Don't Panic Geocast
It's not an exact science.
Episodes
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Episode 307 - "Up, Up, and Away"
November 5th, 2021 | 37 mins 16 secs
This week John and Shannon talk about launching a large balloon borne instrument and what weather balloons can tell us.
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Episode 306 - "8 Degrees is a lot!" PETM
October 22nd, 2021 | 46 mins 40 secs
This week we talk about the PETM and what may have caused it.
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Episode 305 - "Trovant down by the river"
October 15th, 2021 | 47 mins 2 secs
Trovants are a mysterious spherical rock found in Romania - this week we try to understand why they form.
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Episode 304 - "Bog Clothes" with Dr. Andy Elwood-Madden
October 8th, 2021 | 1 hr 7 mins
Dr. Andy Elwood-Madden joins us to talk about X-Rays, Microscopes, and more!
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Episode 303 - "But do you need it?"
September 24th, 2021 | 56 mins 54 secs
We finish up talking about getting data from the field and protecting your expensive instruments from the harsh outdoors!
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Episode 302 - "Geophysics is Batteries"
September 17th, 2021 | 50 mins 12 secs
Taking measurements in the field is hard - and this week we talk about a few ways power can fail in the field.
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Episode 301 - "Lodestone"
September 10th, 2021 | 50 mins 45 secs
This week John and Shannon tackle the history of magnetism and how whale songs can be used as seismic sources.
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Episode 300 - "Rock can also act as a fluid"
September 3rd, 2021 | 1 hr 58 secs
It's episode 300 and we're here to celebrate with you!
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Episode 299 - "Counterfeit Consciousness"
August 20th, 2021 | 1 hr 18 mins
This week we summarize what happened at the workshop and what happens when authors use AI to plagiarize papers.
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Episode 298 - "Little Nerd Arms"
August 13th, 2021 | 58 mins 56 secs
This week we talk about the wet bulb temperature and what it means for you this summer!
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Episode 297 - "Acid Gel" Shell Formation
July 23rd, 2021 | 34 mins 2 secs
Shannon is back from the beach and wondering how shells form, so we dig into some biological literature to learn how living animals form rock.
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Episode 296 - "Explosive Erosion"
July 9th, 2021 | 44 mins 17 secs
Does the earth change rapidly or slowly? We discuss the competing philosophies and the evolution of.... well, the end of the road for your food!
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Episode 295 - "Touch the rocks"
July 2nd, 2021 | 1 hr 12 mins
Shannon and John talk about what digital skills students have and what they need as well as what happens to a block of wood when you squeeze it.
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Episode 294 - "enormous catastrophe"
June 18th, 2021 | 52 mins 6 secs
How bad was that earthquake? This week we look at the confusing world of earthquake intensity scales and the future of flat pack pasta.
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Episode 293 - "Hot Hot Field Camp" Spontaneous Potential
June 11th, 2021 | 36 mins 46 secs
This week we talk spontaneously about spontaneous potential and what it can do for geologists.
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Episode 292 - "Magic Math Stick"
May 28th, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
This week we go off the rails and wander from field camp to working habits to Jake Staffs!