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September 26, 2007 at 4:14 am |
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September 26, 2007 at 9:13 am |
Some possiblities:
– Annoying geological misconceptions (suggested by Lab Lemming, I recall)
– Ways the Earth may kill us – natural disasters waiting to happen
– My favourite geological locality
I still quite like the ‘pick a region idea’, although we’d have to be careful that we’re not all just writing a general geology post…
I’m happy to host, although perhaps others are more in need (and deserving) of a traffic boost.
September 26, 2007 at 12:22 pm |
All of Chris (R!)’s ideas sound good to me.
I would be willing to host, if the deadline could be Oct 7 (or so) instead of Oct 1 – I’ve got a bad grading weekend ahead of me, and (although I don’t talk about it on the blog) kid responsibilities that need to be addressed before blogging.
I thought that someone (The Other 95%?) had offered to host, and the theme was going to be the intersection between geology and biology?
September 26, 2007 at 12:24 pm |
He did, but I don’t think anybody responded – I couldn’t find an address to contact him with either.
I thought it was a pretty good idea… if we could get enough people to commit to posts.
September 26, 2007 at 3:21 pm |
the annoying misconceptions might be kinda cool…could be an interesting way to provide geologic information
Kevin Z is the author of The Other 95% … I ended up finding a ‘contact me’ page on his regular website, i’ll try and see if he still wants to do the intersection of rock and life theme
September 26, 2007 at 4:52 pm |
Hi guys,
Thanks for getting ahold of me. I am still happy to host the intersection of rock and life theme. But I am hosting 2 carnivals (Carnival of the Spineless and Tangled Bank) in October. So November would be great for me!
For me personally, geology matters enormously in studying biology. I research community ecology at hydrothermal vents. i am working on a chapter right now comparing communities associated with basalt versus andesite substrates and seeing clear cut differences. I would like to hear other peoples perspectives, especially those classically trained in geology, on the intersection of rock and life.
September 26, 2007 at 11:04 pm |
kevin…thanks….let’s wait until November then for the Rock and Life carnival
September 27, 2007 at 12:17 pm |
Another potential theme idea…. how about concentrating on a particular period of Earth history?
September 27, 2007 at 12:39 pm |
I’m quite willing to host if it’s needed. I’ll throw my website to the traffic wolves. December would be best, though, since I’m pretty busy in October and November (thesis writing, research schedule and work in October, conferences in November). So that’d be TAW #4.
I like the idea of posts regarding how the earth wants to kill us. I’ve got a life meets geology post ready to be written too, so I’m all over the ideas thrown out so far. In addition, here’s some of my own;
Geology in the Movies: Could be tied to the misconceptions theme. You could write about Deep Impact, Volcano, The Core (#shudder#), The Day After Tomorrow, planets exploding in Star Wars, etc, and point out just how wrong they are and why.
Living in the past; Write about how different life would be you we were living where you are now, but 1, 10 and 100 million years ago. I think it’d be a good way to give a perspective on how “quickly” and how dramatically things can change.
My Pet Rock: We’ve all got a favourite rock or mineral. Why is it interesting, how does it form, and where does it occur on Earth?
Great Debates in Geology: We all seem to be involved in some form of research, or at least most of us have been at some point. Give a basic outline of one major debates in geology where you’ve got some insight into the fors and against from all sides of the debate.
September 27, 2007 at 3:51 pm |
I’d vote for the “pick and area/region” idea. Everyone of us has a focus and it could be cool to spread info on areas we would otherwise never get to see or learn about.
September 27, 2007 at 3:57 pm |
I love all those themes! Especially My Pet Rock and great Debates in Geology.
September 28, 2007 at 4:37 am |
If the deadline for this one is Oct 7 instead of Oct 1 I’ll be much more likely to write something. And I’m hosting Scientiae in November, but I could take January. Some theme ideas:
Alternate Geological Universes – what would our (individual) research look like if we (collective) hadn’t figured out plate tectonics? What if the initial amounts of key constituents of the solar system (e.g., 26Al) had been slightly different? What if we didn’t have beer at conferences?
Famous Figures – write about a graph or photo you’ve seen/used a lot.
Dumb Analogy Contest. Whoever submits the best educational use of an off-the-wall analogy wins.
Spontaneous Moments of Outreach – stories and advice.
I really like the idea of a doom’n’gloom theme.
September 28, 2007 at 12:02 pm |
So at the risk of seeming bossy and organised, this is what we have so far?
October 7: Kim – Theme TBA
November: Kevin Z – Geology and Life
December: Yorricke/Chris – Theme TBA
January: Yami – Theme TBA
September 28, 2007 at 3:31 pm |
organization is good…
I’d be into the hazards theme for the next one
September 29, 2007 at 2:27 am |
I think that February would be a good time to do the geology and the movies theme – the media will be going crazy with Oscar stuff, so we could talk about classics like The Core.
And I’m all for doing the death & destruction one for October.
September 29, 2007 at 2:55 am |
Oops, one of the carnivals I thought I was hosting oct. 1st, is actually nov. 1st. So I can either switch with Yorrike/Chris for December or host the Wedge Nov. 9th.
September 29, 2007 at 6:36 pm |
so…if I interpret the above correctly, it seems the consensus is that Kim is hosting a hazards (death, destruction, doom ‘n’ gloom, etc.) theme for the Wedge in October?
should we start drafting our posts?
September 29, 2007 at 8:55 pm |
I have a suggestion.
How about making the Wedge the 15th of each month? There are a lot of first-of-the-month carnivals, and maybe this would keep it from overlapping with so many of them.
Also, that would give people more than one week to come up with good death & destruction posts.
September 30, 2007 at 4:04 am |
Good suggestion Kim. Only the Tangled Bank is mid-month that I know of (they publish every 2 weeks).
September 30, 2007 at 4:49 am |
Yeah…mid-month is a good idea…Kim, how ’bout draft a “call for submissions” post from your blog this week, and then we’ll all try and get the word out.
Even though this site will be the archive for TAW posts…it’s great to get some traffic to your own blog as the host during the “event”.
October 2, 2007 at 11:24 pm |
the theme for TAW #2 is decided…go here to learn more: http://shearsensibility.blogspot.com/2007/09/accretionary-wedge-2-total-destruction.html
November 3, 2007 at 12:00 pm |
Can I host Feb or March?