Don't Panic Geocast

By John Leeman and Shannon DulinScience Technology Education Natural Sciences

Don't Panic Geocast episodes

October 15, 2021Episode 305 - "Trovant down by the river"
Trovants are a mysterious rock formation and we try to understand them this week!
Science Alert Article
When on Earth Article
Wikipedia Article
Geology In Article
Fun Paper Friday
Tired of zoom meetings? Let's read a paper about them!
Shockley, Kristen M., et al. "The fatiguing effects of camera use in virtual meetings: A within-person field experiment." Journal of Applied Psychology 106.8 (2021): 1137.
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48 min
October 08, 2021Episode 304 - "Bog Clothes" with Dr. Andy Elwood-Madden
Andy Elwood-Madden
X-Ray Diffraction
Reynolds Cup
Fun Paper Friday
How many legs does it take to freak you out?
Vetter, Richard S. "Arachnophobic entomologists: when two more legs makes a big difference." American Entomologist 59.3 (2013): 168-175.
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1 hr 8 min
September 24, 2021Episode 303 - "But do you need it?"
Keeping instruments safe in the field in hard. This week John talks about his favorite disguise for instruments and telemetry.
Fun Paper Friday
Can a photo and some machine learning predict how corrupt you are as a politician?
Blavatskyy, Pavlo. "Obesity of politicians and corruption in post‐Soviet countries." Economics of Transition and Institutional Change 29.2 (2021): 343-356.
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57 min
September 17, 2021Episode 302 - "Geophysics is Batteries"
Getting power to things in the field is difficult and more complex than you'd think. This week we discuss a few of the many problems you are likely to face and ways we have fought them.
Fun Paper Friday
Reinventing the wheel happens a lot - but how often does it get published? This week we examine an example by looking at a paper that rediscovered the integral.
Tai, Mary M. "A mathematical model for the determination of total area under glucose tolerance and other metabolic curves." Diabetes care 17.2 (1994): 152-154.
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51 min
September 11, 2021Episode 301 - "Lodestone"
Magnetism is a mysterious topic and it took a long time for us humans to understand just the basics. This week we look at the history of magnetism!
Fun Paper Friday
Can whale calls be useful for seismologists? Find out in this week's Fun Paper!
Kuna, Václav M., and John L. Nábělek. "Seismic crustal imaging using fin whale songs." Science 371.6530 (2021): 731-735.
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September 04, 2021Episode 300 - "Rock can also act as a fluid"
EPISODE 231 - "PRISON TOOLS" DR. MATT HALL
EPISODE 243 - "I WANT FOUR AWESOME SEASONS"
EPISODE 270 - "WHY GOD MADE THE EVENING SHIFT" STEVE PILTZ
EPISODE 287 - "CARTOONIST IN WORD FORM" GARY MCMANUS
EPISODE 271 - "GUESS AGAIN DUMMY" RYAN MAY
EPISODE 280 - "RED SKY IN THE MORNING" WEATHER PROVERBS
EPISODE 262 - "MY TEDDY BEAR AND ROSARY"
EPISODE 221 - "I DON'T THINK LIKE THAT" PLOTTING
EPISODE 230 - "FIRE TRIFORCE" WILDFIRES
EPISODE 273 - "VERY SPECIAL WAYS TO PICK PEOPLE UP" CAPT. JEFF GRASS
Fun Paper Friday
de Macedo, Robert Buarque, et al. "Unearthing real-time 3D ant tunneling mechanics." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118.36 (2021).
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1 hr 1 min
August 21, 2021Episode 299 - "Counterfeit Consciousness"
The GEARS workshop is over and we discuss what lessons were learned and how it went. Then we find out how some clever computer scientists found plagiarization in the literature.
Fun Paper Friday
Cabanac, Guillaume, Cyril Labbé, and Alexander Magazinov. "Tortured phrases: A dubious writing style emerging in science. Evidence of critical issues affecting established journals." arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.06751 (2021).
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1 hr 19 min
August 13, 2021Episode 298 - "Little Nerd Arms"
It's hot! Learn about wet bulb temperature and what it means for your heat-stress this summer! It involves a lot of swinging of wet socks!
Fun Paper Friday
Tamm, Sidney L. "Defecation by the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi occurs with an ultradian rhythm through a single transient anal pore." Invertebrate Biology 138.1 (2019): 3-16.
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59 min
July 23, 2021Episode 297 - "Acid Gel" Shell Formation
How Seashells are Made
Johnson, Adam B., Nina S. Fogel, and J. David Lambert. "Growth and morphogenesis of the gastropod shell." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116.14 (2019): 6878-6883.
Addadi, Lia, et al. "Mollusk shell formation: a source of new concepts for understanding biomineralization processes." Chemistry–A European Journal 12.4 (2006): 980-987.
Fun Paper Friday
Thampi, Nisha, Lekha N. Villeneuve, and Yves Longtin. "Wash your hands, Brother John!." BMJ 367 (2019).
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35 min
July 09, 2021Episode 296 - "Explosive Erosion"
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!
Fun Paper Friday
Hejnol, Andreas, and José M. Martín-Durán. "Getting to the bottom of anal evolution." Zoologischer Anzeiger-a Journal of Comparative Zoology 256 (2015): 61-74.
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45 min

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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.…