This game is past my bedtime but the storm made for quite the photo op.

Thrilled to see @eirinipoulaki.bsky.social’s paper on granites drilled during IODP exp 402 out! Granites are normally found in continental crust, but their association with mantle rocks underneath the Mediterranean gave insight into faulting during ocean basin formation. share.google/rHyrf41YBNy4...

Coming here to recommend the book “land of milk and honey” by C Pam Zhang because I have a hunch that many others on this website are also foodies who care about the environment and enjoy weird dystopian novels. Or just me?

New Virginia experience unlocked: used my ice scraper to remove the coating of catalpa flowers on my car.

biked to work, and then biked home for actually working.

An auspicious start to moving day. 🙃

Motion to have the pump station be one of the reward items you can build in your waterfront park. (This is a genuinely great game.)

SODCO invites you to a webinar on the new operational planning process for NSF drilling proposals. We will introduce new planning materials, outline how the operations plan will be constructed, and answer questions. Learn more and register at sodco.org/operational-planning

This is an alx skeet about an alx ski. Great conditions, lots of friendly sidewalk shovelers to greet along the way. Stay warm y’all.

Do you care about the future of the US NSF and science in general? The agency is seeking feedback on the draft Strategic Plan. www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...

The coffee shops of New Orleans are unprepared for this wave of geoscientists.

New publication!! Featuring some of the most gorgeous rocks I’ve ever cored, tremendous work by an international, interdisciplinary team, and interesting implications for marine CDR. Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41... News & views: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Day 21: A multiagency morning ride. Gorgeous day, but we all sure would rather be working.

I don't want to say this was completely unexpected, because this is something changes in ice coverage can affect, but increasing seismic hazards is not the first impact of climate change that comes to mind. 🧪 Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Astrobiologists/geobiologists: what basic science have we done that has led to practical inventions / applications? The obvious answer is Thermus aquaticus -> Taq -> PCR... but there must be other examples? cc @loyteam.bsky.social @nagissa.bsky.social @bobkopp.net @karenlloyd.bsky.social

#NSFFunded @udelaware.bsky.social researchers see a deep sea eruption in real time: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/s...

NYT: One estimate finds that DOGE’s “firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers” will actually COST taxpayers “upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.” @nytimes.com 🤡 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...

Science friends, I’ll be honest: We have no idea yet what any of this will mean. But I can tell you that I work alongside some of the best humans around and that we are fighters. www.science.org/content/arti...

Preparing to go to sea for 2 months and just learned that Starburst has discontinued their tropical flavors, my standard shipboard shareable snack. What am I supposed to eat? How am I supposed to motivate researchers?

IODP Expedition 402 sets sail in the Mediterranean Sea in just under 3 weeks! Sign up to Zoom with the ship, get a tour, and hear live updates from scientists.

www.nytimes.com/2023/09/23/u... --> very timely article on saltwater intrusion in the Mississippi. Headed there next week to look at how the salinity impacts metal and nutrient cycling in this important, dynamic ecosystem. Rah rah RV Pelican!

Feeling sluggish? Kick your Monday off with a live scorpion in your shower at 5:30am while you're shampooing your hair, the adrenaline perks you up.

My first twitter post was made during a CDEBI mtg... fitting that I make my bluesky debut during COBRA's Ocean Governance workshop, talking about Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction. Excited to think about this intersection of sci+policy and building intl collaborations.