Each Monday I pick five posts from the previous week in the geoscience blogosphere that caught my eye. I limit it to just five because I want those who are not already plugged into this community to get a manageable sampling of the awesome stuff out there.
Here is my list for November 22-28, 2010:
- Mihaela of Romania Rocks nicely connects geologic process to product with – video and still images of beach ripples.
- David B. Williams, author of the book and blog Stories in Stone, interviews fellow Wired Science blogger Brian Switek about his book Written in Stone: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature. There are numerous reviews, interviews, and more about Brian's book, which he has collected here.
- Zoltan Sylvester of Hindered Settling shares this mind-blowing image of a river cutting across and into older beach deposits. Wow.
- Michael Welland of Through the Sandglass discusses the origin of some strange-looking slabs of sandstone in 500 million year old rocks in Minnesota.
- Jessica Ball of Magma Cum Laude muses about old-school museum exhibits (e.g., specimens behind glass, dioramas, etc.) within the context of newer, more interactive exhibits. Is it valuable from a historical perspective to preserve some of these older-style exhibits?
Enjoy!
* This digest is what catches my eye throughout the week. With scores of posts a week from geoscience blogs I'm sure to miss a lot. Don't hesitate to let me know about other great posts in the geoblogosphere via Twitter, e-mail, or in the comment thread.
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