Google Earth Pro will be no longer avaliable for download from June 2027 onwards. It's one of the tools that made my early work possible, so it's really sad to see it go. support.google.com/earth/thread...

What to see an article that's getting top American diabetes researchers threatened with arrest in order to suppress? It's right here:

New paper alert! First results from our seismic deployment across the Colombian Andes, where interacting subducting slabs stir up mantle flow as observed in seismic anisotropy measured with shear-wave splitting. Keep your eyes out for more exciting results to come!

@drrockdoctor.bsky.social and I just published a paper in GRL showing the power of long-operating seismic stations as a tool for studying changes in lake ice cover. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Happy Friday!

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Today, the Trump Administration and Governor Youngkin announced plans to relocate HUD into NSF's HQ building in Alexandria. NSF thrives in and because Northern Virginia is a robust science and technology hub. Our community remains the ideal location for its headquarters.

NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years. NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."

Very excited to share that another few chapters of my dissertation are now published under open access! What lurks below the deep sediments of the Indo-Burman forearc margin? doi.org/10.1029/2024...

I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.

I’m not going to retweet that NOAA propaganda post about deep sea mining. Instead, I’ll tell you that I don’t know a single NOAA scientist who would promote deep sea mining in this way, because the available science we have does not justify exploitation of deep sea habitats for minerals.

Our #AwesomeCon panel "Exploring the Science of Sci-Fi Planets with Carnegie Science." I love how happy we all look in this photo!

Here is our government, just quietly disappearing things that scientists and the public use. Be loud about it. www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...

We come in peace!

This is extraordinarily disturbing and borderline Orwellian. It must stop, or we wind up in a very, very scary place.

me staring at my data

Hey New England friends! You might’ve just felt an earthquake. If you did, please fill out the form below for science! earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

If you’re at AGU, come learn about shear-wave splitting with a new dataset from Colombia! #AGU24 T11C-3331

Seismologists xkcd.com/3021

A little about me: - studies earthquakes and plate tectonics - favorite place: Grand Canyon - will stop along any walk to look at the rocks - consumer of pasta, sci-fi/fantasy, and deep lore - collects rocks and minerals - forever geeking out over Magic the Gathering and Destiny 2

At long last, I have arrived from the other apps. Looking forward to sharing in science discussions here!