Comments on: The Bad Astronomer Does Geology https://the-orbit.net/entequilaesverdad/2012/11/16/the-bad-astronomer-does-geology/ Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:54:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.6 By: rq https://the-orbit.net/entequilaesverdad/2012/11/16/the-bad-astronomer-does-geology/#comment-8350 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:54:52 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/entequilaesverdad/?p=18366#comment-8350 In reply to Dana Hunter.

I’m all for this post!! Books and educational geology? Please!

]]> By: grignon https://the-orbit.net/entequilaesverdad/2012/11/16/the-bad-astronomer-does-geology/#comment-8349 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:54:35 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/entequilaesverdad/?p=18366#comment-8349 In reply to redpanda.

There are a number of standard college texts that would fill the educational bill (I can’t recommend 1 because I only have one.)

But If you’re more interested in an engaging narrative of American geology/geologists, John Mcphee’s “Annals of the Former World” is hard to beat.
It is even more interesting because it is actually a collection of several books under one cover. They were written beginning in the late 70’s, so there are passages that deal with the legitimate quarrels professionals were having at the time about the validity/scope/impact of plate tectonics.

]]> By: comfychair https://the-orbit.net/entequilaesverdad/2012/11/16/the-bad-astronomer-does-geology/#comment-8348 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:37:15 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/entequilaesverdad/?p=18366#comment-8348 In reply to redpanda.

More video…

BBC Horizon:
-Earthquake Storms (2003)
-Killer Lakes (2002)
-Supervolcanoes (2000)
-The Day the Earth Nearly Died (2002)
-The Lost World of Lake Vostok (2000)
-The Next Megaquake (2005)
-The Runaway Mountain (1995)
-The Secret Life of Caves (2003)
-Volcano Hell (2002)

PBS:
-NOVA – Deadliest Volcanoes
-NOVA – Mystery of the Megavolcano
-Nature – Kilauea, Mountain of Fire

CBC series, Geologic Journey:
-The Great Lakes
-The Rockies
-The Canadian Shield
-The Appalachians
-The Atlantic Coast
Geologic Journey II:
-Tectonic Europe
-Along the African Rift
-The Pacific Rim: Americas
-The Western Pacific Rim
-The Collision Zone: Asia

]]> By: comfychair https://the-orbit.net/entequilaesverdad/2012/11/16/the-bad-astronomer-does-geology/#comment-8347 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:57:42 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/entequilaesverdad/?p=18366#comment-8347 In reply to redpanda.

There’s an excellent 8-part BBC series called Earth Story.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00d11td/episodes/guide

I don’t know if all 8 are up on youtube, but ep1 is at youtube.com/watch?v=vYEodMw4COw

Higher quality full set is available in teh intarwebs if you know where to look. But it really is great, if BBC is selling the DVD set it’s worth whatever they want for it, not just for geology nuts but also for connoisseurs of ‘how to correctly do science documentaries’.

]]> By: geocatherder https://the-orbit.net/entequilaesverdad/2012/11/16/the-bad-astronomer-does-geology/#comment-8346 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 03:14:24 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/entequilaesverdad/?p=18366#comment-8346 I was overjoyed (as a sedimentologist) to see Curiosity evaluating the sand. I joked to my meatspace geo-friends about point-counting (that is, evaluating individual grains by source rock type) Martian grains of sand. I did a whole lot of that for my thesis, and swore I’d never do it again… but if somebody gave me the honor of point-counting grains from Mars? I’d do it in an instant.

]]> By: F https://the-orbit.net/entequilaesverdad/2012/11/16/the-bad-astronomer-does-geology/#comment-8345 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:54:20 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/entequilaesverdad/?p=18366#comment-8345 In reply to StevoR.

Heh. Yup.

]]> By: redpanda https://the-orbit.net/entequilaesverdad/2012/11/16/the-bad-astronomer-does-geology/#comment-8344 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:58:22 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/entequilaesverdad/?p=18366#comment-8344 In reply to Dana Hunter.

Great, thanks! Aside from just books, video/audio/open courses/etc would also be helpful. Perhaps more helpful, since I already spend half of every day reading textbooks.

]]> By: Dana Hunter https://the-orbit.net/entequilaesverdad/2012/11/16/the-bad-astronomer-does-geology/#comment-8343 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:16:22 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/entequilaesverdad/?p=18366#comment-8343 In reply to heliconia.

Satellite imagery + volcanoes = magic. Proven fact. ;-)

]]> By: Dana Hunter https://the-orbit.net/entequilaesverdad/2012/11/16/the-bad-astronomer-does-geology/#comment-8342 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:15:40 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/entequilaesverdad/?p=18366#comment-8342 In reply to StevoR.

Volcanology in a nutshell. Heh.

]]> By: Dana Hunter https://the-orbit.net/entequilaesverdad/2012/11/16/the-bad-astronomer-does-geology/#comment-8341 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:53:27 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/entequilaesverdad/?p=18366#comment-8341 In reply to redpanda.

Working on a whole post addressing specifically this request – stay tuned! I’m hoping to have it up in a week or so.

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