13, and there are a couple of ones I could have gone for. I beetz the ethical palaeontologist who still is a palaeontologist! I don't think she's really trying . . .
Showing posts with label Geology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geology. Show all posts
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Badges Wot I Have Earned
Go over to science scouts and check out how many you've earned.
Troop Badge. This is a natural. I woz a geologist therefore I drank.
The talking science badge. Another easy one. used to be on Talk.Origins, and just this week regailed co-workers with the fact that swine flu is long and thin and not spherical (thanks to ERV)
The “Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah, I’ve got a TV gig” badge. The latest one is here.
The “I blog about science” badge. Well duh!
The “destroyer of quackery” badge. I spent way too much of my academic life on the Talk.Origins newsgroup.
The “I can be a prick when it comes to science” badge. Just ask the geology mapping student groups I used to lead. "No we will not be using the formation names so you can cheat by looking up the geological maps" - bastard!
The “inordinately fond of invertebrate” badge. Not many vertebrates in the Ediacaran and Lower Cambrian. Besides, many say it was a mistake to come down from the trees, some say the move out of the oceans was a bad idea. Me, I say the stiffening of the notochord in the Cambrian was where it all went wrong, it was all downhill from there.
The “respect me - I’ve published at an upper tier publication for popular science readership” badge. This is a bit tricky as I don't know the circulation figures, but I nominate the journal Geology and this paper.
The “have used a dental drill and I’ve never been a dentist” badge. Used to clear matrix away from fossils - WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Used for several years with no ill effects. What? WHAT? YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK UP . .
The “science has forced me to seek medical attention” badge. Well there was 10 kilos of fossils in the backpack, a trail bike and a sheep. Please I don't like to talk about it. Can you say Bennett's Fracture?
The “has done science whilst under the influence” badge. In geology, the most productive field work is done after dark under the influence of alcohol and a raging fire.
The “science deprives me of my bed” badge (LEVEL III). Got this one easy with field work in the Flinders Ranges and on Kangaroo Island.
The “rock licker” badge. Still the best way to tell claystone from siltstone.
13, and there are a couple of ones I could have gone for. I beetz the ethical palaeontologist who still is a palaeontologist! I don't think she's really trying . . .
13, and there are a couple of ones I could have gone for. I beetz the ethical palaeontologist who still is a palaeontologist! I don't think she's really trying . . .
Monday, December 22, 2008
What I want for Christmas
Chris Rowan over at Highly Allochthonous has been doing some Christmas gift ideas for geologists.
This one is my favourate. It's science, it's history, it's art.
IwantIwantIwant!
This one is my favourate. It's science, it's history, it's art.
IwantIwantIwant!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
The twelve geology days of Christmas
Ho Ho bleedin' Ho!
As Christmas is rapidly approaching, here (belatedly) is one version of the geology twelve days of Christmas.
Happy Monkey!
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me, a gas field in the North Sea.
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me, two turbidites and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the six day of Christmas my true love sent to me, six slickensides, five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me, seven seismic waves, six slickensides, five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, eight echinoids, seven seismic waves, six slickensides, five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, nine nunnatacks, eight echinoids, seven seismic waves, six slickensides, five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, ten Turitellas, nine nunnatacks, eight echinoids, seven seismic waves, six slickensides, five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me, eleven laccoliths, ten turritellas, nine nunnatacks, eight echinoids, seven seismic waves, six slickensides, five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the Twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, twelve welded tuffs, eleven laccoliths, ten turritellas, nine nunnatacks, eight echinoids, seven seismic waves, six slickensides five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, . . . and a gas field in the North Sea.
As Christmas is rapidly approaching, here (belatedly) is one version of the geology twelve days of Christmas.
Happy Monkey!
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me, a gas field in the North Sea.
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me, two turbidites and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the six day of Christmas my true love sent to me, six slickensides, five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me, seven seismic waves, six slickensides, five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, eight echinoids, seven seismic waves, six slickensides, five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, nine nunnatacks, eight echinoids, seven seismic waves, six slickensides, five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, ten Turitellas, nine nunnatacks, eight echinoids, seven seismic waves, six slickensides, five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me, eleven laccoliths, ten turritellas, nine nunnatacks, eight echinoids, seven seismic waves, six slickensides, five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, and a gas field in the North Sea.
On the Twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, twelve welded tuffs, eleven laccoliths, ten turritellas, nine nunnatacks, eight echinoids, seven seismic waves, six slickensides five fossil fish, four phenocrysts, three trilobites, two turbidites, . . . and a gas field in the North Sea.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
New Australian geological map
Geoscience Australia have released new digital surface geology map of the whole of Australia. The map is a 1:1 million scale database and provides, for the first time, a seamless representation of Australia's geology over the whole country.Previously, Australia had been mapped in sections by State and Territory Government agencies. This has resulted in geological information that did not match up across juristictional boundaries, or even between areas within juristictions. This is because of different data acquisition methods used, and timing - where one block would be surveyed, and an adjacent block surveyed years later when the methodology or standards had changed. This resulted in a patchwork covereage that was not consistant.
The new map is now seamless across the country, and this will help resource and environmental managers to better understand and interpret regional geology.
The map is free to download (after registration).
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