees-for-the-2011-3qd-prize-in-science-are-.html\">been nominated for the 2011 3 Quarks Daily Prize in Science<\/a>. There is currently a round of public voting, with the 20 most popular of the 79 entries going forward to the judging panel. As Lab Lemming has noted, <a href=\"http:\/\/lablemminglounge.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/quality-earth-science-blogging.html\">there are a number of other earth science posts also up for the prize<\/a>. Please consider heading over to vote for your favourite here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.3quarksdaily.com\/3quarksdaily\/the-nominees-for-the-2011-3qd-prize-in-science-are-.html\">http:\/\/www.3quarksdaily.com\/3quarksdaily\/the-nominees-for-the-2011-3qd-prize-in-science-are-.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Chris has been playing around with Storify and Tumblr, with the result being a new project to archive more permanently some of the interesting discussions amongst the geological community on Twitter:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/geotweeps-discuss.tumblr.com\/\">http:\/\/geotweeps-discuss.tumblr.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nIf any other people would like to participate in this archiving effort, drop Chris a line.\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Earthquakes &#038; Tectonics<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Stress transfer from Japan earthquake appears to increase earthquake risk elsewhere &#8211; including for Tokyo<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/page.do?pid=7545&#038;tid=282&#038;cid=102609&#038;ct=162\">http:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/page.do?pid=7545&#038;tid=282&#038;cid=102609&#038;ct=162<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/geozon\">@geozon<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Nice post on the Landslide blog on Rupture mechanics of the Japan Earthquake, and landslide problems in the aftermath <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2011\/05\/31\/rupture-mechanics-of-the-japan-tohoku-oki-earthquake-and-landslide-problems-in-the-aftermath\/\">http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2011\/05\/31\/rupture-mechanics-of-the-japan-tohoku-oki-earthquake-and-landslide-problems-in-the-aftermath\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Earthquake education, plans saved students in Japan earthquake. Preparation works, people!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2011\/06\/03\/Earthquake-education-plans-save-students\/UPI-78061307142738\/\">http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2011\/06\/03\/Earthquake-education-plans-save-students\/UPI-78061307142738\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CPPGeophysics\">@CPPGeophysics<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/upi_top\">@upi_top<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>It seems the latest seismic hazard assessment for Christchurch has been a tad overblown by the media. Don&#8217;t panic, New Zealand!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sciblogs.co.nz\/shaken-not-stirred\/2011\/06\/01\/christchurch-no-more-risky-than-wellington-but-does-that-make-a-good-news-story\/\">http:\/\/sciblogs.co.nz\/shaken-not-stirred\/2011\/06\/01\/christchurch-no-more-risky-than-wellington-but-does-that-make-a-good-news-story\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>A new study claims that the death toll of the Haiti earthquake was much lower than has been claimed. Of course, any method of sample-based, counting, including this new tally, is going to have its flaws. And 60-80,000 is hardly low&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/thetwo-way\/2011\/05\/31\/136832070\/report-death-toll-in-haiti-earthquake-much-lower-than-government-estimates\">http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/thetwo-way\/2011\/05\/31\/136832070\/report-death-toll-in-haiti-earthquake-much-lower-than-government-estimates<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/open.salon.com\/blog\/timotuck\/2011\/05\/29\/haitis_questionable_earthquake_death_toll\">http:\/\/open.salon.com\/blog\/timotuck\/2011\/05\/29\/haitis_questionable_earthquake_death_toll<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CPPGeophysics\">@CPPGeophysics<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nprnews\">@nprnews<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>3 Gorges Dam triggered 3,000 earthquakes (mostly <M3), a 30-fold increase that may have triggered more landslides.  \n<a href=\"http:\/\/yubanet.com\/world\/Chinese-study-reveals-Three-Gorges-Dam-triggered-3-000-earthquakes-numerous-landslides.php\">http:\/\/yubanet.com\/world\/Chinese-study-reveals-Three-Gorges-Dam-triggered-3-000-earthquakes-numerous-landslides.php<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CPPGeophysics\">@CPPGeophysics<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Nice article on GPS network monitoring deformation of Pacific NW and Cascadia subduction zone http:\/\/bit.ly\/lUn8TK<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/localnews\/2015183992_gps30m.html\">http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/localnews\/2015183992_gps30m.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>(Paleo)climate<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Sickening. Death threats towards Australian climate change scientists<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canberratimes.com.au\/news\/local\/news\/general\/climate-of-fear-scientists-face-death-threats\/2185089.aspx\">http:\/\/www.canberratimes.com.au\/news\/local\/news\/general\/climate-of-fear-scientists-face-death-threats\/2185089.aspx<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/podblack\">@podblack<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/szvan\">@szvan<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>I like this post by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/WanderingGaia\">@WanderingGaia<\/a>: Now we are gods: Welcome to the Anthropocene<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinggaia.com\/2011\/06\/03\/now-we-are-gods-welcome-to-the-anthropocene\/\">http:\/\/wanderinggaia.com\/2011\/06\/03\/now-we-are-gods-welcome-to-the-anthropocene\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Economist on the Anthropocene: &#8216;piecemeal actions can quickly add up to planetary change.&#8217;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/node\/18744401?frsc=dg|a\">http:\/\/www.economist.com\/node\/18744401?frsc=dg|a<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/newshour\">@newshour<\/a> with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/KHayhoe\">@KHayhoe<\/a> &#038; Jeff Masters on climate change, tornadoes, and floods. What links can&#8217;t we draw?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/KNbHa3zbwjU\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/KNbHa3zbwjU<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Nice clear explanation by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/UncoveredEarth\">@UncoveredEarth<\/a> on why Portland has the wet reputation, but is really drier than many US cities <a href=\"http:\/\/uncoveredearth.com\/2011\/05\/31\/it-may-usually-rain-but-its-not-as-wet-as-you-think\/\">http:\/\/uncoveredearth.com\/2011\/05\/31\/it-may-usually-rain-but-its-not-as-wet-as-you-think\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Study maps global &#8216;hotspots&#8217; of climate-induced food insecurity. India and W Africa are especially vulnerable.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2011\/06\/110602204807.htm\">http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2011\/06\/110602204807.htm<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Record CO2 emissions last year. &#8220;The only people who will be surprised by this&#8230;have not been reading the situation properly&#8221;. Quite.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2011\/may\/29\/carbon-emissions-nuclearpower\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2011\/may\/29\/carbon-emissions-nuclearpower<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Water<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Increased flood risk in California under climate change  by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/jfleck\">@jfleck<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inkstain.net\/fleck\/?p=5684\">http:\/\/www.inkstain.net\/fleck\/?p=5684<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Drought in China, and downstream impacts of the Three Gorges Dam [NY Times]<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/06\/03\/world\/asia\/03china.html?_r=1&#038;partner=rss&#038;emc=rss\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/06\/03\/world\/asia\/03china.html?_r=1&#038;partner=rss&#038;emc=rss<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Plans For Dams In Patagonia Draw Ire From Chileans-More at<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/06\/01\/136855319\/plans-for-dams-in-patagonia-draws-ire-from-chileans\">http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/06\/01\/136855319\/plans-for-dams-in-patagonia-draws-ire-from-chileans<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>The landscape\/architecture blog &#8216;mammoth&#8217; has been posting about rivers for past week, here&#8217;s a link to one of the posts:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/m.ammoth.us\/blog\/2011\/06\/red-river-landing\/\">http:\/\/m.ammoth.us\/blog\/2011\/06\/red-river-landing\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/clasticdetritus\">@clasticdetritus<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Some scary facts in this presentation: Tapped Out: The Drying Up of Atlanta.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chattahoochee.org\/tapped-out.php\">http:\/\/www.chattahoochee.org\/tapped-out.php<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/DragonflyWoman2\">@DragonflyWoman2<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Funding from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/NSF_GEO\">@NSF_GEO<\/a> helps discover the mystery behind &quot;rock snot&quot; &#8211; algae blooms in pristine streams.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=119700&#038;WT.mck\">http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=119700&#038;WT.mc<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>In Pierre, river views go &#8216;from beautiful to scary&#8217; as Missouri floods<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.argusleader.com\/article\/20110603\/NEWS\/106030301\/In-Pierre-river-views-go-from-beautiful-scary-\">http:\/\/www.argusleader.com\/article\/20110603\/NEWS\/106030301\/In-Pierre-river-views-go-from-beautiful-scary-<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/climatebrad\">@climatebrad<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Iowa towns brace for record flooding along Missouri River. River could stay high until December!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/article\/20110603\/NEWS\/106030326\/Towns-brace-for-flooding-along-Missouri-River\">http:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/article\/20110603\/NEWS\/106030326\/Towns-brace-for-flooding-along-Missouri-River<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MGhydro\">@MGhydro<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Lower Mississippi River Remains Swollen<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/NaturalHazards\/view.php?id=50785\">http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/NaturalHazards\/view.php?id=50785<\/a><br \/>\n(via  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA_EO\">@NASA_EO<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Cool (big) image of western US snowpack (with implications for floods in Western US)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnvl.noaa.gov\/images\/high_resolution\/749_20110603-SnowMelt.jpg\">http:\/\/www.nnvl.noaa.gov\/images\/high_resolution\/749_20110603-SnowMelt.jpg<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinNOAA\">@JustinNOAA<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Trends in the timing and magnitude of floods in Canada &#8211; a nice paper analysis at Pawn of the Pumice Castle<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pumicecastle.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/papers-im-reading-trends-in-timing-and.html\">http:\/\/pumicecastle.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/papers-im-reading-trends-in-timing-and.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Columbia River is in flood, and there&#8217;s been far worse in the past. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/lockwooddewitt>@lockwooddewitt<\/a> links to the story of catastrophic levee failure and flooding in Portland in 1948. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kgw.com\/news\/local\/High-water-creates-anxious-moments-for-Vanport-Flood-survivors-122778989.html\">http:\/\/www.kgw.com\/news\/local\/High-water-creates-anxious-moments-for-Vanport-Flood-survivors-122778989.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Fantastic video demonstration of laminar flow: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_detailpage&#038;v=p08_KlTKP50#t=36s\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_detailpage&#038;v=p08_KlTKP50#t=36s<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ProfessorFunk\">@ProfessorFunk<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/sciencegoddess\">@Sciencegoddess<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Environmental<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>UK report estimates the substantial hidden economic value of parks, lakes, forests, wildlife. But will it alter policy?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/science-environment-13616543\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/science-environment-13616543<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Depressing in so many, many ways: Madagascar fears repeat of Canada&#8217;s tar sands devastation<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theecologist.org\/News\/news_analysis\/921581\/madagascar_fears_repeat_of_canadas_tar_sands_devastation.html\">http:\/\/www.theecologist.org\/News\/news_analysis\/921581\/madagascar_fears_repeat_of_canadas_tar_sands_devastation.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/geographile\">@geographile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Earth_News\">@Earth_News<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>\nThe incredible shrinking public attention span. BP oil spill: Forgotten but not gone<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/opinion\/commentary\/la-oe-wohlforth-bp-20110420,0,5230359.story\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/opinion\/commentary\/la-oe-wohlforth-bp-20110420,0,5230359.story<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kzelnio>@kzelnio<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/yalefesclimate\">@yalefesclimate<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Indonesian Mud Volcano Marks 5 Years<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/english\/news\/asia\/Indonesian-Mud-Volcano-Marks-5-Years-122801959.html\">http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/english\/news\/asia\/Indonesian-Mud-Volcano-Marks-5-Years-122801959.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Unexpected methane source &#8211; biodegradable products in landfills.  Oops.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/science\/articles\/2011\/06\/02\/biodegradable-products-may-be-bad-for-the-environment\">http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/science\/articles\/2011\/06\/02\/biodegradable-products-may-be-bad-for-the-environment<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/naturenews\">@naturenews<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/NatureGeosci\">@NatureGeosci<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Gulf dead zone &amp; link to Midwest agrochemicals known for years. Question is how to solve problem. Mississippi flood carrying so much #pollution downstream that this year&#8217;s dead zone is likely to break its size record<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/06\/03\/science\/earth\/03runoff.html?_r=1\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/06\/03\/science\/earth\/03runoff.html?_r=1<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sinkhole formed by leaking pipe &quot;swallows&quot; soccer player in NC  h\/t Dave Petley [Urban hydrogeology hazard!]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.morganton.com\/news\/2011\/may\/26\/sinkhole-swallows-teen-soccer-player-ar-1065198\/\">http:\/\/www2.morganton.com\/news\/2011\/may\/26\/sinkhole-swallows-teen-soccer-player-ar-1065198\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Planets<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Great summary of some interesting recent studies: subsurface life on Earth, Mars is an embryo, and the Moon may not be so unusual.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lifeunbounded.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/nematodes-mars-and-moons.html?spref=tw\">http:\/\/lifeunbounded.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/nematodes-mars-and-moons.html?spref=tw<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/caleb_scharf\">@caleb_scharf<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>General Geology<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The latest edition of the Accretionary Wedge geoblog carnival looks at the weird corners of the geological world: <a href=\"http:\/\/entequilaesverdad.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/accretionary-wedge-34-weird-geology.html\">http:\/\/entequilaesverdad.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/accretionary-wedge-34-weird-geology.html<\/a><br \/>\nand the call for the next edition is already out: Evelyn wants your Favorite Geology Words:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/georneys.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/accretionary-wedge-35-whats-your.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&#038;utm_medium=twitter\">http:\/\/georneys.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/accretionary-wedge-35-whats-your.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&#038;utm_medium=twitter<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> The stratigraphic architecture of sandwiches . Definitely some folding on Feb 6 &#038; cross-bedding on Feb 28 \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/scanwiches.com\/\">http:\/\/scanwiches.com\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/clasticdetritus\">@clasticdetritus<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Loss of life in seismic landslides from the Landslide Blog  [fascinating data]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2011\/05\/13\/the-third-anniversary-of-the-wenchuan-earthquake-loss-of-life-in-seismic-landslides\/\">http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2011\/05\/13\/the-third-anniversary-of-the-wenchuan-earthquake-loss-of-life-in-seismic-landslides\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> Geology paper on how we may have been under-estimating paleo-elevations using isotopes because of climate change<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/geology.gsapubs.org\/content\/39\/6\/595.abstract?etoc\">http:\/\/geology.gsapubs.org\/content\/39\/6\/595.abstract?etoc<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Interesting Miscellaney<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The deep biosphere expands: nematodes found 1.3 km deep in South African gold mine. Fascinating stuff from <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/edyong209\">Ed Yong<\/a>. The story that launched a thousand Lord of The Rings analogies.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/notrocketscience\/2011\/06\/01\/meet-mephisto-the-worm-that-rules-the-underworld\/\">http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/notrocketscience\/2011\/06\/01\/meet-mephisto-the-worm-that-rules-the-underworld\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Why blogs can cover the sciencey parts the mainstream media will never reach. A great post from <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/clastic detritus\">Brian Romans<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2011\/05\/surpising-important-or-weird-and-fun\/\">http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2011\/05\/surpising-important-or-weird-and-fun\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Extremofiles: &quot;It&#8217;s not a safety issue; people are being inattentive&quot;&#8230;  Or a plea for lab safety by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Annie_Onymous\">@Annie_Onymous<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/extremofiles.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/its-not-safety-issue-people-are-being.html?spref=tw\">http:\/\/extremofiles.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/its-not-safety-issue-people-are-being.html?spref=tw<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/geogirldi\">@geogirldi<\/a> muses on recruitment in geology with her post on&quot;The Glamorous Paleontologist&quot; with TMBG for a soundtrack<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eatsleepgeology.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/glamorous-paleontologist.html\">http:\/\/eatsleepgeology.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/glamorous-paleontologist.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Obstacles to the recruitment of minorities into the geosciences: A call to action  Open access from @geosociety<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.geosociety.org\/gsatoday\/archive\/21\/6\/article\/i1052-5173-21-6-52.htm\">http:\/\/www.geosociety.org\/gsatoday\/archive\/21\/6\/article\/i1052-5173-21-6-52.htm<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Helpful list of SI unit rules. I&#8217;ll be giving this to my students next year. <a href=\"http:\/\/physics.nist.gov\/cuu\/Units\/checklist.html\">http:\/\/physics.nist.gov\/cuu\/Units\/checklist.html<\/a> (via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/JacquelynGill\">@JacquelynGill<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>John Hawks has an enjoyable take-down of the undying &#8216;Internet makes us stupid&#8217; meme. Of course, in my experience, when someone says &#8216;the Internet makes us stupid&#8217; they really mean &#8216;the Internet makes YOU stupid&#8217;.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/johnhawks.net\/weblog\/topics\/social\/cogtech\/lehrer-echo-chamber-2011.html\">http:\/\/johnhawks.net\/weblog\/topics\/social\/cogtech\/lehrer-echo-chamber-2011.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Dhunterauthor\">Dhunterauthor<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Is a kettle or the hob the most efficient way to boil water? I knew the result of this experiment, although I was surprised by how much the difference was.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jakirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/2011\/05\/28\/what-is-the-most-efficient-way-to-boil-water\/\">http:\/\/jakirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/2011\/05\/28\/what-is-the-most-efficient-way-to-boil-water\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/uksciencechief\">@uksciencechief<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Great post by <a href=\"twitter.com\/lockwooddewitt\">Lockwood<\/a> on hubris, the one true universal human trait<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/outsidetheinterzone.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/we-had-been-told-this-mighty-ocean.html\">http:\/\/outsidetheinterzone.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/we-had-been-told-this-mighty-ocean.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>As the arsenic life controversy rears its head in the news again, here&#8217;s a great outline of why it is so chemically unlikely, even if &#8216;geologists&#8217; are tarred with a rather broad brush.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ffame.org\/ATemptingScience\/?p=41\">http:\/\/www.ffame.org\/ATemptingScience\/?p=41<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcements Anne&#8217;s wonderful post, &#8216;Levees and the illusion of flood control&#8216;, has been nominated for the 2011 3 Quarks Daily Prize in Science. 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