Don't Panic Geocast

By John Leeman and Shannon DulinScience Technology Education Natural Sciences

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July 03, 2021Episode 295 - "Touch the rocks"
Shannon is back from field camp (and another trip) and wants to talk about digital skills. Is field camp even necessary?
Fun Paper Friday
Fukada, Eiichi. "Piezoelectricity of wood." Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 10.2 (1955): 149-154.
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1 hr 13 min
June 19, 2021Episode 294 - "enormous catastrophe"
Earthquake shaking is often described on a "felt like" scale known as the Mercalli intensity scale. This episode we delve into the confusing history of the scale and what it really means.
Fun Paper Friday
Can your pasta be packed more efficiently? It can if it turns into its final shape during cooking!
Tao, Ye, et al. "Morphing pasta and beyond." Science Advances 7.19 (2021): eabf4098.
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53 min
June 12, 2021Episode 293 - "Hot Hot Field Camp" Spontaneous Potential
What is spontaneous potential? It's an inexpensive technique to learn even more about the porosity, composition, and permeability of rock and soil.
Fun Paper Friday
Does your cat sit in boxes? Turns out, there's proof of why and that a cat's visual perception is quite sophisticated.
Smith, Gabriella E., Philippe A. Chouinard, and Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere. "If I fits I sits: A citizen science investigation into illusory contour susceptibility in domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus)." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 240 (2021): 105338.
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37 min
May 29, 2021Episode 292 - "Magic Math Stick"
This was supposed to be a show on Spontaneous Potential, but we'll get to that next week! We have a potpourri of things to cover and hope you'll enjoy our derailed train!
Fun Paper Friday
Telescopes for seals? It's true!
Mauck, Björn, et al. "How a harbor seal sees the night sky." Marine mammal science 21.4 (2005): 646-656.
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1 hr 7 min
May 22, 2021Episode 291 - "Haven't you seen Dante's Peak?"
Mt. St. Helens was a huge event in 1980. This week, 41 years later, we discuss the events leading up to the eruption and what happened!
Fun Paper Friday
*Turpin, Martin Harry, et al. "Bullsh!? Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence." Evolutionary Psychology 19.2 (2021): 14747049211000317.
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May 15, 2021Episode 290 - "COAL!"
This week it's all about coal - what is it, where did it form, and how do we use it!
Fun Paper Friday
Can seismometers be used to spy on industrial processes?
Guenaga, David L., et al. "Seismically Detecting Nuclear Reactor Operations Using a Power Spectral Density (PSD) Misfit Detector." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2021).
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51 min
May 01, 2021Episode 289 - "Soil Teapot"
How do geysers work? Learn more this week!
Old Faithful
Fun Paper Friday
The title says it all in this week's Fun Paper!
Wang, Lu, Zdenek Sofer, and Martin Pumera. "Will any crap we put into graphene increase its electrocatalytic effect?." ACS nano 14.1 (2020): 21-25.
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39 min
April 16, 2021Episode 288 - "95% Chance of Chert" Mineral Identification
How do you identify a mineral? We talk about our favorite ways to identify minerals!
Fun Paper Friday
How does heavy water taste? Will it kill you? Find out by reading this week's Fun Paper Friday!
Abu, Natalie Ben, et al. "Sweet taste of heavy water." Communications Biology 4.1 (2021): 1-10.
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51 min
April 10, 2021Episode 287 - "Cartoonist in Word Form" Gary McManus
Gary McManus joins us to talk about state climatology and extremes in Oklahoma!
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Fun Paper Friday
Hurricanes in space? It's raining electrons in this week's fun paper Friday!
Zhang, Qing-He, et al. "A space hurricane over the Earth’s polar ionosphere." Nature communications 12.1 (2021): 1-10.
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56 min
April 03, 2021Episode 286 - "Big Sandbox for Adults" Maciej Obryk, Kate Allstadt, Thomas Rapstine
Thanks to Dr. Maciej Obryk, Dr. Kate Allstadt, and Dr. Thomas Rapstine for joining us to talk about the USGS experimental flume!
Flume Experiment Videos
Dr. Maciej Obryk
Dr. Kate Allstadt
Dr. Thomas Rapstine
Fun Paper Friday
This week we see how an undergarment can become a lifesaving bit of technology.
EBbra
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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.…