This week we Mystery Science Theater 3000 our own Episode 0 to celebrate the 8-bit rollover of our show!
Episode 255 – “Reddish Orange” with Stacey Evans
This week we learn what life is like as a state geologist with Stacey Evans and how fish fart.
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Episode 254 – “Continental Condensation Nuclei” Yosemite
This week we explore the geology of Yosemite and how continents are built!
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- Think dad jokes are bad? Try professor jokes! But do they work?
- Wandersee, James H. “Humor as a teaching strategy.” The American Biology Teacher 44.4 (1982): 212-218.
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Episode 253 – “Googling Under the Table”
This week we have guest John Leeman? That’s right! Shannon wants to know why John took the path he did and how her students can find their own. We’re also buzzing about this great un-beeelievable fun paper.
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Episode 252 – “People like craters” Upheaval Dome
You’d think we’d know what caused a big hole in the ground, but we don’t. Learn why upheaval dome remains a mystery in this week’s show!
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- Are there environmentally conscious aliens out there? Find out in this week’s fun paper!
- Montet, Benjamin, and Ryan Loomis. “SET-E: The Search for Extraterrestrial Environmentalism.” arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.09428 (2016).
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Episode 251 – “Teaching Field Geology on a Computer”
This week Shannon walks us through how she’s planning to teach students field geology online and talks about the pains of learning to delegate in the field.
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- Thanks to Darryl for bringing us this harrowing flight related fun paper!
- AAIB Bulliten S1-2020
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Episode 250 – “Pretty Radioactive Down There”
This week we delve into the hot world of radiometric methods in geophysics. Find out how gamma rays help us find natural resources and why radioactive materials are concentrated in certain formations.
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- Pressure is on to find a new way to sterilize medical tools. Find out what household appliance is helping!
- Swenson, Vaille A., et al. “Assessment and verification of commercially available pressure cookers for laboratory sterilization.” PloS one 13.12 (2018).
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Episode 249 – “Herzprung-Russell”
This week up look upward to the stars! Learn about stellar classification and how it is important to a geologist!
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- You look older – were you an elected official?
- Olenski, Andrew R., Matthew V. Abola, and Anupam B. Jena. “Do heads of government age more quickly? Observational study comparing mortality between elected leaders and runners-up in national elections of 17 countries.” bmj 351 (2015): h6424.
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Episode 248 – “Palinspastic”
This week we get palinspastic! Find out how geologists can “unfold” time and reconstruct what past landscapes looked like from a geologic cross-section!
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- Which type of doctor speeds the most? (Well, medical doctors that is.) Find out in this week’s Fun Paper!
- Zimerman, André, et al. “The need for speed: observational study of physician driving behaviors.” bmj 367 (2019).
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Episode 247 – “Mind Blown”
What’s it like to be told you need to teach field geology online? This week we talk about distance learning in higher-ed.
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- What’s special about 33?
- Booker, Andrew R. “Cracking the problem with 33.” Research in Number Theory 5.3 (2019): 26.
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