Don't Panic Geocast

Episode 70 - "Lake Bottom Seismometers" Natalie Accardo

May 27th, 2016  |  1 hr 6 mins

This week we interview guest Natalie Accardo to learn about various seismic projects and lake bottom seismometers! We then pack pears with a behavioral #FunPaperFriday. Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show - - - show@dontpanicgeocast.com...

Episode 69 - “Pretentious way to say raindrop”

May 20th, 2016  |  47 mins 22 secs

It’s raining. A lot. This week we talk about how we measure precipitation. We then discuss how beetles use stars to navigate in this week’s Fun Paper Friday. Rain Measurement Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show - - -...

Episode 68 - "It's kind of magical down there" Kiya Riverman

May 13th, 2016  |  50 mins 25 secs

This week we interview Kiya Riverman about crawling around in caves… underneath a glacier! Join us to learn about glacial hydrology and what it’s like being inside the glacier. Fun Paper Friday Chameleons, they have a reputation for...

Episode 67 - "Rock Drills and Beer" Undersampled Radio

May 3rd, 2016  |  1 hr 3 secs

We’re back! On this surprise Tuesday show we talk with the hosts
of Undersampled Radio.

Pomeroy
Rock Drill
Matt Hall
(@kwinkunks)
Graham Ganssle
(@GrahamGanssle)

Undersampled Radio (iTunes)

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Episode 66 - "I'm going to stomp my hat now" Stress, Strain, Folding, and Faulting

April 29th, 2016  |  44 mins 31 secs

This week we talk about all the wonderful feedback we’ve been
getting, plus about how rocks can bend and break. We then tie it
all up by talking about material properties of wood and how
staining a violin can change its...

Episode 65 - "If it's not in the index, I'll be in my office" Katy Huff

April 22nd, 2016  |  1 hr 5 mins

Fun Paper Friday
You are getting sleepy, very sleepy. On the count of three you will read this fun paper about hypnotic suggestion!
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Episode 64 - "A is for Anticline"

April 15th, 2016  |  56 mins 28 secs

This week join us for our own alphabet aerobics as we fly through the geologic alphabet!

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Episode 63 - "I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night"

April 8th, 2016  |  43 mins 40 secs

We spend a lot of time working with our hands, in fact that’s why we can do science at all. It’s shocking the amount of science ignorance and lack of skill floating around. This got us wondering we are bad at science and where the...

Episode 62 - "A perpetually fresh hot tub" Hot Springs, AR

April 1st, 2016  |  46 mins 56 secs

This week we talk about Hot Springs, the geologic feature and the town in Arkansas. Shannon is going there to visit and have students map the town’s complex geology and see the hot waters. We also scream about this week’s fun paper and the...

Episode 61 - "Squiggly McSquiggleface"

March 25th, 2016  |  46 mins 58 secs

This week we catchup on feedback and news, discuss ship naming conventions, and learn about an old gravity experiment! What do the Apollo missions and a Scottish mountain have in common? Listen to find out!
Feedback/News

from listener...

Episode 60 - "Open Source is Magical" Martin Pratt

March 18th, 2016  |  50 mins 38 secs

This week we are joined by guest Dr. Martin Pratt to discuss new ways to visualize your data and express the frustrations we still deal with on a daily basis.
Martin Pratt

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Fun Paper Friday
Can your...

Episode 59 - "You get a lot of bloat-ware, but you don't get a compiler"

March 11th, 2016  |  1 hr 1 min

This week we talk about mounds of feedback, learning new skills, and where to tackle the problem of computer programming. It’s for everyone and it’s really not scary!

Fun Paper Friday
What happens when a few...

Episode 58 - "The background on my phone is a thin section" Hannah Rabinowitz

March 4th, 2016  |  43 mins 53 secs

Fun Paper Friday
In this week’s Fun Paper Friday we find out what your eyes were doing when they weren’t rolled back in your head during those long classroom powerpoint presentations.

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Episode 57 - "You go to a cave and do math problems"

February 26th, 2016  |  53 mins 7 secs

This week we’re going underground…to caves that is. We review the basics of how caves form, some unique features, and a lot of fun vocabulary. We also talk about the latest and greatest scientific...

Episode 56 - "A lot people would like to think they've got a lunar meteorite" Brad Jolliff

February 19th, 2016  |  50 mins 52 secs

This week a special guest takes us to the moon by talking about lunar rocks and meteorites! The moon turns out to be a fascinating place, but probably won’t break up like in Seveneves.

Fun Paper...

Episode 55 - "Every time you clip your fingernails" Plate Tectonics

February 12th, 2016  |  54 mins 34 secs

Why do mountains form, earthquakes happen, and volcanoes form where they do? The answer is plate tectonics. This week we explore the history of being wrong about how the Earth works.

Plate Tectonics

Tectonics is from the Greek tekton or...