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Category Archives: Figure Hall o’ Fame
Climbing Up the Middle of a Pluton
I am by no means a climber, but I love rocks and have a great appreciation for people who choose to spend hours and hours with their faces inches away from rocks. I have climbed a few times, and I really got a kick … Continue reading
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The figure most likely to appear
During a pretty solid department seminar recently I got to add some tallies in the back of my Office Book (like a field book but for inside science). Since 2007 I’ve been keeping track of a few things in the back of … Continue reading
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Let’s all just downsize the libraries now that everything is digital, what could go wrong?
A few years ago some doofuses at my post-doc institution decided that libraries were basically a waste, and that it made more sense to store most of the collections off-site and turn the existing library into more of a lounge, … Continue reading
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Farallon Plate Part 2
Next in my hall o’ fame of geoscience images is the Farallon Plate – North American Plate animtion put together by Tanya Atwater (UCSB). This is one of a series of excellent earth science animations available at this site. This … Continue reading
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Eocene Farallon Lithospheric Chalupa
Also see my second post relating to the Farallon Plate here. This past Friday I was talking with some of the people in my research group and we ended up discussing our favorite published figures. This is easy for me, … Continue reading
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