April 01, 2016

Episode 62 - "A perpetually fresh hot tub" Hot Springs, AR

46 minutes

This week we talk about Hot Springs, the geologic feature and the town in Arkansas. Shannon is going there to visit and have students map the town’s complex geology and see the hot waters. We also scream about this week’s fun paper and the spectral characteristics of screams, alarms, and music.

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Hot Springs National Park

Geologic Map

Geologic Resources Inventory Report - Hot Springs

Ouachita orogeny

Spring Boxes

Interesting Rock Types

Tufa

Novaculite

Cryptocyrstalline quartz

Tripoli and Special Silica Stone

Fun Paper Friday

Do you ever want to just scream? Now you’ll understand the spectral character of your scream and how it triggers the flight or fight response in those around you!

Arnal, Luc H., et al. “Human screams occupy a privileged niche in the communication soundscape.” Current Biology 25.15 (2015): 2051–2056.

Gizmodo Article about this Research

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