Don't Panic Geocast
It's not an exact science.
Episodes
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Episode 132 - "Papa Bear is no longer with us" Scott Dubowsky
August 18th, 2017 | 48 mins 58 secs
This week Scott Dubowsky joins us to talk about plasma and ball lightning. We then dive into the economic theory of intersteller trad with another listener fun paper friday! Fun Paper Friday Thanks to listener Andrew for this week’s Fun Paper...
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Episode 131 - "Geology is hard to grock" Carolina Bays
August 11th, 2017 | 48 mins 6 secs
John and Shannon address a listener question from Mike and then talk about where to find intelligent life. Carolina Bays Fun Paper Friday Thanks to listener Jonathan for this thought provoking fun paper on life in the universe and where to...
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Episode 130 - "Aspire Towards Accuracy" Chris Taylor
August 4th, 2017 | 49 mins 31 secs
This week Chris Taylor joins us to talk about making scientifically accurate gifts. We also learn how ants can modify the world around us. Chris Taylor Fun Paper Friday Thank you listener Martin! Contact us: Show - - - -...
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Episode 129 - "I learned about rocks from a geophysicist"
July 28th, 2017 | 38 mins 29 secs
John is on the mobile device spirit quest again, Shannon graduated a student, and we both took a break to talk about transform faults. We also learned that they are very complicated! Transform Boundaires Fun Paper Friday Thanks to listener...
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Episode 128 - "Super awesome nerd fest"
July 21st, 2017 | 49 mins
John just got back from SciPy and updates us on the state of scientific Python. SciPy 2017 Fun Paper Friday What’s the chance that you bump noses on your next kiss? Can stats help reduce that? Find out on this week’s Fun Paper Friday! ...
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Episode 127 - "Tectonic plate sized bulldozers"
July 7th, 2017 | 32 mins 28 secs
Fun Paper Friday Are Sea Pickles just Sea Cucumbers that are really old? Find out on this week’s Fun Paper Friday! Contact us: Show - - - - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - - Shannon Dulin -
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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...