Don't Panic Geocast
Episodes
Episode 227 - "I'm going to need to see those carbon receipts"
13 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat about how tectonics can influence the climate and the many ways in which this happens. Fun Paper Friday Here's egg in your eye! Fin...
Episode 226 - "Crick is the Correct Pronunciation"
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about how rivers work. Rivers are all around - on the surface, underground, even under glaciers and upside-down! Esker Water Strahl...
Episode 225 - "chickens.F90"
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon is back from GSA, John is back from London and we talk about teaching revelations, new things happening in magnetics, and learning programming...
Episode 224 - "Reading the stick to 16 decimal places"
20 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about the age of the Earth and how we think we know it! Wiki Summary Fun Paper Friday This week we revisit the perceived weight o...
Episode 223 - "Elf Shoe of Rain"
07 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about the opposite of convection - microbursts! Learn how air accelerates downward to cause tornado like destruction and aircraft ac...
Episode 222 - "Be fancy and call it an outflow boundary"
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week the crew discusses thunderstorms - where they come from and how they are actually really similar to some geological processes. Squall Line/...
Episode 221 - "I don't think like that" Plotting
24 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about plotting and how we think (or don't) in graphs and charts. Fun Paper Friday It's the weekend - do you know what your doctor i...
Episode 220 - "In the Cow Case"
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Brunning (@deeplycloudy) returns to talk about doing science in the field in this crossover episode with the Embedded Podcast! Eric on Embedded...
Episode 219 - "Like the seabreeze"
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about the summer monsoon, humidity, and magnetic potbelly sculptures. Monsoon Fun Paper Friday Ancient Artists Created Giant Mag...
Episode 218 - "Terror Bird Flu"
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're terrified... of giant ancient birds! Phorusrhacidae PBS Video New skull remains of Phorusrhacos longissimus Embedded 291: GENERAL DR...
Episode 217 - "It almost wasn't" Apollo 11
20 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing! Smarter Everyday Moon Sample Video Fun Paper Friday Scientific software ...
Episode 216 - "Different set of knowledge"
13 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week John discusses his recent experience teaching a large group at SciPy and why software testing is important. John's Tutorial Tutorial Page ...
Episode 215 - "I like this one"
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we dive into Dunham classification and golf habits! Dunham Classification Fun Paper Friday Do doctors play more golf than the rest of us?...
Episode 214 - "Carbonates matter too!"
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about classification again, but this time how Folk looked at carbonate rocks and why the naming scheme has to be so much different t...
Episode 213 - "Terratonnes"
15 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take on geoengineering and mimicking behaviors! How Cloud Seeding Works Iron Dumping Experiment Nature on Geoengineering Vonnegut Art...
Episode 212 - "Give it a Folk Name"
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week - what is a sandstone by any other name? Its Folk name that is! Folk Classification Remembering Bob Folk Fun Paper Friday Live Science Ar...
Episode 211 - "Rock Colloid"
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Is it a nodule, is it a concretion, it is rock lightning? Find out on this week's summer short! Concretion Nodule Fun Paper Friday Is there carbon ...
Episode 210 - "Capital M Muddy"
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about the Dakota group and how it formed those beautiful hogback structures we all love! Dakota Formation Hogback Western Interior ...
Episode 209 - "Sand that does math"
27 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we continue our instrument journey and talk about controlling the physical world with tiny electrons! Fun Paper Friday Can the music you li...
Episode 208 - "It's all just voltage"
19 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we explore how does your data go from a physical thing to a digital representation. Transducer ADC Fun Paper Friday Security is a scary t...
Episode 207 - "Baby little crystal faces"
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week it’s all about microscopic indications of impacts and some fun mineral names. We wrap up with a fun paper on making project acronyms! Coe...
Episode 206 - "The saddest of the breccias"
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we continue to chat about impact events and the macroscopic evidence of them. We wrap up with a chat about primate sleep patterns. Shatter ...
Episode 205 - "Mellon Baller to the Surface"
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start a series on impact crates and how to tell if you have one - turns out it’s a lot more complicated than you’d think! We’ll wra...
Episode 204 - "Take the blue pill"
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re petrified.. petrified wood that is. Learn what it is and how it’s made - then we tie it all up with a fun paper about mathematical...
Episode 203 - "Evian of Light"
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we wrap up talking about magnetometers with the alkali vapor magnetometer - a strange optical instrument that is incredibly precise! Fun Pap...
Episode 202 - "Little Tiny Bar Magnets"
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week it is all about the proton procession magnetometer and the Earth's underground mountain range. Don't miss it! Proton Magnetometer Fun Pape...
Episode 201 - "Homogeneous Background" Fluxgate Magnetometers
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's all about the fluxgate magnetometer - funny name, awesome instruments. Fluxgate Video (NASA) Listener Survey! Fun Paper Friday...
Episode 200 - "Greenland is conjoined" climate part 3
16 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we finally finish up the climate series! In the mean time don't forget to take the listener survey and help us make the show better! Fun Pap...
Episode 199 - "Pour one out"
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our 200th show! This week we reflect on why we do this and ask for your feedback in a listener survey. We wrap it all up with a fun paper to he...
Episode 198 - (Rebroadcast) “Launching balloons out of a UHaul” Eric Bruning
25 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr. Eric Bruning (@deeplycloudy) joins us to talk about locating lightning, the lightning process, and space based lightning instruments. Do...
Episode 197 - "I fell in a bog once"
12 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week John sums up his time at the AMS meeting and we discuss the highland haggis. AMS 2019 Fun Paper Friday McNOLEG, O. L. E. G. “The integr...
Episode 196 - "Run a weather model properly" Dr. Nick Heavens
05 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by Dr. Nick Heavens to talk about the past and present climate, and the climate of Mars! @weatheronmars Fun Paper Friday Le...
Episode 195 - "Take the toaster apart" Walter Smith
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr. Walter Smith joins us to talk about GMT, satellite altimetry, gravity, racing cars, and more! Walter’s Webpage Fun Paper Friday Thi...
Episode 194 - "Communism for Temperature"
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week it’s more about climate, but at a time when we didn’t have any ice on the Earth and when most of our fossil fuel storage formations were...
Episode 193 - "Cactus Sausage"
08 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week John and Shannon continue talking about Earth’s past climate and snowball Earth, then delve into the physics of cactus. Geologic Timescal...
Episode 192 - "Closet we keep the mars rover in"
30 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about the InSight landing and seismology on Mars. InSight Mission The Onion Article Fun Paper Friday Could minerals be the keys ...
Episode 191 - "You look tasty " Snowball Earth
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week it’s all about snowball Earth, how we got there, how we got back. Snowball Earth Albedo Fun Paper Friday Small dinosaurs making tools i...
Episode 190 - "Friends of Hoth"
10 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about the GSA meetings, stream tables, and bug dorms. GSA GSA 2018 EM River Fun Paper Friday What’s that buzzing sound? Find ou...
Episode 189 - "Glass and light"
02 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week John talks about an instrumentation meeting he was at and what the future looks like for seismologists. Blueseis Sensor John's Company Fun...
Episode 188 - "Fossil Record" The Amoeba People
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week The Amoeba People join us to talk about creating science music and geology dance moves. The Band Website Band Facebook Band Twitter Band Yo...
Episode 187 - "It's real pretty"
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week John and Shannon talk about their transitions to Windows and Mac, and what to do when things just stop working. Back to Work #393 Fun Pape...
Episode 186 - "It's called rewriting history"
06 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon goes to a software carpentry workshop and we do a post workshop discussion on using the tools she learned. Workshop Embedded.fm #250 Software...
Episode 185 - "I didn't stop running" David Jewitt
28 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr. David Jewitt joins us to talk about interstellar objects, jovian moons, and the Kuiper belt! Kuiper Belt ‘Oumuamua David’s Website ...
Episode 184 - "Organic BBQ Gunk" Jason Hofgartner
14 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jason Hofgartner of JPL joins us to talk about Pluto and New Horizons! Pluto New Horizons Jason Hofgartner Fun Paper Friday Is it possibl...
Episode 183 - "Your compass would be a mess" Dr. Amy Simon
07 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr. Amy Simon joins us to talk about Uranus and Neptune as we continue our march through the solar system! Uranus and Neptune Uranus Neptun...
Episode 182 - "Titan is for the chemists" Dr. Mike Malaska
02 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr. Mike Malaska joins us to talk about the wild world of Titan - its methane rivers, organic clouds, and disappearing islands! Titan Titan...
Episode 181 - "I'd go to Titan" Dr. Amanda Hendrix
24 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr. Amanda Hendrix joins us to talk about Saturn, it’s moons, and exploring Titan. Saturn Cassini Mission Beyond Earth: Our Path to a New...
Episode 180 - "I was in the Guinness book of world records” Io w/ Dr. Rosaly Lopes
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, it’s all about the most volcanically active place in the solar system - Io! Join Dr. Rosaly Lopes of JPL for a tour of this strange world...
Episode 179 - "The Equation of State Gets a Little Messy" Dr. Fran Bagenal
03 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr. Fran Bagenal joins us to talk about the Juno mission and Jupiter as we start our march through the outer planets. Jupiter Dr. Fran Bage...
Episode 178 - "This can all be replaced with 10 lines of python"
27 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, it's all about stereonets and magnets! Stereonets Leeds Workbook Visible Geology Rowan’s Blog Post Fun Paper Friday McCormick, S., e...
Episode 177 - "Give it more names" Sandstone Dykes
20 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's all about the sandstone! Join us to find out how sandstone dykes form! Sandstone Dykes Dykes (general) CO Sandstone Dykes Fun Paper ...
Episode 176 - "I'm glad somebody finally got around to that" SciPy 2018
13 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a host of people gathered in a conference room at the scientific python conference to discuss what we've seen and what we're excited...
Episode 175 - "Physics Knows"
06 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about how quantum magnetometers work and popcorn driven robots! SQUIDS SQUID Josephson Junction Phase Locked Loop Fun Paper Frid...
Episode 174 - "It's a labor of love" with Devin Dennie
22 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr. Devin Dennie joins us to talk about making geoscience education fun for everyone! Devin Dennie My Book of Rocks and Minerals Explorer M...
Episode 173 - "Opportunity Knocked" Mars w/ Dr. Megan Elwood-Madden
15 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr. Megan Elwood-Madden joins us to talk about the red planet and geochemistry! Mars Mars Jarosite Opportunity Megan’s Website Fun Paper...
Episode 172 - "Quantum rainfall" Earth with Ben Etherington
08 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week our friend at The Orbital Mechanics podcast joins us to talk about observing the Earth from space… or something like that. Earth observing...
Episode 171 - "Pages 15-27, 48" Venus with Dr. Jim Head
01 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Dr. Jim Head about the planet Venus! Dr. Jim Head Venus Venus Missions Fun Paper Jargon - we're been here before, but we're go...
Episode 170 - "Dark and Mysterious" Mercury with Dr. Stockstill-Cahill
25 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's all about the dark and mysterious planet Mercury! Dr. Karen Stockstill-Cahill Mercury Messenger Fun Paper Friday John can't tell a M...
Episode 169 - "Breathing Mode" Prof. Bill Chaplin
18 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Prof. William Chaplin joins us to talk about the sun and helioseismology! Prof. Bill Chaplin Music of the Sun (Book) Fun Paper Friday Whi...
Episode 168 - "Perturbate your nebula"
11 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we kick off our solar system show by talking about what we want to know and the recipe for a solar system. The Solar System Nebula Protopla...
Episode 167 - "Project Management"
04 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this week as we talk about ways to keep track of the many aspects of geology and personal projects! ThinkPad P51 Asana Trello OneNote Fun ...
Episode 166 - "You are headed to a warm and sunny place" GMT
27 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re excited to be talking to Paul Wessel and Leo Uieda about the past, present, and future of GMT. GMT GMT Website GMT/Python Leo’s W...
Episode 165 - "A is for Anticline" (Rebroadcast)
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week join us for our own alphabet aerobics as we fly through the geologic alphabet! John’s Deines Lecture A - Anticline B - Breccia C -...
Episode 164 - "Pull people's data and play with it"
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week John and Shannon talk about what scientific reproducibility means. Scientific Reproducibility MagIC Database E.O. Wilson TED Talk NumFocus ...
Episode 163 - "Everybody loves Dinos" The Morrison
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week it’s all about the dinos and how so many ended up in the Morrison Formation. Join us to learn about the upper Jurassic mud-pit. The Morris...
Episode 162 - "Glowing ball of valuable metal"
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about a big boom that has inspired a 110 year old mystery! John’s new product! Tunguska Event Wiki page on Tunguska Space shut...
Episode 161 - "I'm obsessed with Esperanto"
23 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we explore the shows you listen to and share our favorites! The List (in random order) Embedded.fm Business of Machining Car Talk Free Agen...
Episode 160 - "Giant bolide burning in the background" - Extinctions Part 1
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we conclude our extinction summary and talk about how robots will take over the world. Amazing robot video from Steve Extinctions Part 2 ...
Episode 159 - "Dunkleosteus Art" Extinctions Part 1
09 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Extinctions are pretty common in the rock record, but there are 5 times in Earth’s past where more than 50% of the life on Earth died, these are kno...
Episode 158 - "Yelling anticline into my phone" Corey Scheip
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
iPads in the field. We’ve talked about it before, but it’s been awhile. This week Corey Scheip joins us to talk about his experiences with tech an...
Episode 157 - "Gave me a helmet and put me in the hail car"
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the difference between a weather advisory, statement, watch, and warning? Join us this week to find out! Watches, Warnings, and more Current...
Episode 156 - "Palinspastic Refactoring"
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week John and Shannon dive into the world of cross-sections, the olympics, and more! Creating a cross section Cross-section example Strike and...
Episode 155 - "This is going to look amazing on the TA" Kasey Aderhold
09 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join our chat with Dr. Kasey Aderhold of IRIS this week as we talk about Alaskan earthquakes, the transportable array, and more! We also feature the s...
Episode 154 - "It's raining Zircon"
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
John and Shannon tackle a listener question about Zircon and then discuss the possibility of flying a drone on Titan. Shannon also ponders how long to...
Episode 153 - "Grad Student Instinct"
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
John has been off at the American Meteorlogical Society Meeting and Shannon was in the field, so we discuss what we’ve been up to, some exciting ann...
Episode 152 - "I came back from that trip and changed my major"
12 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dan Zietlow and Ryan Vachon join us to talk about outreach, scientific video making, and Dan Rather’s chat at AGU. Outreach Email: breakn...
Episode 151 - "A 3 year old obsessed with dinosaurs" Dr. Helen Janiszewski
05 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Dr. Helen Janiszewski discusses the recent Deleware earthquake, subduction, and hurricanes! Dr. Helen Janiszewski Helen’s Website @helen...
Episode 150 - "Submit this paper or quit my job"
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we reflect on our past goals and set some new ones for 2018 and the path to show 200! John Grow my business with the addition of two produc...
Episode 149 - "Suppose you play a C-major chord" Waves Part 2
15 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bill’s Trail Library Vibrations and Waves (A.P. French) Waves Part 2 Superposition Principle Interactive Guide to the Fourier Transform JPG Com...
Episode 148 - "You don't think in per second" Waves Part 1
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we tackle a tough listener question about waves. What are they and how can we understand and use them? Find out on this week’s show! Don’...
Episode 147 - "We met in a digital bar" Earth ArXiv
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
HP15C App Pythonista 3 Earth ArXiV Dr. Chris Jackson Dr. Tom Narock SHERPA/RoMEO EarthArXiv Fun Paper Friday This week we give you an excuse to ...
Episode 146 - "The graphics were so pretty"
24 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we keep chatting about what computational devices we want to carry and what our recommendations are. Apple Smart Keyboard Apple Pencil Micr...
Episode 145 - "I just want to touch your insides"
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What operating system is best? Well, it’s complicated. This week we talk tech and science and how we work. Abstract Art Meets Atmospheric Science ...
Episode 144 - "5, 6, 7 extra zeros"
10 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
John is holed up working in his workshop and Shannon is preparing for the end of the semester. This week we take some time to talk about when nature o...
Episode 143 - "A lot of flannel" GSA
03 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon was off at GSA while John browsed the history of computing. We talk about our travels and celebrate with a discussion of champagne cork poppin...
Episode 142 - "Albedo back in the day"
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we finish up talking about the faint young sun and how some corporations seem to have strange ways of communicating the climate risk that th...
Episode 141 - "Linear if a geologist looked at it" Faint Young Sun Part 1
19 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Faint Young Sun LIGO Kilonova Greenhouse/Icehouse Earth Fun Paper Friday Stuck in traffic? At least now you know why! Hanna, Rema, Gabriel Kreindl...
Episode 140 - "Juicero of Tractors" Open Hardware Summit
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
John and Shannon chat about the Open Hardware Summit in Denver and what it could mean for science. PhD Movie “Do You Expect Me to Just Give Away M...
Episode 139 - Rebroadcast "At least there were functions" Greg Wilson
06 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
John and Shannon are back to doing science instead of troubleshooting and take a break to talk with Dr. Greg Wilson about Software Carpentry, how to t...
Episode 138 - "Set your kids in front of it" GigaMacro
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week Gene Cooper from GigaMacro joins us to talk about gigapan imaging, robotics, and how to really capture your samples! GigaMacro GigaMacro Gi...
Episode 137 - "There's no lake now"
22 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
John and Shannon discuss this week’s Mw 7.1 Earthquake in Mexico and talk about the rheology of cats. Earthquake Mw 7.1 Event Mw 8.1 Event 1985 M...
Episode 136 - “Paleozoic Hot Potato” Lynn Soreghan
15 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Lynn Soreghan Paleozoic Loess Greenhouse vs. Icehouse Snowball Earth Fun Paper Friday Is your fitness tracker lying to you? An undergraduate resea...
Episode 135 - "Massive kinetic energy"
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week John and Shannon talk about hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the physics of heat engines, and determining authorship order! Hurricanes Harvey Ir...
Episode 134 - "Launching balloons out of a UHaul" Eric Bruning
01 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr. Eric Bruning (@deeplycloudy) joins us to talk about locating lightning, the lightning process, and space based lightning instruments. Do...
Episode 133 - "Giant orbiting magnifying glass"
25 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Millions looked up to see this week’s solar eclipse. We talk about the eclipse and how it has played a role in human and scientific history. Algori...
Episode 132 - "Papa Bear is no longer with us" Scott Dubowsky
18 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week Scott Dubowsky joins us to talk about plasma and ball lightning. We then dive into the economic theory of intersteller trad with another lis...
Episode 131 - "Geology is hard to grock" Carolina Bays
11 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
John and Shannon address a listener question from Mike and then talk about where to find intelligent life. MetPy Mondays #1 Carolina Bays Episode ...
Episode 130 - "Aspire Towards Accuracy" Chris Taylor
04 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week Chris Taylor joins us to talk about making scientifically accurate gifts. We also learn how ants can modify the world around us. Rachio Ch...
Episode 129 - "I learned about rocks from a geophysicist"
28 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
John is on the mobile device spirit quest again, Shannon graduated a student, and we both took a break to talk about transform faults. We also learned...
Episode 128 - "Super awesome nerd fest"
21 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
John just got back from SciPy and updates us on the state of scientific Python. SciPy 2017 Ryan and John’s talk on units John’s poster Katy Huff...