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GeoTalk: meet Robert Piotrowski, geomythologist and folklorist

Simon Clark December 12, 2025

Robert Piotrowski

Hello Robert! Thank you for joining GeoTalk. Before we turn the page, could you introduce yourself to our readers? I am an ethnologist and cultural anthropologist. I have the privilege of working in ‘Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Research into the Anthropocene’, led by Prof. Dariusz Brykała, which is part of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organisation of the Polish Academy of Sciences. ...[Read More]

Top 5 Gifts for Geoscientists (2025 edition!)

Hazel Gibson November 27, 2025

There is a chill in the air, and yes, even some snow here in Munich as winter draws close in the Northern Hemisphere, and at this time of the year, you are probably thinking about what gifts to get that special geoscientist in your life! We know finding the kind of gift that can delight and entertain your favourite rock-botherer, lab-denizen, or star-gazer can sometimes be a challenge, so we in th ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Meet glacial hauntologist, Elizabeth Case (you read that right, a glacial hauntologist!)

Simon Clark October 10, 2025

Elizabeth Case

Welcome to GeoTalk, Elizabeth! Could you introduce yourself and your background? I’m a genderfluid glaciologist living between previously glaciated, currently glaciated, and flood-prone landscapes. I am a postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. I did my bachelor’s in physics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and my Ph.D. in glacial geophysics at Co ...[Read More]

Top 5 Gifts for Geoscientists (2024 edition!)

Hazel Gibson December 10, 2024

The nights are growing darker and there is snow on the ground here in Munich as winter draws in, in the Northern Hemisphere, and at this time of year you are probably thinking about what gifts to get that special geoscientist in your life! We know sourcing appropriately nerdy and/or geology related gifts can sometimes be a challenge, so we in the EGU office are back again to help you out with our ...[Read More]