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 126 - "Quantitative Analysis of Cowbell"

    June 30th, 2017  |  41 mins 22 secs

    Divergent Boundary Rocks Fun Paper Friday Thanks to listener Mark for the paper suggestion and to Steve for the new cowbell! Contact us: Show - - - - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - - Shannon Dulin -  

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    Episode 125 - "Irony Abounds" Density Altitude

    June 23rd, 2017  |  30 mins 14 secs

    This week it’s hot… so hot that some airplanes cannot takeoff. We talk about atmospheric density and density altitude, as well as look into some histograms of what’s in your bellybutton! Fun Paper Friday How much fluff collects in your...

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    Episode 124 - “I leave you guys alone for three weeks”

    June 16th, 2017  |  43 mins 20 secs

    Shannon is back and we take some time to go over your feedback. Our email inbox was clogged all week, but should be running now, so get your sticker requests in! Fun Paper Friday Does jargon make you seem more or less professional? Found out...

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    Episode 123 - "Large crushing amounts of Snow" Dr. Anandakrishnan

    June 9th, 2017  |  1 hr 1 min

    This week, we mix things up a bit. This joint show between and the geocast explores what happens when electrical engineering meets geoscience in cold places. We’re joined by guest Dr. Sridhar Anandakrishnan of Penn State to talk about geopebbles,...

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    Episode 122 - "The speed of sound in spaghetti" Open Source

    June 2nd, 2017  |  1 hr 1 min

    This week Shannon pops a surprise interview on John, asking all about open source. We talk about what it is, why people do it, and what it means for your cat videos. We round out the show talking about a physics problem that has stumped some of the...

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    Episode 121 - "I don't see much difference between science and art" Uri ten Brink

    May 26th, 2017  |  59 mins 14 secs

    This week Dr. Uri ten Brink joins us to talk about his field experiences as an observational geophysicst and some thoughts about being a scientist. (Sorry, no fun paper this week - we were not able to record it before Shannon’s leave of absense!) ...

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    Episode 120 - A Stork Visits: Rebroadcast "Dam Nation"

    May 19th, 2017  |  42 mins 59 secs

    Shannon just had a baby! We take the week off and celebrate with this classic episode of the geocast... Don't Panic, we'll be back next week! Having just got back from vacationing near a river, Shannon’s mind is wondering (and wandering!) about dams...

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    Episode 119 - "When Nerds Have Research Instruments" Fulgurite

    May 12th, 2017  |  43 mins 27 secs

      John is installing his weather station and Shannon is still pushing through finals week. On this week’s show we talk about a listener question regarding fulgurites. Can you petrify lightning and study it? Thanks to listener Steve for the show...

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    Episode 118 - "One of those lies we tell in intro"

    May 5th, 2017  |  46 mins 3 secs
    • Martian Esker Fun Paper Earth Structure - we talk about plate tectonics on the core Fun Paper Friday Mysterious caves and giant animals - this week’s fun paper has all the makings of a good thriller! Contact us: Show - - - -...
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    Episode 117 - "Everything is a few weeks away" Open Drone Map

    April 28th, 2017  |  54 mins 11 secs

    Drones are everywhere, but did you know you can recreate 3D point clouds with images taken from your drone? Fun Paper Friday Can Batman fly like in Batman Begins? John hasn’t seen the film, but physics comes to the rescue. Contact...

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    Episode 116 - "The closest thing to alchemy"

    April 21st, 2017  |  43 mins 22 secs

    Shannon takes one more field trip and John is ready to hit the road again, but we slow down to talk about metamorphic rocks - and probably get in trouble with the geochemists again. Metamorphic Rocks Fun Paper Friday Listener Darryl send...

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    Episode 115 - "The three horsemen of the academic apocalypse"

    April 14th, 2017  |  46 mins 55 secs

    John is off teaching a workshop and Shannon is working towards the end of the semester. We take a little time off to talk about academic service - what is it and why do we do it? Being an academic isn’t all fun and games! Feedback SEM time is...

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    Episode 114 - "Charismatic megafauna" with Shane Loeffler

    March 31st, 2017  |  44 mins 28 secs

    What is “flyover country”? Is it the states in the middle of the US? A band name? A geoscience education app? One of these is true and the creator joins us to chat about it. A big thank you to listener Gary for pointing us to this topic! Feedback ...

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    Episode 113 - "Enjoy your symbol of eternal love" Bowen's Reaction Series

    March 24th, 2017  |  41 mins 50 secs

    Bowen’s Reaction Series Fun Paper Friday Can open table reservations be used to help determine how bad the flu is? Contact us: Show - - - - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - - Shannon Dulin -  

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    Episode 112 - "Enchantment Under the Troposphere Dance"

    March 17th, 2017  |  45 mins 25 secs

    Bombogenesis Fun Paper Friday Freezing water can explode? Yep! Find out how in this week’s fun paper friday! Contact us: Show - - - - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - - Shannon Dulin -  

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    Episode 111 - "Adiabatman"

    March 10th, 2017  |  55 mins 2 secs

    John and Shannon both had windstorms this week and decided it was a great chance to talk about strange thermodynamics. Also halloween costumes and popcorn. Don’t miss this week’s mountain winds show! Mountain Winds Fun Paper Friday ...