{"id":7398,"date":"2012-03-18T11:57:12","date_gmt":"2012-03-18T16:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/?p=7398"},"modified":"2012-03-18T11:57:12","modified_gmt":"2012-03-18T16:57:12","slug":"stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2012\/03\/stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-42\/","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>Other posts on All-geo<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>On Earth Science Erratics, Erin Parker talks about the challenge of making geology relevant to students. Join the discussion!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/erratics\/2012\/03\/making-it-relevant\/\">http:\/\/all-geo.org\/erratics\/2012\/03\/making-it-relevant\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>At Metageologist, Simon Wellings shows how there is more of geological interest in Sicily than just Mount Etna.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/metageologist\/2012\/03\/sicily-other-volcanoes\/\">http:\/\/all-geo.org\/metageologist\/2012\/03\/sicily-other-volcanoes\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Simon also has an update on his quest to find out if earth science is populated by an unusually high proportion of left-handers.<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/metageologist\/2012\/03\/information-about-left-handed-geologists-results\/\">http:\/\/all-geo.org\/metageologist\/2012\/03\/information-about-left-handed-geologists-results\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>At her lab blog, Anne writes about how she uses social media.<br \/>\n<a href=http:\/\/hydrogeo.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/14\/how-i-use-new-media\/>http:\/\/hydrogeo.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/14\/how-i-use-new-media\/<\/a><br \/>\nThis was in preparation for a social media workshop, which also led her to ask Twitter: what do you use Twitter for?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/storify.com\/highlyanne\/what-do-you-use-twitter-for\">http:\/\/storify.com\/highlyanne\/what-do-you-use-twitter-for<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Earthquakes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Where will the next mega-tsunami hit? (based on recent events, not where we expect it)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2012\/03\/pictures\/120309-japan-tsunami-earthquake-anniversary-world-science\/\">http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2012\/03\/pictures\/120309-japan-tsunami-earthquake-anniversary-world-science\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CPPGeophysics\">@CPPGeophysics<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/NatGeo\">@NatGeo<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Very cool: Detecting storm-triggered landslides using seismic data.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2012\/03\/13\/characterizing-landslides-with-real-time-seismic-signals\/\">http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2012\/03\/13\/characterizing-landslides-with-real-time-seismic-signals\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/davepetley\">@davepetley<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Volcanoes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Santorini showing signs of life &#8211; but any eruption would likely be minor.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/view\/generic\/id\/339157\/title\/Greek_volcano_reawakens\">http:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/view\/generic\/id\/339157\/title\/Greek_volcano_reawakens<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/EuroGeosciences\">@EuroGeosciences<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Planets<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>50 Years of the Blue Marble: a visual history of NASA&#8217;s imaging if the Earth from space.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/news\/galleries\/government\/info-management\/232602356?cid=iwk-slide-last-featured\">http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/news\/galleries\/government\/info-management\/232602356?cid=iwk-slide-last-featured<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>(Paleo)climate<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Jeff Masters on the March Midwest heatwave: it&#8217;s due to a jet stream blocking pattern, which is uncommon in spring<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/blog\/JeffMasters\/comment.html?entrynum=2050\">http:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/blog\/JeffMasters\/comment.html?entrynum=2050<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ice on U.S. Great Lakes Has Decreased by 71 Percent Since 1973<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/digest\/ice_on_us_great_lakes_has_decreased_by_71_percent_since_1973\/3369\/\">http:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/digest\/ice_on_us_great_lakes_has_decreased_by_71_percent_since_1973\/3369\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Nice re-framing of our carbon\/energy problem into the economic language of deficits and bankruptcy.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/serc.carleton.edu\/earthandmind\/posts\/budgets.html\">http:\/\/serc.carleton.edu\/earthandmind\/posts\/budgets.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Water<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This week was National Groundwater Awareness Week: what can you do to help protect this valuable resource?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ngwa.org\/Events-Education\/awareness\/Pages\/stewardship.aspx\">http:\/\/www.ngwa.org\/Events-Education\/awareness\/Pages\/stewardship.aspx<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ngwatweets\">@ngwatweets<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Water tables in China falling >2m\/year: pumped for irrigation, which also has energy\/climate cost.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2012\/mar\/14\/china-irrigation-emissions\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2012\/mar\/14\/china-irrigation-emissions<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/WanderingGaia\">@WanderingGaia<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Environmental<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Naomi Klein argues that real, transformative change of our economic system required to deal with climate change.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/print\/article\/164497\/capitalism-vs-climate\">http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/print\/article\/164497\/capitalism-vs-climate<\/a><br \/>\nA related, but more top-down vision than Klein&#8217;s: a &#8220;constitutional moment&#8221; in world politics &#038; governance is needed to meet challenges of climate change and sustainability.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/content\/335\/6074\/1306.summary\">http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/content\/335\/6074\/1306.summary<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Shocking: Scores of UK environmental regulations set to be slashed<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2012\/mar\/16\/environmental-regulations-slashed-red-tape\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2012\/mar\/16\/environmental-regulations-slashed-red-tape<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/WanderingGaia\">@WanderingGaia<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>The oil industry is moving from (depleted) &#8216;easy&#8217; to &#8216;tough&#8217; reserves &#8211; meaning high petrol prices are here to stay.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/politics\/2012\/03\/why-gas-prices-are-so-high\">http:\/\/motherjones.com\/politics\/2012\/03\/why-gas-prices-are-so-high<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Something I worry about: the narrowing window for a transition to a sustainable industrial society<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/resourceinsights.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/narrowing-window-for-transition-to.html\">http:\/\/resourceinsights.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/narrowing-window-for-transition-to.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Geoblogfeed\">@Geoblogfeed<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>General Geology<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Some amazing photos from the shores of the Dead Sea: examples of tectonic &amp; sedimentary processes involving halite.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu\/2012\/03\/17\/wooster-geologists-in-an-extraordinary-world-of-salt\/\">http:\/\/woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu\/2012\/03\/17\/wooster-geologists-in-an-extraordinary-world-of-salt\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Some great visualisations of differences between accuracy, precision, reproducibility, uncertainty from Matt Hall.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agilegeoscience.com\/journal\/2012\/3\/14\/shooting-into-the-dark.html\">http:\/\/www.agilegeoscience.com\/journal\/2012\/3\/14\/shooting-into-the-dark.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>A spectacular GigaPan of mafic cumulates from the Rum Layered Intrusion in Scotland:  Stunning geologic beauty!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/gigapan.org\/gigapans\/100610\">http:\/\/gigapan.org\/gigapans\/100610<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/rschott\">@rschott<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Californians, this is what you will lose when state parks close: a priceless collection of minerals:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/geotripper.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/priceless-collection-of-minerals-to-see.html\">http:\/\/geotripper.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/priceless-collection-of-minerals-to-see.html<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>The first 14 photos are definitely very pretty! : 15 (well maybe only 14) reasons to go to Death Valley.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/geologicfroth.com\/15-well-maybe-only-14-reasons-to-go-to-death\">http:\/\/geologicfroth.com\/15-well-maybe-only-14-reasons-to-go-to-death<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/drjerque\">@drjerque<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Chronozoom: Cool for getting a sense of the immensity of time, but wish there was more info embedded.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chronozoomproject.org\/#\/t55\">http:\/\/www.chronozoomproject.org\/#\/t55<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>The recent chalk cliff rockfall in Dover put in context by Dave Petley: occur every 80 years on average?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2012\/03\/15\/the-dover-chalk-cliff-rockfall-in-the-context-of-other-such-events\/\">http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2012\/03\/15\/the-dover-chalk-cliff-rockfall-in-the-context-of-other-such-events\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Interesting Miscellaney<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Thought-provoking discussion of concept-driven versus data-driven visualizations. An especially good point: when you present an &#8216;ideal&#8217; dataset, you&#8217;re being quite conceptual. &#8220;Real data have warts.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/serc.carleton.edu\/earthandmind\/posts\/hybridvis.html\">http:\/\/serc.carleton.edu\/earthandmind\/posts\/hybridvis.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Geoblogfeed\">@Geoblogfeed<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Worlds without us, at In Focus. Stark photos of abandonment.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/infocus\/2012\/03\/a-world-without-people\/100264\/\">http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/infocus\/2012\/03\/a-world-without-people\/100264\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lockwooddewitt\">@lockwooddewitt<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Amazing video: a booster&#8217;s-eye view of a space shuttle launch.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2aCOyOvOw5c\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2aCOyOvOw5c<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Citizen science taps into extreme adventuring crowd.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/12\/us\/matching-adventurers-with-scientists.html?partner=rss&#038;emc=rss\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/12\/us\/matching-adventurers-with-scientists.html<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SnowHydro\">@SnowHydro<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulstoy\">@paulstoy<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Excellent post by Jacquelyn Gill discussing how scientists can effectively and constructively engage with the media<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/contemplativemammoth.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/14\/how-can-scientists-actively-engage-with-the-media\/\">http:\/\/contemplativemammoth.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/14\/how-can-scientists-actively-engage-with-the-media\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>I LOL&#8217;d. A field guide to scientific publishing:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/matt.might.net\/articles\/peer-fortress\/\">http:\/\/matt.might.net\/articles\/peer-fortress\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/andyfarke\">@andyfarke<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mattmight\">@mattmight<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>Behold the Baloney Detection Kit u2013 a 10-point checklist for science literacy. With a well-done video.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainpickings.org\/index.php\/2012\/03\/16\/baloney-detection-kit\/\">http:\/\/www.brainpickings.org\/index.php\/2012\/03\/16\/baloney-detection-kit\/<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/brainpicker\">@brainpicker<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n<li>What happens if you breed flies in total darkness for 57 years? Imagine trying to get this experiment funded today&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/loom\/2012\/03\/14\/fifty-seven-years-of-darkness\/\">http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/loom\/2012\/03\/14\/fifty-seven-years-of-darkness\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>1000 reasons why feminism still matters:  Depressing that (a) the need is so clear and (b) this needs to be pointed out.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/athousandreasons.com\/\">http:\/\/athousandreasons.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nBackground here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2012\/mar\/12\/twitters-tales-of-sexism\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2012\/mar\/12\/twitters-tales-of-sexism<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good resources &#038; thinking for &#8220;escaping the gender trap&#8221; for kids.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2012\/03\/10\/escaping_the_gender_trap\/\">http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2012\/03\/10\/escaping_the_gender_trap\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>This resignation of a Goldman Sachs exec via NYT op-ed is a fun read, if a little self-aggrandising<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/14\/opinion\/why-i-am-leaving-goldman-sachs.html?pagewanted=all\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/14\/opinion\/why-i-am-leaving-goldman-sachs.html?pagewanted=all<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sethmeyers21\">@sethmeyers21<\/a>)<br \/>\nAnd here&#8217;s a perfect riposte by the Daily Mash: Why I am leaving the Empire, by Darth Vader<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailymash.co.uk\/news\/society\/why-i-am-leaving-the-empire%252c-by-darth-vader-201203145007\/\"><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Other posts on All-geo On Earth Science Erratics, Erin Parker talks about the challenge of making geology relevant to students. Join the discussion! http:\/\/all-geo.org\/erratics\/2012\/03\/making-it-relevant\/ At Metageologist, Simon Wellings shows how there is more of geological interest in Sicily than just &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2012\/03\/stuff-we-linked-to-on-twitter-last-week-42\/\">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-7398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7398","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=7398"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7403,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7398\/revisions\/7403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}