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 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 ...
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Episode 110 - "An instrument at every Starbucks" Robert Busby
March 3rd, 2017 | 1 hr 10 mins
This week we tackle a listener requested show - the transportable array! Join us as Robert Bubsy joins us to talk about managing the project. Transportable Array Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show - - - - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John...
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Episode 109 - "Really sad Michael Bolton music" Lauren and Dave Heerschap
February 24th, 2017 | 1 hr 14 mins
Lauren and Dave Heerschap Fun Paper Friday Did mountains growing make our brains bigger? Explore this tongue in cheek paper on the geo-cranial relation. Get ready for a good chuckle! Contact us: Show - - - - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John...
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Episode 108 - "Physics should work the same everywhere"
February 17th, 2017 | 52 mins 40 secs
John is defending his dissertation, so he prepares by describing it to you! Fun Paper Friday How can we understand the brain? Is a processor the same thing? This study examines the classic 6502. Contact us: Show - - - -...
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Episode 107 - "How many will ever make a map?" Field Skills
February 10th, 2017 | 56 mins 7 secs
How many students will ever make a professional geologic map? Not many most likely. Is it still essential to learn? You bet! This week we discuss why and how it’s done. Field Methods Fun Paper Friday Slime molds predict best transportation...
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Episode 106 - "Creepy Rotating Ice Disks"
February 3rd, 2017 | 55 mins 43 secs
This week we take some time to discuss YOUR feedback.- and there’s a lot! Also, how can disks of ice start rotating spontaneously? Listen this week to find out! Feedback Ice Circles Fun Paper Friday How do high heels change how...
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Episode 105 - "Nuggets of Nature" with Jay Minton
January 27th, 2017 | 58 mins 45 secs
This week Jay Minton stops by to tell us about working at some of the largest boy scout camps around and all of the planning that goes into nature trails. Shannon brings us another fun paper from BMJ and John laments about painting. Jay Minton ...
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Episode 104 - "I can't eat mashed potatoes" Devil's Tower
January 20th, 2017 | 38 mins 53 secs
This week, John is moving and Shannon is getting started with the semester, but we take a break to talk about Devil’s Tower, why Shannon has to play with her food, and if we can swim faster in syrup! Devil’s Tower Fun Paper Friday ...
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Episode 103 - "Itsy Bitsy Cracks"
January 13th, 2017 | 40 mins 44 secs
Listener Graeme asked us why rocks are hard. We explore the simple and hard explanations and then tackle the science of the perfect Martini in this week’s show! Why are Rocks Hard Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show - - - -...
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Episode 102 - "Hey Yo Shan" Academia
January 6th, 2017 | 51 mins 2 secs
This week we talk about academia. How does it work? The career track is long and has many twists and turns. There are also a lot of jobs many people never think about. And what is this elusive colloquium we speak of? Fun Paper Friday Do parachutes...