The podClast – episode 13

The podClast – episode 13

Episode “unlucky” number 13. We have a talk about nuclear waste, MIS:TIQUE (helping physically challenged geology students), the Gigapan project and a few others things.

The podClast – episode 11

The podClast – episode 11

Episode 11 of the podClast discusses the L’Aquila earthquake in Italy and the associated earthquake predicition, more on Mt Redoubt in Alaska, geology in the movies and more.

The podClast – episode 10

The podClast – episode 10

The podClast reaches double figures! Episode 10 discusses the eruption of Mt Redoubt in Alaska and whether geolphysicists are geologists. Plus the GSA timescale including a discussion on why the Quaternary exists and details on palaeomagnetics.

The podClast – episode 9

The podClast – episode 9

Episode 9 of the podClast is ready for download. This week’s episode discusses the latest rumbling, shaking and eruptions in Tonga, global warming and the ozone layer and dinosaurs – small and feathered. Plus a reading recommendation.

Art, Lore and Legend

Art, Lore and Legend

Battling volcanoes, lost love, and beautiful maidens. All part of the local native lore of the volcanoes in these parts. My submission for The Accretionary Wedge #10.

The podClast – episode 5

The podClast – episode 5

Jess (Tuff Cookie) and I discuss slowing lava, the Phoenix lander, earthquakes causing other earthquakes, the geoblogosphere going “main stream” and much, much more.

The podClast – episode 3

The podClast – episode 3

The third episode of the podClast features Ron Schott, Brian from Clastic Detritus, Ralph Harrington and myself discussing the recent activity on Chaiten and the Gigapan project.

The podClast – episode 1

The podClast – episode 1

The first episode of the podClast features Ron Schott and myself discussing the latest eruptions on Kilauea, the pros and cons of peer-reviewed blogging and the current status of geology jobs. (now available through iTunes).

Geology in the Movies: The Chronicles of Riddick

Geology in the Movies: The Chronicles of Riddick

Crematoria: A fictional planet depicted in the movie Chronicles of Riddick. So extreme are the conditions on the surface that they not only defy belief, but the laws of physics. But what about the geology? My submission to the Accretionary Wedge #7.

Mt Taranaki: Hmmm

Mt Taranaki: Hmmm

Mt Taranaki is ~100 Km away from the rest of the volcanics in the North Island of New Zealand. Mythologically it’s a social outcast but geologically it makes me go “hmmm”. My submission for the Accretionary Wedge #6.