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General Assembly 2015: Time-lapse animations 

During the EGU General Assembly 2015, at four separate locations in the Austria Center Vienna, 72 000 pictures were taken to create time-lapse animations. The animations capture the essence of the conference. Re-live your time at the General Assembly by watching the animations, or get a taste for what to expect if 2016 will be your first time at the conference. Entrance and exhibition A day in exhibition area: the entrance hall on Wednesday, 15 April 2015. (Credit: EGU/Copernicus) Science and [...]

The death of dialogue 

So it is reported, anyway. No sign of anything official on the CD site, but the post by Crok seems to confirm it according to google translate. It is hardly a surprise, it was hardly a roaring success from the outset and the "dialogue" that I participated in was a turgid affair where the participants were repeatedly urged to add more comments long after it had become abundantly clear to all

Introduction to Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) Short Course at GSA 2014 

The 2014 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting (in Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 18-22, 2014) short course program is now live. For the fifth year in a row, UNAVCO will be offering a one-day introduction to terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) short course. This course has always filled to capacity, so register early if you are interested in participating. 507. Introduction to Terrestrial Laser Scanning (Ground-Based LiDAR) for Earth Science Research When: Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.5 p.m. [...]

A Skull For Rhamphorhynchus, Part Two 

My last post on Rhamphorhynchus muensteri‘s skull elicited some dialogue on the dietary preferences one might infer from looking at Rhamphorhynchus‘s skull. This was done regardless of the preservation of gut remains or implied habitus. In preparation of a larger … Continue reading

DoSER: Exoplanets and Life Beyond Earth 

Exoplanets and Life Beyond Earth The Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) Program at the American Association for the Advancement of Science invites you to join us: as we explore new findings in the search for planets and life … Continue reading

The Art / Science Dating Game 

On March 27 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, PositiveFeedback and the Met will host The Art and Science Dating Game: How Artists and Scientists Find Each Other...And What Happens Next? This event will feature a dialogue between three pairs of collaborators—scientists and artists focused on climate change—and is meant to inspire and motivate individuals from both communities, and even simply those who are curious about climate change and the intersection of the two

Putting the "die" into "dialogue" 

Prompted by my previous post, I wondered what was happening with the shiny new "platform [is] to explore the full range of views" at climatedialogue.org, so I went and had a look. The second post, on climate sensitivity, was originally scheduled for 1 Dec. But now it's past Feb 1, and the site has been moribund now for a couple of months. If I was a Dutch taxpayer, I might be asking for

DoSER Holiday Lecture: Are We Only Our Genes? 

Holiday Lecture: Are We Only Our Genes? The Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) Program at the American Association for the Advancement of Science invites you to join us to explore the complex relationship between genes and human identity. … Continue reading

ClimateDialogue: Exploring different views on climate change 

This is a guest posting from some Dutch colleagues on a new online experiment in fostering dialogue on climate change. Bart Verheggen has asked us to host this quick introduction. We are interested to hear if you think this is a good idea. Guest Commentary by Bart Strengers (PBL) ClimateDialogue.org offers a platform for discussions

Roundup of EGU Twitter discussion on L’Aquila 

On Friday, the EGU hosted a prolific Twitter discussion on the “Consequences of the L’Aquila verdict on the dialogue between science and society” where dozens of participants shared and discussed their thoughts on the verdict,  the scientific uncertainty surrounding earthquakes, and the outcomes of the decision for scientific research, communication, and education. You can now read

Twitter Discussion: Consequences of the L’Aquila verdict on the dialogue between science and society 

This Friday 26 October 2012 at 14:00 CEST we will host an online discussion about the consequences of the recent L’Aquila earthquake trial. Contribute by following the EGU’s Twitter account (@EuroGeosciences) and posting using the hashtag #eguAquila on your tweets. Please email the EGU’s Science Communications Fellow Edvard Glücksman if you have any further questions.

Happy Karl Terzaghi’s Birthday 2012! Celebrate with 12 Terzaghi Tweets 

First off, I am truly ashamed.  I had a copy of Karl Terzaghi’s biography by Richard Goodman loaned to me for probably the last year and have yet to read it.  Before I write any more of this blog post, I want to ask my readers to hold me accountable…I will read this book before his next birthday (which will be a nice round 130 years).  Feel free to tweet, email, call or otherwise harass me by next September…just keep it within reason (I’m talking to you, [...]

A dialogue of two cities, New York City and Shanghai 

China’s economic growth continues at a staggering pace as we enter into their 12th Five-Year Plan. GDP per capita has never been higher, and as nearly 20% of the world is lifted out of poverty, the enormous migration of Chinese from rural regions to urban centers places a tremendous strain on society, natural resources, and

Google Science Communication award to UA's Julia Cole 

Dr. Julia Cole, professor in the UA Department of Geosciences, is one of 21 Google Science Communication Fellows announced yesterday. Google says "In an effort to foster a more open, transparent and accessible scientific dialogue, we’ve started a new effort aimed at inspiring pioneering use of technology, new media and computational thinking in the communication of science to

Despite Grim Water Futures, China and US Discuss Everything but Water 

Chinese President Hu Jintao will be in Washington, D.C. for a three-day state visit this week. The heads of state plan to focus almost exclusively on areas that divide China and the US. Some of the topics on the agenda are human rights, foreign currency rates, trade imbalance, and China’s military stance. Notably absent from the week’s program is any planned dialogue regarding energy demand and water supply, two issues whose inverse trajectories are threatening the environmental and [...]

Geology Links for November 29th, 2010 

Links from del.icio.us, tagged with geology for November 29th, 2010: Washington USGS Education Earth Science Teaching: Lesson Plans, Classroom Activities Brute force: Huge 1,000 ton boulder carried down mountainside by power of Icelandic volcano (Mail Online) National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) dialogue for kids – volcanoes in love with geosciences Dig It Up

AAAS DoSER: What Do Scientists Believe? 

What Do Scientists Believe? Religion Among Scientists and Implications for Public Perceptions Please join us for a lively discussion about the religious beliefs of scientists and the implications for dialogue between the scientific and religious communities. Rice University sociologist Elaine … Continue reading

Climate News Roundup – Week of 8/30 and 9/6 

Talks at Geneva Dialogue on Climate Finance constructive, BAFU The Swiss Environment Minister, together with the Mexican Foreign Secretary, concluded an informal 2-day meeting of 46 countries and the EU on the future of climate change finance. The dialogue aimed to discuss the problems surrounding the challenge of raising and distributing $100 billion annually, as

New! Art Evolved aggregate feed 

By clicking the shiny, shiny button above, you can follow all the blogs in the Art Evolved group!There's like, 20 of us in the network at present, making paleo-themed art that ranges from scientific illustration to surreal to silly.Check out the [...]

This Heat 

I mean.  You see it. right? The base photo above is from a fantastic set of photos captured 1400 M below the surface of the sea off the coast of Australia. persons of the dialogue: Socrates, Ted "Theodore" Logan, Bill S. Preston Esq. Speaking of Australia: these photos were brought to my attention via the indispensable twitter