What I do using only the 1000 most common words
There has been an amazing number of scientists from a wide range of fields posting what they do using the “Up-Goer Five Text Editor.” The editor only allows you to use the thousand most common English...
View ArticleAccretionary Wedge #54 – Viscosity beverages
Ryan at Glacial Till is hosting this month’s Accretionary Wedge: Geo-Brews and Geo-Cocktails. I have two “additions” to the list. The first came from a spin through the NH state liquor store a number...
View ArticleWednesday wanderings
Its time to move on from the Italian rocks, but instead of reaching for recent blizzard pictures, I went for a different trip. I dug out the following picture while working on my lecture notes for...
View ArticleWednesday Wanderings
I’ll keep with the India theme from last week and choose a few more pictures from the Giant Metre Radio Telescope (GMRT), which I visited last March as part of a whirlwind trip to Bangalore and Pune....
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I just got back from Naples & Rome, so today’s picture is another taken on the trip: Taken at Pompeii just outside the town’s walls. Not the difference in elevation between the current farm &...
View ArticleWhere do labs come from?
I have lab on Tuesday & Thursday this semester (same lab, just half the physical students have lab on Tues & the other 1/2 on Thurs). As I was putting out lab & taking pictures of the...
View ArticleWednesday wanderings
I’m back in MA for the first week of the spring semester, so this week’s picture is from the warmer clime I just left. Points for both volcanoes names plus where I must have been to take the picture —...
View ArticleWednesday Wanderings (… a bit late)
I’m a bit late, so we’ll just go with another view of Vesuvius. This time the view is from Castel dell’Ovo (Castle of the Egg): Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: geology, travel
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I’m going to finish off the month with one more picture from my recent Italian sojourn. One thing I was highly impressed by in Italy with was the huge diversity of rock types used for statues, busts,...
View ArticleWednesday Wanderings
Today is absolutely gorgeous, so I wandered up to take advantage of the crystal clear skies & great views. Where am I? Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: geology, travel
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