I'm part of an active community of scientists, professors, students, writers, and others who blog about and discuss Earth science online. In any given week the geoblogosphere will cover Earth hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.), discuss the latest research, share thoughts about geoscience education, recount tales from a field expedition, and much more.
Each Monday I'm going to pick five posts from the previous week that caught my eye and share them here. I'm going to limit it to just five because I want those who are not plugged into this community to get a manageable sampling of the awesome stuff out there. A list of absolutely everything in the geoblogosphere can be quite daunting. My hope is that you find a new blog or two to follow that you didn't know about before.
Okay, enough introduction -- here are my picks for the week of September 13-19, 2010:
- Callan Bentley of Mountain Beltway shares his photographs (with some fantastic annotation) and explanation of field work to collect samples for a paleomagnetism study. They are hoping to learn more about the breakup of Rodinia -- the supercontinent that formed before Pangea.
- Suvrat Kher of Rapid Uplift discusses the potential for geothermal energy in India.
- David Bressan of History of Geology connects the Norse myth of Fenris the terrible wolf to past earthquakes in Scandinavia and Daniel at sandbian points out the flaws in David's post. Check out the lively discussion that resulted in the comment thread at Daniel's blog.
- Planelight at Life in Plane Light asks for opinions and ideas about integrating research papers into upper-level classes.
- Chuck at Lounge of the Lab Lemming writes about the use of isotope geochemistry in determining calcium loss and lead exposure in pregnant women.
Enjoy!
* This digest is simply what catches my eye throughout the week. With 10s to 100s of posts a week from geoscience blogs alone I'm sure to miss a lot. Don't hesitate to let me know about the awesome stuff in the geoblogosphere via Twitter, e-mail, or in the comment thread.
*Image: from my Flickr page
*
