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9 January 2009
Geology and the movies again…or “Why Disney’s Pocahontas Briefly Makes Me Want To Scream At The TV”
This is actually an older post I’ve been sitting on, but I wanted to get something posted this week, even if it’s not about current events. I love watching Disney movies, but occasionally the scientist gets in the way of the nostalgic enjoyment. I was reminded of this when “The Virginia Company” came up on my music player’s shuffle list. Pocahontas, which came out in 1995, is set in an …
22 May 2008
Hat? Check. Leather Jacket? Check. Whip? Hm…
Nah, don’t actually have the whip. But I do have the hat and the jacket and a minor in anthropology.It’s about darn time.
15 May 2008
Because Earth science does way more than rock
Here’s a good resource for anyone who’s introducing students to Earth science, trying to keep it in or add it to a curriculum, or anyone who wants to see really cool animations. It’s AGI’s “Why Earth Science” video, which they’ve recently posted on the web. There’s also an accompanying brochure available for downloading in English and Spanish versions.
24 March 2008
Accretionary Wedge #7: Geology/ists in the Movies
Welcome to the 7th edition of the Accretionary Wedge – and happy birthday to John Wesley Powell, one of geology’s first real action heroes! This month’s scrapings dealt with (depending on how you look at it) one of the biggest sources of headaches or entertainment for the denizens of the Geoblogosphere: Geology/ists in the movies.Or, as some of the commentary seems to lean toward, “How Hollywood manages to screw up, …
21 March 2008
An appropriate situation for “ROTFL”
Okay, I don’t usually talk about the whole evolution/creationism thing, but this post on Pharyngula is just about the funniest thing I’ve seen all week. I had to share.
17 March 2008
Just a reminder: Accretionary Wedge #7 is coming up!
The deadline for submitting posts for the next Accretionary Wedge is Sunday, March 23 (just in time to overdose on Easter chocolate and let loose the ranting)! The subject is Geology/ists in the Movies. What do you love, loathe, laugh at and ridicule about Earth science and scientists as Hollywood envisions them? Here’s your chance to drag up the most obscure films you can find, or revive discussions of recent …
25 February 2008
Accretionary Wedge Call for Posts: Geology/ists in the Movies
Installment #6 of The Accretionary Wedge is up at Lounge of the Lab Lemming, and there are more submissions than ever, all of them definitely hmmm-provoking. I didn’t get a post in this time, but I did volunteer to host the next one, so here it is: Geology/ists in the Movies This should be pretty easy – there’s no end of movies out there (many made by the SciFi channel, …
Jessica Ball is a volcanologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, researching volcanic hydrothermal systems and stability, and doing science communication for the California Volcano Observatory. She previously worked at the Geological Society of America's Washington DC Policy Office, learning about the intersection of Earth science and legislative affairs. Her Mendenhall postdoc and PhD focused on how water affects the stability of volcanoes, and involved both field investigations and numerical modeling applications. Her blogging covers a range of topics, from her experiences in academic geosciences to science outreach and communication to her field and lab work in volcanology.