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GeoLchat: el experimento de divulgación científica bilingüe hecho por tres geocientíficas colombianas

and February 16, 2022
GeoLchat: el experimento de divulgación científica bilingüe hecho por tres geocientíficas colombianas

GeoLchat: A Bilingual Science Communication Experiment of Three Colombian Geoscientists Una de las cosas más importantes que se les enseña en la academia a los estudiantes de ciencia alrededor del mundo es aprender a usar el lenguaje científico. Sin embargo, nunca se les enseña a hablar acerca de ciencia en un lenguaje sencillo, y tampoco a comunicar y divulgar sus investigaciones en lenguajes dif ...[Read More]

Catching up with Iris van Zelst on everything outreach, science communication, and vlogging

and February 2, 2022
Catching up with Iris van Zelst on everything outreach, science communication, and vlogging

Following from last week’s post on the Science Sisters series, this week we sit with outreach extraordinaire and EGU GD blog editor-in-chief Iris van Zelst to talk about all things scicom, vlogging and a new geological time game that you do not want to miss out on! Hi Iris, thanks for chatting with us! First things first tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do!  Thank you very much for ...[Read More]

The toxic and wondrous world of academia with Science Sisters

January 26, 2022
The toxic and wondrous world of academia with Science Sisters
🎶 Science Sisters, they're here to talk 🎶

Good morning, dear readers, this is your editor-in-chief speaking. We are currently experiencing some difficulties in academia, but we ask you to stay calm and remain in your seats with the seatbelt fastened. In the event of loss of pressure, make sure to publish your own paper first (to increase the pressure on your peers). Yes, it’s me! Your favourite (and only) editor-in-chief! And because runn ...[Read More]

Changing mid-degree: How did this Travelin’ Geo get here?

and January 12, 2022
Changing mid-degree: How did this Travelin’ Geo get here?
Figure 1: Being used for scale by a colleague to detail extensive cross bedding in southern Utah (Triassic outcrop).

It can be tough realising you’re not on the path you want to be on. This week, we have Leiaka Welcome from the Colorado School of Mines showing us how a change of heart led her to start her PhD journey. Currently on social media (Instagram Reel, TikTok), there is a video trend where users are editing a video of themselves in a scenario with an audio sound where you can hear a classic record scratc ...[Read More]