Bipedal Meatbag
@bipedalmeatbag.bsky.social
Bipedal meatbag. Professor of volcano stuff on the Island of Hawai‘i.
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nevermind spanish, some of you have three days to learn how to dance
February 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
nevermind spanish, some of you have three days to learn how to dance
Making an inferior version of Pele’s hair in the kitchen.
February 1, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Making an inferior version of Pele’s hair in the kitchen.
This is how your email finds me because of the massive tephra deposits from episode 41 coating every surface in and around my house in tiny shards of glass.
a man with spikes on his head is standing in front of a window and says the box you opened it we came
Alt: a man with spikes on his head is standing in front of a window and says the box you opened it we came
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 AM
This is how your email finds me because of the massive tephra deposits from episode 41 coating every surface in and around my house in tiny shards of glass.
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We can finally share the good news! We are getting nearly a million dollars to upgrade the instrumentation we use to analyze stone tools and conduct volcanic eruption response.
hilo.hawaii.edu/chancellor/s...
hilo.hawaii.edu/chancellor/s...
UH Hilo geoarcheology lab awarded nearly $1M to support rapid, cost-effective analysis of volcanic eruptions - UH Hilo Stories
The funding will support the purchase of new, cutting edge technology to expedite rapid, cost-effective analysis of volcanic eruptions, extremely important in rapid response measures for public safety...
hilo.hawaii.edu
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 AM
We can finally share the good news! We are getting nearly a million dollars to upgrade the instrumentation we use to analyze stone tools and conduct volcanic eruption response.
hilo.hawaii.edu/chancellor/s...
hilo.hawaii.edu/chancellor/s...
The highlight of my day was yelling at a tourist who parked near my home to access the eruption via drone. Everyone’s water system is compromised around here and I spent hours helping folks who couldn’t make it home because the road was closed. Unless you are here to help, your ass is in the way.
January 25, 2026 at 5:21 AM
The highlight of my day was yelling at a tourist who parked near my home to access the eruption via drone. Everyone’s water system is compromised around here and I spent hours helping folks who couldn’t make it home because the road was closed. Unless you are here to help, your ass is in the way.
Took care of community kuleana (responsibility) first, then came to enjoy the fountains
January 25, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Took care of community kuleana (responsibility) first, then came to enjoy the fountains
60 seconds of bomb and lapilli sized tephra pelting my room. Instead of capturing video of the fountains, I spent my time driving around and disconnecting the water catchment systems of friends who couldn’t get home before they closed the only road into our town. #Kilauea
January 25, 2026 at 1:07 AM
60 seconds of bomb and lapilli sized tephra pelting my room. Instead of capturing video of the fountains, I spent my time driving around and disconnecting the water catchment systems of friends who couldn’t get home before they closed the only road into our town. #Kilauea
Finally, a use for all of the sweaters I’ve knit in the last 5 years.
Today we learned how to break down the components of knitwear (stitch variations, colour work patterns, and yarn qualities) as an analogue for how to look at geologic textures, rocks, and minerals.
Today we learned how to break down the components of knitwear (stitch variations, colour work patterns, and yarn qualities) as an analogue for how to look at geologic textures, rocks, and minerals.
January 23, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Finally, a use for all of the sweaters I’ve knit in the last 5 years.
Today we learned how to break down the components of knitwear (stitch variations, colour work patterns, and yarn qualities) as an analogue for how to look at geologic textures, rocks, and minerals.
Today we learned how to break down the components of knitwear (stitch variations, colour work patterns, and yarn qualities) as an analogue for how to look at geologic textures, rocks, and minerals.
Microsoft can go to hell trying to cram copilot into every inch of their shitty OS. The only copilot I’m interested in is Klaus.
January 22, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Microsoft can go to hell trying to cram copilot into every inch of their shitty OS. The only copilot I’m interested in is Klaus.
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Kamalani Poepoe shares what the Kilauea Volcano means to her as a native Hawaiian. These rocks carry both scientific and cultural significance. Please watch and enjoy this episode with your kids! Teach them to respect and appreciate the natural world around us
youtube.com/shorts/UnYZI...
Kamalani Poepoe shares what the Kilauea Volcano means to her as a native Hawaiian. These rocks carry both scientific and cultural significance. Please watch and enjoy this episode with your kids! Teach them to respect and appreciate the natural world around us
youtube.com/shorts/UnYZI...
Hear Hawaiian geoscientist Kamalani Poepoe tell the firey tale of Kilauea volcano!
YouTube video by Ethan Baxter's "Every Rock Has A Story"
youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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Kamalani Poepoe shares what the Kilauea Volcano means to her as a native Hawaiian. These rocks carry both scientific and cultural significance. Please watch and enjoy this episode with your kids! Teach them to respect and appreciate the natural world around us
youtube.com/shorts/UnYZI...
Kamalani Poepoe shares what the Kilauea Volcano means to her as a native Hawaiian. These rocks carry both scientific and cultural significance. Please watch and enjoy this episode with your kids! Teach them to respect and appreciate the natural world around us
youtube.com/shorts/UnYZI...
If you hate immigrants, you shouldn’t get to eat their food.
The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work.
Really depraved shit.
Really depraved shit.
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
January 18, 2026 at 6:04 AM
If you hate immigrants, you shouldn’t get to eat their food.
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Check out this article about Kamalani Poepoe with whom I was blessed to work on our most recent episode. Read about Kama, and then watch our episode!
hilo.hawaii.edu/chancellor/s...
Check out this article about Kamalani Poepoe with whom I was blessed to work on our most recent episode. Read about Kama, and then watch our episode!
hilo.hawaii.edu/chancellor/s...
Video: UH Hilo geology major Kamalani Poepoe's lava research featured in fun educational video produced by Boston College - UH Hilo Stories
Notable in the video featuring Kamalani Poepoe's scientific knowledge about volcanic rocks is the discussion of Native Hawaiian ways of exploring science.
hilo.hawaii.edu
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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Check out this article about Kamalani Poepoe with whom I was blessed to work on our most recent episode. Read about Kama, and then watch our episode!
hilo.hawaii.edu/chancellor/s...
Check out this article about Kamalani Poepoe with whom I was blessed to work on our most recent episode. Read about Kama, and then watch our episode!
hilo.hawaii.edu/chancellor/s...
Insect descend upon V3. Weird run up to this eruption with a really ominous horseman of the apocalypse plume on my way home yesterday.
January 12, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Insect descend upon V3. Weird run up to this eruption with a really ominous horseman of the apocalypse plume on my way home yesterday.
I once again am humbled by the kindness of my students in their course evaluations.
Saying goodbye to dog and contracting Lyme disease did not set me up for a strong start.
They were constructive in their feedback and complementary of parts of my style + presentation I have low confidence with 😭
Saying goodbye to dog and contracting Lyme disease did not set me up for a strong start.
They were constructive in their feedback and complementary of parts of my style + presentation I have low confidence with 😭
January 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I once again am humbled by the kindness of my students in their course evaluations.
Saying goodbye to dog and contracting Lyme disease did not set me up for a strong start.
They were constructive in their feedback and complementary of parts of my style + presentation I have low confidence with 😭
Saying goodbye to dog and contracting Lyme disease did not set me up for a strong start.
They were constructive in their feedback and complementary of parts of my style + presentation I have low confidence with 😭
She’s the doctor who diagnosed me with Lyme disease this summer. She was really fantastic and I credit her proactive treatment plan with saving me from the more prolonged and persistent form of the disease. What an absolute loss for the island.
December 26, 2025 at 5:14 AM
She’s the doctor who diagnosed me with Lyme disease this summer. She was really fantastic and I credit her proactive treatment plan with saving me from the more prolonged and persistent form of the disease. What an absolute loss for the island.
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One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
December 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
Why do people behave like this on airplanes?
This man had a window seat and still tried to take up my space! Straight to jail for this shit.
This man had a window seat and still tried to take up my space! Straight to jail for this shit.
December 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Why do people behave like this on airplanes?
This man had a window seat and still tried to take up my space! Straight to jail for this shit.
This man had a window seat and still tried to take up my space! Straight to jail for this shit.
Read our paper! I’m no seismologist, but I am a warm body that can help deploy nodes in hostile locations!
Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on earth. It poses significant risks to communities on the island of Hawai’i. In a new #SRL paper, scientists present a Mauna Loa dataset collected in 2024 using a nodal array. ⚒️
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/arti...
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/arti...
December 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Read our paper! I’m no seismologist, but I am a warm body that can help deploy nodes in hostile locations!
One of our @uhhilogeology.bsky.social undergrad students, Lichen Forster, has a poster presentation on work they did for an REU project in Peru using ground penetrating radar! Stop by #1693 this afternoon from 2:15-5:15! #AGU25
December 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
One of our @uhhilogeology.bsky.social undergrad students, Lichen Forster, has a poster presentation on work they did for an REU project in Peru using ground penetrating radar! Stop by #1693 this afternoon from 2:15-5:15! #AGU25
Of all the individuals from academic institutions who walked across the stage for last night’s #AGU25 awards ceremony, I think I was the only one from a non-R1.
Important work happens outside of big universities, but we often lack the connections and “pedigree” to be nominated or taken seriously.
Important work happens outside of big universities, but we often lack the connections and “pedigree” to be nominated or taken seriously.
December 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Of all the individuals from academic institutions who walked across the stage for last night’s #AGU25 awards ceremony, I think I was the only one from a non-R1.
Important work happens outside of big universities, but we often lack the connections and “pedigree” to be nominated or taken seriously.
Important work happens outside of big universities, but we often lack the connections and “pedigree” to be nominated or taken seriously.
I still don’t think I’m ready for a new dog, but a new dog was ready for me.
Meet Klaus. His first human died and he needed a home that could deal with some persistent skin and ear issues. He’ll be waiting for me at home in Hawai‘i when I get back from AGU.
Meet Klaus. His first human died and he needed a home that could deal with some persistent skin and ear issues. He’ll be waiting for me at home in Hawai‘i when I get back from AGU.
December 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I still don’t think I’m ready for a new dog, but a new dog was ready for me.
Meet Klaus. His first human died and he needed a home that could deal with some persistent skin and ear issues. He’ll be waiting for me at home in Hawai‘i when I get back from AGU.
Meet Klaus. His first human died and he needed a home that could deal with some persistent skin and ear issues. He’ll be waiting for me at home in Hawai‘i when I get back from AGU.