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
-
Episode 223 - "Elf Shoe of Rain"
September 6th, 2019 | 41 mins 25 secs
This week we talk about the opposite of convection - microbursts! Learn how air accelerates downward to cause tornado like destruction and aircraft accidents on this week's show! Fun Paper Friday Think birds are scary? Wait till you see this...
-
Episode 222 - "Be fancy and call it an outflow boundary"
September 2nd, 2019 | 52 mins 9 secs
This week the crew discusses thunderstorms - where they come from and how they are actually really similar to some geological processes. Fun Paper Friday What makes a good pizza? Physics to the rescue! Contact us: Show ...
-
Episode 221 - "I don't think like that" Plotting
August 23rd, 2019 | 43 mins 15 secs
This week we talk about plotting and how we think (or don't) in graphs and charts. Fun Paper Friday It's the weekend - do you know what your doctor is doing? Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
-
Episode 220 - "In the Cow Case"
August 9th, 2019 | 1 hr 26 mins
Eric Brunning () returns to talk about doing science in the field in this crossover episode with the ! Eric on Embedded: Eric on our show: . Fun Paper Friday The paper was by Erik D. Demaine, Martin L. Demaine and Duks Koschitz....
-
Episode 219 - "Like the seabreeze"
August 2nd, 2019 | 38 mins 54 secs
This week we talk about the summer monsoon, humidity, and magnetic potbelly sculptures. Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
-
Episode 218 - "Terror Bird Flu"
July 25th, 2019 | 27 mins 22 secs
This week we're terrified... of giant ancient birds! Fun Paper Friday Hemlock poisoning in modern day? Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
-
Episode 217 - "It almost wasn't" Apollo 11
July 19th, 2019 | 52 mins 56 secs
This week we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing! Fun Paper Friday Scientific software is important, but what about snakes on a spaceship? Python in Heliophysics! Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John...
-
Episode 216 - "Different set of knowledge"
July 12th, 2019 | 1 hr 6 secs
This week John discusses his recent experience teaching a large group at SciPy and why software testing is important. Fun Paper Friday Beer bubbles - turns out there is more than you'd think to explain their physics! Contact us: Show ...
-
Episode 215 - "I like this one"
June 28th, 2019 | 40 mins 12 secs
This week we dive into Dunham classification and golf habits! Fun Paper Friday Do doctors play more golf than the rest of us? Are they better at it?
-
Episode 214 - "Carbonates matter too!"
June 23rd, 2019 | 42 mins 4 secs
This week we talk about classification again, but this time how Folk looked at carbonate rocks and why the naming scheme has to be so much different than with sedimentary systems! Fun Paper Friday Winter is coming, but why? Orbital mechanics to...
-
Episode 213 - "Terratonnes"
June 14th, 2019 | 42 mins 57 secs
This week we take on geoengineering and mimicking behaviors! Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
-
Episode 212 - "Give it a Folk Name"
June 7th, 2019 | 33 mins 59 secs
This week - what is a sandstone by any other name? Its Folk name that is! Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
-
Episode 211 - "Rock Colloid"
May 30th, 2019 | 36 mins 13 secs
Is it a nodule, is it a concretion, it is rock lightning? Find out on this week's summer short! Fun Paper Friday Is there carbon from outside this world? Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
-
Episode 210 - "Capital M Muddy"
May 24th, 2019 | 40 mins 8 secs
This week we talk about the Dakota group and how it formed those beautiful hogback structures we all love! Fun Paper Friday Can dead fish really see emotion in humans? Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon...
-
Episode 209 - "Sand that does math"
April 26th, 2019 | 1 hr 6 mins
This week we continue our instrument journey and talk about controlling the physical world with tiny electrons! Fun Paper Friday Can the music you listen to change your reaction to violence? Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John...
-
Episode 208 - "It's all just voltage"
April 19th, 2019 | 1 hr 7 mins
This week we explore how does your data go from a physical thing to a digital representation. Fun Paper Friday Security is a scary topic, but we might be looking at the wrong problems! Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John...