Don't Panic Geocast
It's not an exact science.
About the show
John Leeman and Shannon Dulin discuss geoscience and technology weekly for your enjoyment! Features include guests, fun paper Friday selections, product reviews, and banter about recent developments. Shannon is a field geologist who tolerates technology and John is a self-proclaimed nerd that tolerates geologists.
Episodes
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Episode 240 - "Half a Unicorn"
February 1st, 2020 | 48 mins 33 secs
This week it's all about aquifers and how they work! Water does not sit in lakes underground, but truth is stranger than fiction. Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 239 - "I went to Cheers" and other AMS stories
January 24th, 2020 | 57 mins 14 secs
This week John recaps his trip to AMS and Shannon teases a show on her field work! Fun Paper Friday This week it's a meaty subject! Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 238 - "Big Long Honkies"
January 11th, 2020 | 57 mins 52 secs
What's that in the sky? A bird? A plane? No, it's a scary looking cloud! Find out what it was this week! Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 237 - "Just archive it" New Years!
January 3rd, 2020 | 1 hr 16 mins
This week we go over the last year and discuss our plans for 2020 before diving into a discussion on pupil shapes in various animals. Don't miss it! Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 236 - "Crop circles of geology"
December 20th, 2019 | 56 mins 42 secs
This week we finish up talking about deserts with some of our favorite features - dunes, ventifacts, and more! Fun Paper Friday How can math and physics "improve" hunting a lion? Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman ...
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Episode 235 - "That's how the arches formed"
December 13th, 2019 | 59 mins 17 secs
This week we stick to a dry subject - deserts! Learn about how rocks weather in a place where there isn't much. Fun Paper Friday What if the Earth were replaced with blueberries? Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman ...
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Episode 234 - "That's what they're called"
December 6th, 2019 | 50 mins 19 secs
Deserts - hot and dry right? Wrong! There's so much more to them! Fun Paper Friday Synthetic Uranus? Magnetic Fields? Learn more in this week's fun paper. Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 233 - "I'm out - I took linear algebra" Stereonets
December 1st, 2019 | 1 hr 4 mins
This week we talk about the dreaded stereonet and why it's useful and somewhat... odd. Fun Paper Friday What's the best way to make a uniform crepe or pancake? Find out with just a bit of math! Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com ...
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Episode 232 - "Mostly we went camping"
November 22nd, 2019 | 52 mins 48 secs
This week we talk about how YOU can contribute to science with citizen science efforts and what it takes to make a successful citizen science project. Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon...
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Episode 231 - "Prison Tools" Dr. Matt Hall
November 17th, 2019 | 1 hr 7 mins
This week Matt Hall of joins John to talk about teaching Python, the ways scientists get around learning programming, and how to help them learn these tools! Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 230 - "Fire Triforce" Wildfires
November 1st, 2019 | 1 hr 1 min
This week we talk about fire weather and wildfires! It's a hot topic. We also visit a somewhat Halloween appropriate fun paper from the Journal of Experimental Biology. Fun Paper Friday It's Halloween Fun Paper Time! Hands, guitar tuners,...
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Episode 229 - "Wooden Dowel Budget" Dr. Jeffrey Wagman
October 25th, 2019 | 1 hr 2 mins
This week we talk to Dr. Jeffrey Wagman about experimental psychology, perception, and what it takes to write a "Fun Paper" worthy paper! Fun Paper Friday This week we discuss knights in shining armor! Contact us: Show ...
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Episode 228 - "The other answer to everything"
October 18th, 2019 | 44 mins 35 secs
This week we wrap up our discussion of how plate tectonics can influence climate, then discuss zebra stripes on a fascinating fun paper Friday! Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 227 - "I'm going to need to see those carbon receipts"
October 13th, 2019 | 47 mins 56 secs
This week we chat about how tectonics can influence the climate and the many ways in which this happens. Fun Paper Friday Here's egg in your eye! Find out about the severity of ocular injuries from thrown eggs! Contact us: Show ...
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Episode 226 - "Crick is the Correct Pronunciation"
October 4th, 2019 | 51 mins 53 secs
This week we talk about how rivers work. Rivers are all around - on the surface, underground, even under glaciers and upside-down! Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 225 - "chickens.F90"
September 29th, 2019 | 49 mins 52 secs
Shannon is back from GSA, John is back from London and we talk about teaching revelations, new things happening in magnetics, and learning programming on this catch-up themed episode! Fun Paper Friday Dandelion seeds breaking new group in fluid...