Don't Panic Geocast
It's not an exact science.
Episodes
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Episode 276 - Goodbye 2020
January 1st, 2021 | 1 hr 23 mins
This week we show 2020 out the door with our 2021 resolutions and yearly planning show! John be more decisive and reactive but in a good way less reflection on made decisions more forward focus work on something and focus get out of team task...
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Episode 275 - "Should we just start with maniacal laughter?"
December 25th, 2020 | 16 mins 46 secs
This week we update you on the 2020 status and that we'll be back in 2021! Fun Paper Friday We start our first ever two part fun paper! Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 274 - "Haboobs"
December 4th, 2020 | 31 mins 20 secs
This week we talk about dust storms or haboobs and why they occur. Fun Paper Friday What's a monotreme? We take a biology 101 refresher and discover that the platypus was glow in the dark with this week's fun paper! Contact us: Show ...
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Episode 273 - "Very special ways to pick people up" Capt. Jeff Grass
November 28th, 2020 | 56 mins 43 secs
This week Capt. Jeff Grass talks to us about being prepared for natural disasters! Fun Paper Friday Can a can of Coke make solar cells more efficient? Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 272 - "Adiabatic Bog"
November 6th, 2020 | 52 mins
This week we talk about how conferences have adapted to covid, why John is building hands on learning tools, and about nutrient exchange in bogs for meat eating plants! Fun Paper Friday Carnivorous plants just eat flies right? Think again! Contact...
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Episode 271 - "Guess Again Dummy" Ryan May
October 30th, 2020 | 1 hr 32 mins
This week Dr. Ryan May joins us to talk about life as a scientific software developer and his career path from radars to radiosondes and more! Fun Paper Friday Vampires - a classic predator prey problem? Contact us: Show ...
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Episode 270 - "Why God made the evening shift" Steve Piltz
October 25th, 2020 | 1 hr 11 mins
This week National Weather Service Tulsa WFO Meteorologist In Charge Steve Piltz joins us to talk about a career in the weather service and finding unique ways to solve forecast problems! Fun Paper Friday Do ants count their steps to get home? ...
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Episode 269 - "I thought about something totally different" Playas
October 16th, 2020 | 44 mins 5 secs
This week John and Shannon agree to talk about playas, only to discover that they think about very different things. Fun Paper Friday Man eating deer? Looks like it! Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 268 - "A Horta?" Machine Learning
October 10th, 2020 | 54 mins 56 secs
This week we talk about machine learning - what is it exactly and how can we leverage it as geologists? Will it be as useful as the horta? Fun Paper Friday How do we know about Earth's past climate? Well, here are a few unusual ideas! Contact us:...
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Episode 267 - "It's digital, you turn it with your hands" Analog Experiments
September 27th, 2020 | 55 mins 38 secs
This week we talk about analog experiments, what they are, and how you can do them! Fun Paper Friday This week we do the worm! Find out how worms dance on speakers in this week's Fun Paper! Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John...
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Episode 266 - "That's why they repaint runways" Earth's Magnetic Field
September 18th, 2020 | 52 mins 15 secs
How did the Earth get its magnetic field? Why do we still have it? Find out that and more this week! Fun Paper Friday Can animals sense earthquakes? Can we sense animals sensing earthquakes? Contact us: Show - - - - - John Leeman - -...
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Episode 265 - "Cold Air Bulldozer"
September 12th, 2020 | 42 mins 42 secs
This week we talk about fronts and the warm air conveyor belt! Fun Paper Friday Do you think you have a good sense of direction? Maybe it's the magnetite in your brain! Researchers put brains in a magnetometer to find out! Contact us: Show ...
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Episode 264 - "Travel Brochure for Antarctica"
August 28th, 2020 | 1 hr 1 min
This week we talk about why we go to Antarctica and what kinds of work happens there each year! Fun Paper Friday What happens if you hold a cat in your dating profile photo? This important question answered by this week's fun paper! Contact us:...
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Episode 263 - "Hurricanitic" Iowa Derecho
August 23rd, 2020 | 49 mins 10 secs
This week we talk about derechos - what are they and why did one sweep across the upper midwest bringing wide spread distruction? Find out that and how sword swallowers do what they do in this week's show! Fun Paper Friday How to sword swallowers...
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Episode 262 - "My Teddy Bear and Rosary"
August 14th, 2020 | 1 hr 9 mins
This week we interview Shannon about her career path to becoming a dual degree student and professor in geology! Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 261 - "Pele Searches for a Home"
August 7th, 2020 | 52 mins 44 secs
Hot spots - what are they? We don't know either! Explore with us on this week's show. Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin