2026-07-19T18:04:42+02:00 https://nostr.ae Dr. Evan J. Gowan https://nostr.ae/npub1lrp4jvrgajtsragwszvf3n60n9e5hyf996jsg8ntvfzpul9f6l6s0e958g https://fediscience.org/system/accounts/avatars/109/330/532/190/693/437/original/7af53d2e6a9caf94.jpg https://fediscience.org/system/accounts/avatars/109/330/532/190/693/437/original/7af53d2e6a9caf94.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs07u894ac64cw3hrhzj9v0qcnc30tv8yxy7xt8vlvk3g2040fntggzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2ucnlde In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq8czd5wp4s6dqc6kj4x6nqawqj04pp3pyewkpjc3767r2sxx98cqsktp5v'>nevent1q…tp5v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How long does it take to loosen things up with vinegar? I read a paper that suggested highly concentrated acetic acid (80%) takes a few hours. Vinegar probably only has a few percent acetic acid. 2026-07-09T09:11:01+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv32xzuj0k2wqzulqm0rc6tck88p20s54uhw4r99xtds0c6ft5r2szyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2l27a3t Anyone have experience extracting microfossils out of limestone? I read that using acetic acid on crushed limestone is the way to go. I have never done this before, but am looking to learn! The limestone I am looking at is not super lithified (it is Late Pleistocene) and in theory is mostly forams. #geology 2026-07-09T08:43:26+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqq0ndg7uwwml9hefmmur7wuuqmntncxc2tvxhn8zsxm0xv5kjsxszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl23ecetz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspp76et8q9wk25lszff2zauqsxndg2g49qtwwf704kjrn488svyds7c702k'>nevent1q…702k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have some old code that can sort of do this, but the time stamps say I haven&#39;t touched it in 10 years and it doesn&#39;t work with NetCDF files. 2026-06-25T12:30:14+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspp76et8q9wk25lszff2zauqsxndg2g49qtwwf704kjrn488svydszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2443efl Long shot request. Does anyone know of a program that can take in a NetCDF topography file (in Cartesian coordinates), and calculate the flowlines down to sea level? I want to calculate this for every grid cell. 2026-06-25T12:29:19+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst2ccg45t7p9nhdjphu4tshe8akrmc0vq73ge2k02pytewfe0r6vgzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl23ehkel How is this for a feedback loop?<br/><br/>Ice sheets build up during a glaciation lowering global sea level → reduced water load leads to increased mid ocean ridge volcanism after a 10-20 kyr lag → volcanism releases iron in the ocean → iron causes plankton blooms → atmospheric CO₂ goes down → ice sheets build up<br/><br/>#ClimateChange #IceSheets #SeaLevel<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01982-7">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01982-7</a> 2026-06-17T06:11:22+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstsptyrzdl36x2lsqh40e343r6yag5p6ha2x0fej3qdyg4lqmng7czyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl26ength A couple of photos from my presentation at the Japan Geoscience Union meeting yesterday.<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/639/082/563/663/453/original/72f9d46a7bdd058a.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/639/082/969/558/727/original/a88b259d03c8734d.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-26T06:57:44+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvnp4pw4l9apwgl4c2yg2gtc93sdue9ehfwsdty5ltkcakal5tv0szyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2kqftks In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp63k3rgk8lhlamv4rjv6rklja3cgm8thmejy865dwzrx4rl24q8gpfc9n9'>nevent1q…c9n9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The great thing about Linux Mint is that in the Language Settings, they give you explicit instructions on how to set up typing in Japanese. Setting things up to ensure that Japanese kanji are properly displayed is a bit of a battle, though. 2026-05-19T15:21:17+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszeczcy6fzqcukdpfez0tumc0q749cf3z5tjnknun08k43a56zujczyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl254cwqn Bluesky has been down so frequently lately, you have to wonder how long it will be until people realize that Mastodon is not so bad. ;) 2026-05-03T02:43:43+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfgk74qktzk0dsnun9039vtkruqjex207nxqrm3plqcf7rklasj4qzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2ls4waw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst5zdsul5k7php2gnfnlswpmjrnhmk30dvvnffl8pgtqqn8rc72lqqkzg2r'>nevent1q…zg2r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think I have ever got a direct question about any of my papers either. Most emails I get are about how to implement one of my models into their own study, which I would not consider to be a direct question about my paper. I think people are afraid to reach out! 2026-05-02T10:34:43+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxh4sczf8nggynhzx4kq5qxp9dmxdgeycxz9v9hxttnkgwxvd74pszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2rt9dh2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswqvj5cx7m5zp4rl95jwq3gnkkqeytrhhc2um69wjlejavga029wq7ajtrc'>nevent1q…jtrc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am not altogether convinced that they did not use AI, though. 2026-04-28T05:59:03+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszgdxl2phx5sp4g703wsu0sj06cm9r0anaggrhs2rpa3llj4hhaagzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl25cznpe I am doing a paper review, and I have to wonder if editors even bother to read the submission before sending it off to review? The paper is clearly missing two tables, and there are plenty of grammatical problems that makes it confusing. This should have been rectified before sending this to me.<br/><br/>#AcademicChatter 2026-04-28T03:44:28+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyuhhzqe37aze2c766gg238c6gpkmf5fssezkldgmdwxsas3cqtmszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2vpdrre In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszyj9k9fjhamd30x06aqznd6gzc8aaam8nztwa0ztxagqnsp9d7rqyezdga'>nevent1q…zdga</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just arrived in Kikaijima today. I officially start on Saturday. 2026-04-09T14:18:30+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2hhvpt75algccqd6e76jfxze3mfpxyzl4dmjpje5a0f4a6yg7rqszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2m8l7e7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspk6483w7zlt56dw0s58qjxswmkq76wseljqgg98ydavrmxzjcfrgl2p74e'>nevent1q…p74e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I almost got blown away when I went for a run this morning! I am taking a ferry to Kikaijima tomorrow, I am glad it wasn&#39;t today! 2026-04-07T10:38:16+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9sz65rjj48q3z0ghta2jjlcrajxxltn7vufm9qd0743l03h396gszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl28r8gd7 Japanese Earth science word of the day: 堆積物 (たいできぶつ - taisekibutsu) - sediment<br/><br/>The first two Chinese characters (堆積) both have the sense of &#34;piling up&#34;, and together means &#34;accumulation&#34;. 物 is a word that simply means &#34;stuff&#34;. Accumulating stuff.<br/><br/>#Japan 2026-04-07T08:56:44+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstl8rvs7rly8w8ljkvl6w6jph4h6gdmddcv9ru0jagk8q8ehxcwpgzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2t2jxhz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsprvuvzn00t9ehc9agx6wl0lzf47dph8f4c4mkhxpf30vu8kqv9xqktpjjn'>nevent1q…pjjn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can definitely answer some of those now. ;)<br/><br/>1) The current uplift rate is about 1.9-2 mm/year. This rate has be relatively constant for the past 100,000 years, and from my hypothesis, maybe 150,000 years. The fossil corals near the top of the island (~200 m) are MIS 5c in age, but there are corals that have returned ages between 140,000-120,000 years ago, which I think might be from the penultimate glacial period.<br/><br/>2) I don&#39;t know anything about black corals! I will look into it.<br/><br/>3) The oldest fossil corals are Middle Pleistocene in age, but they were dated back when U/Th dating was in its infancy, and the ages might be non-finite (&gt;300,000 years).<br/><br/>4) There are Giant Clam fossils that have been found, and someone at the institute has got a paleoclimate record from one that is MIS 3 (~50,000 years ago) in age.<br/><br/>5) No LA-ICPMS at the institute, but we have some affiliated institutes we can extract paleoclimate records from the fossils. 2026-04-06T16:28:46+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdzjf2ecdwhht3ucsj7yw8jhlcqxq88fkca0lm3cndvz3djfv9x5qzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2wqdt7r Japanese Earth science word of the day:<br/><br/>光合成 - Photosynthesis<br/><br/>光: light<br/>合: meeting<br/>成: become<br/><br/>#Japan 2026-04-06T16:05:20+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszla5kmav59pzkfg9qghkgrwex7q50hupuftwsp9f0fcrkkeyr9qgzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl28xmnjw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx4cugt7uupnutfrnymueev8zt0f4j8r82yac7x4xv9jrltd49caque34a0'>nevent1q…34a0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Welcome to Fediscience! 2026-04-05T15:41:07+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstszvmmkw0umeksf07txkzflvmd4at6ke8kwcqhtp32rv933fjxdgzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2dqaw47 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvv5smluqecjl72fdt8ht926mc6wplfq42myql6z2j3lfrc3sja9grkm6r6'>nevent1q…m6r6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why don&#39;t they make that the error message rather than something this vague? 2026-04-05T15:33:56+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8u5v2lcwp569t8kcsl0f9wp3pd6j7d5pxwjq20jkz6kn32qql35czyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2r39mqg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsve4mlu59pugleetyu8cwekthhvt32qtvsxn04wzhzqtj69ng3wsgvxaszy'>nevent1q…aszy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also have never heard of it. Why do people submit papers to obscure journals, what is the benefit? 2026-04-04T07:55:48+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxk9qvqncpcullda8f70gpxuwz74am5amhzvlll4rrftr59k7t62szyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl26448es In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0kn2yhjdzhgaazfuwm727fl5wchznhc405a6h56gh7s82jt0qm3gc7lz5p'>nevent1q…lz5p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>熊本城! 2026-03-31T15:53:58+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr8rlquctjx9mh8jh47wqwg54rsd4argzg0nmczq5rzt435krdc4qzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl25krcnp Last day of my affiliation with Kumamoto University. Next week, Kikaijima! #AcademicChatter<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/322/608/320/677/294/original/c055e2a258d8f7e4.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-31T09:30:05+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstxfuqrezyvndh5geh3evjfsef03czskwn0xh2dn0nxpt0m8tn9fgzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2g0dqkh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf3s73wqm6ngfhn7r555k98xy867c5c0ak0kay4hc2tffjqwvyh8qmw2mvk'>nevent1q…2mvk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was in Busan this week, and it was awful. 2026-03-28T01:30:07+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw66z90vzemr5htqw992ncf6eykshgg8k28cexcg0dcxre70s9m0gzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2v6wzfd Uh oh.<br/><br/>#AcademicChatter<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/295/397/798/660/054/original/a003c3bb70cfde9d.png"> <br/> 2026-03-26T13:09:38+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxaa6m2vph6dtd9u5dxr26a0gm8mxfr5x055253a9rjxl5prck2lszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl26yqnfc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxmc5qh6ze5fcwgy4af86gw0c2y4flmh4sany7zxmqalkuny00cvc4w0xul'>nevent1q…0xul</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The 10th anniversary of the Kumamoto earthquakes is coming up next month. There were earthquakes that could be felt happening ever few minutes after the first one! It kept going for a couple of weeks. 2026-03-25T15:31:29+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvqz98yd2uq8nzhv7l4qgzxrwxuz4snh6c8d2uf6s34rla80hne9czyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2zss80x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0emdhwtzcrggcmektwq7gfvul4cuknhhsfevc3e79ur9n555zppqtyrvgh'>nevent1q…rvgh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>悲しい！ 😢<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/221/139/770/877/333/original/adcdd920a89a78d4.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-13T10:27:35+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqdtu3zc3farapp54cf32gzdtjq2ae84zrr2haqpnzyjvxxj8f3mgzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2qyw72m Next month, I will be starting a new position as a researcher at the KIKAI Institute for Coral Reef Sciences! Kikaijima is a small island in southern Japan, famous for its fossil coral reefs. I have written a blog post about this and some reflections on my time in Kumamoto during the past 5 years.<br/><br/><a href="https://raisedbeaches.net/2026/03/10/the-next-chapter-kikaijima/">https://raisedbeaches.net/2026/03/10/the-next-chapter-kikaijima/</a> 2026-03-10T13:03:57+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs865zhyanpnglad6lr7p6t96sey90r7rgeyy460xmqg2wth9deh5czyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2x6qjfq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7q6pvyxjqgtqvhmjrnqcd4t8jg9es669aq0nzu0sxdhd7uz9c6s793e98'>nevent1q…3e98</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Though Radiohead and Dinosaur Jr were in my latest purchases as well. 2026-03-06T13:11:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd7q6pvyxjqgtqvhmjrnqcd4t8jg9es669aq0nzu0sxdhd7uz9c6szyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2c0mt05 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw3cwzdgh0d3n6gyr27hgamh3hlr5yea6tfhlwz0l9chj9dqt3a5s4kcaer'>nevent1q…caer</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve bought like 25 cds this year so far! I am after the late Showa pop. 2026-03-06T13:09:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2z02mnlqrrudtj30vdaa670u0y6r8hu3p0r9em8xnk9jnulyxrfczyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2w84v5m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvu7huhw3f9ykvjeslh39vn3wfdl8w5k6ra52h03xmlt2yvzrly8qwnncyn'>nevent1q…ncyn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Really the only true way to get ahead is through networking. If you do not have the right supervisor, you have to work a lot more on that. The people hiring won&#39;t be reading your papers unless you tell them about them. 2026-03-05T02:19:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvu7huhw3f9ykvjeslh39vn3wfdl8w5k6ra52h03xmlt2yvzrly8qzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2466asd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv88z3vdz2568mmazv9s2h2cssk6dc5grtp03t7x835nptdmh2fggwq9yxu'>nevent1q…9yxu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is always funny how those at the top always talk about &#34;excellence&#34; without defining what that really means. From my experience working in many countries, the number one qualification for getting a job is being a citizen of the country, the second is having the right supervisor. 2026-03-05T02:17:57+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqf4jxk3d43n9grdfv4j4pm8yt9dcjllr0anjk6wq0vp6ejcue4yszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl242m6z0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstg2dt0xyd8qfgevt8rujz7rwvcf2nkpdccw9pyjlwr66wzygnpls7q5w4l'>nevent1q…5w4l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is really naive to think that is true. When I was in Germany, they were forced to hire someone at my institute to survey the gender inequality between those in short contracts and permanent staff, it was so bad. 2026-03-04T06:25:26+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvh7n5e9p46hsu3jdg97j5eftk22p4j505qjz4c9m4eeqrwxqkw2czyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl28pazwe I just started up writing a second manuscript. Can I finish both manuscripts this month? It would be a good conclusion to all the work I have done in my spare time during the past two years.<br/><br/>#AcademicChatter 2026-03-02T10:54:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspluw470quyp5uz0j0236t2kfzhfnexws3wnr0pmdw4xtscspr62gzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2emvm9v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs940udzt59594tnpr2g72x2qkvk5p43lyc7s836eq4z0fnwzpmh9quvgnma'>nevent1q…gnma</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have been waiting for weeks for one student to hand something in before submitting. She is definitely waiting until the last minute since I have to submit the grades tomorrow! 2026-02-25T04:50:55+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgnjz7z7crd3xpktg3deymvqwvd24rjprrce2vu793tfzq58fqgyczyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl27uux82 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswkn2706rva4lntajxuyssjhvs2flkfux9tpkmr8d0n3et92tld8c3j4zck'>nevent1q…4zck</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Make sure to check out the open access paper! <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2026.105315">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2026.105315</a> 2026-02-23T13:50:02+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswkn2706rva4lntajxuyssjhvs2flkfux9tpkmr8d0n3et92tld8czyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl287vd0y I have written a blog post about a paper that just came out that I am coauthor on, led by Karla Rubio-Sandoval, on a massive compilation of Holocene paleo sea level data along the Atlantic Coast of South America. <br/><br/>#SeaLevel #ClimateChange<br/><br/><a href="https://raisedbeaches.net/2026/02/23/compilation-of-paleo-sea-level-data-from-the-atlantic-coast-of-south-america/">https://raisedbeaches.net/2026/02/23/compilation-of-paleo-sea-level-data-from-the-atlantic-coast-of-south-america/</a> 2026-02-23T13:49:50+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxznh7kjagpwk8m7mc2cvqrae5kxccu05ahxt29r9fpaxrwnlu2agzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2xcy6nk Obviously a disappointing night for Canada to come up short in hockey! Next time.<br/><br/>However, as a Winnipeg Jets fan, it is nice to see Connor Hellebuyck keep things under control in a big game. Hopefully this will lead to some momentum to make the playoffs.<br/><br/>#hockey #Canada #WinnipegJets 2026-02-22T17:19:58+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf72ckpnu6kvwnc05qxth7s7vl6l3ghxedfwp3x7j40fyj2p4fcmgzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2w45e8s It seems I can avoid being on Japanese TV! Although this time I am only in the background, not interviewed. The local police gave a presentation on the new cycling rules, and I was very impressed that they kept the Japanese at a level that I could understand everything. That doesn&#39;t happen very often! <br/><br/>#Japan<br/><br/><a href="https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/kkt/category/society/kk5587cb04940744c68d201adf1991dd12">https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/kkt/category/society/kk5587cb04940744c68d201adf1991dd12</a> 2026-02-18T09:51:48+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8nj9dsju0a94c63mwdghfxm6fs5u4lf7fgmmhn0gnt98gahq0j4szyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2707rq9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstr7vq3r9tp53wjuhxj8w0yyezh84l9ml8xlcgal4qglct90stkusx7dpv2'>nevent1q…dpv2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is pretty true throughout the archipelago. This is Kikaijima in Kagoshima last July, even though they have efforts to clean the beach. A lot of this is from China, but I found stuff from Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and even South Korea (along with locally derived trash).<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/082/785/309/926/779/original/60d21b7b7bac0cf1.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-17T00:00:56+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0aadz6j8efqhaa4pzltel86kn4k0lnmvg8vf688f8zy262k62lfqzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2fqlfd7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf58lfgau5um2nr7466jzh2q7qc4uzzmlmy5rps363wmcmtr97rhcy8kqcy'>nevent1q…kqcy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So much has been done in geology, but much gets forgotten unless you do something like this! 2026-02-16T13:50:38+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstxp5dfe553lqr3m4n57wq4cdgn36qcn8pes4qc9r546q4qjyxdnszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl20g5tu3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg8pudgnmae46zy778mrd524k4rglqwyr7m3ptw9x9xehn5efrmmg3cnmtt'>nevent1q…nmtt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hope everyone is trying out Linux, because it sounds like Microsoft is going to implode. 2026-02-13T10:30:19+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsytxlse6jf469k8w9f9xjszuxu33aqthnpuhvlayhujx7vc9y56cszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2yjyahl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0sudr3l5h53f6rgxwhthgvw5f0pxz4d02hhhxuwmscvlprr47hac3uq9l6'>nevent1q…q9l6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Welcome to Fediscience! 2026-02-13T10:25:00+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxf8une7s5l5g29m0hd9lqut2kulqzqxa5h96nt2t7hrkmjp540tgzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2twr7q4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg80fq7s2257d86pddu8gkevynmjah5cz3ahmdpl9jrk383lpmuucjw6xs4'>nevent1q…6xs4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Although Frontiers does publish some good stuff, the amount of crap they let through puts them on the same tier as MDPI. Why not pick a better journal? 2026-02-13T10:22:18+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs24ldfwx6y6nzu4ekx7hlaj94txcl8uyxvkzau8xtmchf5l9m208czyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2mgwk3e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8a290m5mtv6l5th0txwt42zlt62s2jaexagvkuwpl8sm8r7qd60sfmgn3l'>nevent1q…gn3l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Komeito no longer holding this back. 2026-02-13T05:08:46+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq5s8rvnzda0e5p50a9pcf88qd7v67sk2jswcwc2j278mh4v6wl3szyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl23kr7ax In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfql7r8j74n5h65t0ar5msphl9paa96g7x6rgt06vwaj3w5mrhlnqn9mpvf'>nevent1q…mpvf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That makes two of us! 2026-02-11T08:33:39+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9rxkffpucm6m8xcs9vrxzayvyue32m7qjnz6hf0k72rqvygfx0jczyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl248k2lz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrpm4jvxcc4pvqykn530ag3uyrvyxmuwgqjetyyg6yq0aycl3wl8qu68d85'>nevent1q…8d85</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At least for the increase in academic specific scams. 2026-02-10T00:44:34+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrpm4jvxcc4pvqykn530ag3uyrvyxmuwgqjetyyg6yq0aycl3wl8qzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl224fha8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjc937qygu20lv4qmvndqht55qhrq20a9ztxvlsh8qlxqtsnz8xs3dghd2'>nevent1q…ghd2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My hypothesis is that they are flooding the zone now because they know there is going to be a drop in paper submissions once the effects of all the cuts to research during the past year start affecting the system. 2026-02-10T00:43:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstsrhe3p9aqlrwqsse0yj6f2pxfmanhz07w5y09k8rhxvuj92asrszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl23a74sv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsds45uv2q820d03grkzkmzsz0kcy5jr4rlectkxa3q60ze6vt469gvssjm9'>nevent1q…sjm9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was snowing pretty heavily here about 30 minutes ago. 2026-02-08T02:44:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswa07we63k70339mza5jjj94e9dakcaxe75jk0zxlmt83j7p5snpczyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2rxpktj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswnp4w5tjk40rzk39j3w3vn4v37a3daphzrzs0e9g22dqwu6qnc3g64txll'>nevent1q…txll</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To be honest, that sounds like a recipe for breaking things! Maybe when I was younger, I would have gone for it, but I don&#39;t have time to deal with a broken system. 2026-02-08T01:01:12+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr28l5wlmzmlq5q6akkd3qr8cah6ghsht48wppexzf6zzp7v86k7gzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2fkaevr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8m8f2ydx0wqw6nrpa9pjg4d2qldzck6gyl6nqjvhvk629a3lr0ksc208z6'>nevent1q…08z6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have always heard people have praises about Arch, maybe I should look into that too, lol. 2026-02-07T14:46:49+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdt0pyryy6k8wq6xua7psvjfg6gq0q72m07l7jqq26q7lme8lxvaqzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl27rgnge In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2kych34cymwncx28hld4gxu8cu4yrszyamhmetgjj6mlz8ykgmcqvh80kj'>nevent1q…80kj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One last blast of winter! 2026-02-06T10:21:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswkqw9amemsxae4gly7nmlrd7asvjqmu0k2lswqtlhue0aktmaljczyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl28wl4fk Li et al investigate a pollen record from a sediment core from the southeastern East China Sea shelf. The results imply that the shelf was largely exposed during MIS 4 and 2, but resubmerged to an extent in MIS 3. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2026.109835">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2026.109835</a> 2026-02-05T10:52:21+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0efrmcldsp8ae9yxqd8u7p5gfx8lg8f2umuqlw8wpqr9f03r0g2czyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl24mf06g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ew9eaxqfhr435gvszwwsch7gltv08e0qtxv7qqhqnnpppyrllmsv8kryz'>nevent1q…kryz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My feeling, based on discussion with colleagues, is that the Chinese investment in science is at least in part due to competition with the US. Without that competition, that investment will likely decline. 2026-02-05T09:04:19+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstp5rx8w4yldn9f6nwc4huv82g6epw58zjwwgl8eumfnk0629hyuszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2mcc9fn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqmrepl35q2g3p8h7yefvx4a8dfv7h9dwnjxe6xph8l5l9h2twnesctjw5x'>nevent1q…jw5x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A strong third party NDP is good, but they cannot become too strong because they moderate their positions too much and do not hold the government to account (which is what happened during the Harper era). I am definitely cheering for Avi Lewis. 2026-02-05T05:19:51+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr5wwzh70ve52jdv9sfmympyvswewk7leuj0myeu70pnxmzc83f0szyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl25l59ym I do appreciate what the Carney government is doing in terms of transitioning the Canada away from relying on American trade, but you see things like these cuts to federal science, and you can&#39;t help but think that Carney is better aligned as a short-sighted Conservative. #ClimateChange <br/><br/><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/environment-canada-cuts-9.7073623">https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/environment-canada-cuts-9.7073623</a> 2026-02-05T04:20:35+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspu6f30hlmy927dk3r9yd6trn0npu9twjvu2l3803kc9td3yakazszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2rvmwj9 I strongly suspected that a student is using AI to create some tectonic diagrams of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, so I used Copilot to make one. This is the first time I have used one of these AI things, is it always this laughably bad?<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/010/083/234/098/350/original/0a2869b166317759.png"> <br/> 2026-02-04T03:50:16+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdl3ekjsqdgc5d2jnrr5akvmaqq9mpu0u983s75znvl54je39flkszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2frj8fd I just received this email that notified me that a paper I am coauthor on was just published. It is, I checked! However, this email is 100% a fishing email, which luckily Thunderbird notified me when I clicked on the DOI it provided. Has anyone else had something like this happen?<br/><br/>I will discuss this paper more soon.<br/><br/>#AcademicChatter<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/987/978/419/724/518/original/0400a22990085c2e.png"> <br/> 2026-01-31T06:09:41+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy6h7f06pweree0su05k8luzal2gqe4pu0sscvm69aelxmhyah27qzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl269xhnx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2edzaf0q8kuyt62vxyt5q3d0mcahcrf8trx4v58uq5z0tr64xzeg5znwtq'>nevent1q…nwtq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Take it easy and get well soon! 2026-01-30T08:26:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqkn74xxsw7kml8a0eylukcjwrmsr2svgfavygsvurhumdvsfa48szyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl23r3c4t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswp3clhpq4en0yayumlrr6ua44wfpac6q43j03jkcfk6a69er4d0gaenkzf'>nevent1q…nkzf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was still wearing shorts when the first of my students started wearing parkas! 2026-01-30T04:10:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvzyrk9jycsrddjunj30acjdqncnvk556mu882ewk6h8xtq7sujsqzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl24ym4h0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv336q5t5hzm7vv3fegwdu26dswdkahwnyuefx0l8rnf7yvlafmuczvhcry'>nevent1q…hcry</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Mastodon hive would not stand for it! 2026-01-30T04:07:28+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2yqrjnckyjr7tmhszh8p7894v3sx24az3pxhken322xs4uk0yvpgzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2wavp7p The whole &#34;sandgate&#34; thing that happened yesterday on Bluesky was pretty fun (sorry Fediscience folks). I wrote a blog post with some deeper thoughts on this, and why it is important for scientists to have humility. <a href="https://raisedbeaches.net/2026/01/29/sandgate/">https://raisedbeaches.net/2026/01/29/sandgate/</a> 2026-01-29T15:42:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgd5jlux0ha7c95e994lsfdmxr7trmvm2xmqennd5yp8c240djftszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2vtuj34 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf3jswgqaccw3fx87shq2p2twr0c2kk7pvx2qaavk5gkjcrce3r0clwxuv4'>nevent1q…xuv4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I saw the Sanseito candidates in the four Kumamoto districts, and they all look like Millennial incels. 2026-01-27T11:21:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdmpldaujmmsklmpnsmy94g5m0tyhj7sajz93em6gdmmuhussw8eszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2ngm3qd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvat6akn05g8887pl897l5m84huccf8s2emedqt4uayuw2fvyuklsqj2ga5'>nevent1q…2ga5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I thought with the EGU journals that you first sent it to the preprint server, then they choose the appropriate journal after peer review. 2026-01-27T10:12:11+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9jt29ywr86myyj6y5zptxygpepnhpsxdv5f7p2zma2m20huwcfdgzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2lcerg2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9vhxk8zl7lzchlwtkaurpxg99e28svggks3ehrfc9y356m8ewv5gfjtlyl'>nevent1q…tlyl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am surprised it is so dry in Kumamoto, there was a lot of rain last week! 2026-01-22T10:32:29+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrnxht60e0lfuzr9e944ee4mjqfxey0ts8lgfse9at3e264dhxhdgzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2htta72 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstvm0ayktagxdw9gcm9p0pljt3wtxeacckp6aeg9k8utq6uu9etgqh6rq2k'>nevent1q…rq2k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Discoveries like this really point to a major human migration event during the peak of MIS 4. I have been trying to pinpoint exactly when the sea level minimum was! 2026-01-22T10:31:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyz5fw456eh4hzml3yfyxzytr7vfmarq9jj4uvr6hw0auvcsqkc2czyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl25l8shd Lewright et al provide a prediction of relative sea level change by the end of the 21st century for Greenland. Due to glacial isostatic adjustment effects, most of Greenland will experience a sea level fall of over 1 m by the end of the century. <br/><br/>I am very happy to see the authors making use of my paleo sea level database, GAPSLIP. I have put a lot of work into it, and I hope that it can be used for more studies like this!<br/><br/>#Greenland #SeaLevel #ClimateChange<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-68182-6">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-68182-6</a> 2026-01-21T03:09:28+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd57wac5pgsz3c08swyqf05pepkdelpek6y9zu7engt3hrw6xhhnqzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl228ezue In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp2puxa4ynvcwuvn8jm0qmsmc7yev4wg8pdv9rpyl4dtpwal64zwsse6f74'>nevent1q…6f74</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Think of the difficulty as someone who studies glaciers! 2026-01-12T02:10:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy9arj4g2uwm7le2ekjgnqy7dfj3d058a9x5af5f0t5x7dnpq9hlgzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2204lc4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyfkj8h69m8p8aa6wy4agn9wpvag6jt9smucj0eh6jmdudj7hy08gl997qh'>nevent1q…97qh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is possible that this fracture pattern is a consequence of the shape of the building. It is an arc shape, and the fault goes right through the curve of it. Basically, the fault rupture likely caused the building to pull apart, stretching the part of the building where the fault is. 2026-01-12T02:07:22+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxxcu477s54wey46h73knmgvgquk9qvdnp7zcp2hu4lmg9zej920gzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2tl04gf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7kgq0wfdvr0jm0acl99pykv9u2ursp4stk68460arjvjcjctprcvakv0e'>nevent1q…kv0e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is at Aso Shrine around 11:30!<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/875/716/242/977/192/original/275b814142cd62b3.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-11T10:18:56+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz05x783p7ynvyau9zz5hca7ect8lj2h3s2yh2psnruxhaf9g3w7szyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2wrnpk2 I recorded an episode of the Raised Beaches Podcast last night. It should be out in the next few days! 2025-03-07T10:31:26+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp2ugll48756ckwknqw9zmtqe9spjrxl8jdp6l29vjf7asf6a0wcqzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl26qg6sg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw453jgslw855rdsqxuqrcdrs329ka6kevy509t23swetxhd45zuq5u4fzp'>nevent1q…4fzp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am going to be uncreative and say &#34;body&#34; (e.g. planetary bodies) for unconsolidated and &#34;system&#34; (e.g. solar system) for consolidated. ;) 2025-03-07T08:07:14+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyu6parfdxfrmdhvyh0cs7xuc7vh93hm0mwszmwvpnyp8h3ns6hcszyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2vp5fdu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfetupl8k43dz0z2u2z48tas873pc5s7x87wkt0fk5sqzttnckkwqdfy5g7'>nevent1q…y5g7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Though looking at the resulting LGM Eurasian Ice Sheets, I think we are still a long way from a coupled model being able to accurately depict the growth of an ice sheet. 2025-03-07T07:53:51+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfetupl8k43dz0z2u2z48tas873pc5s7x87wkt0fk5sqzttnckkwqzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2qpfv4z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf5skmgadnf96zg3d377p8kfr4298gmx9wtm5gk92t5pwp8equ4hsk92vtg'>nevent1q…2vtg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, my old group at AWI managed to couple PISM to AWI-CM a few years ago. The first big paper with it came out last year. <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01419-z">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01419-z</a> 2025-03-07T07:52:24+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2u2hqdp7wcsg5rdfwdgl7m0jtf8pz0zfs7j86azcgemavfxj0a0gzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2kw9r6j Niu et al investigate the growth of the Eurasian Ice Sheets from the MIS 3 minimum (38,000 years ago) using a coupled ice sheet, atmosphere and ocean model. They find the rapid growth of the ice sheets happened only when there was a weak AMOC.<br/><br/>#ClimateChange #AMOC #IceSheets #Europe<br/><br/><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-00982-5">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-00982-5</a> 2025-03-07T04:42:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspgdputq73wrasmp97aknqy55zrymuw2uqslnp3pe5qzruq8dr8wgzyruvxkfsdrkfwq04p6qf3xx0f7vhxju3y5h22pq7dd3yg8nu48tl2erfyrc I am staying up until 1 AM so I can attend the online PMIP meeting. It is tough, but I want to attend! 2025-03-06T14:48:08+01:00