Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez
@erikklemetti.bsky.social
Professor @ Denison University / Volcanologist / Writer of Eruptions / Baseball, Sumo, Cricket, Soccer fan / Sci Fi aficionado / Amateur Musicologist / Cat person / Dad / Be kind to your bad self. 🇨🇴
I used to be music writer/critic for a website. It is harder than it looks. Writing is harder than it looks. People who write (and do it well) should be paid. @stereogum.com does it well. Few music columns are as good as the Number Ones/Alt Number Ones by @tombreihan.bsky.social. Support them!
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I used to be music writer/critic for a website. It is harder than it looks. Writing is harder than it looks. People who write (and do it well) should be paid. @stereogum.com does it well. Few music columns are as good as the Number Ones/Alt Number Ones by @tombreihan.bsky.social. Support them!
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For years, advertising has been how Stereogum made money to pay its writers. While we made progress moving away from that model, Google AI search has decimated the business almost overnight. Today we relaunch with a greater focus on subscription. We’d love your support: stereogum.com/2478838/ster...
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
For years, advertising has been how Stereogum made money to pay its writers. While we made progress moving away from that model, Google AI search has decimated the business almost overnight. Today we relaunch with a greater focus on subscription. We’d love your support: stereogum.com/2478838/ster...
No doom/anger scrolling today, dammit.
fry from futurama says " stop " in front of a hulu logo
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November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
No doom/anger scrolling today, dammit.
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Excited to see our paper out in @natgeosci.nature.com this week! 'Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crisis'.
In it we reflect on our progress for volcanic crisis communications since the devastating 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption, and identify where challenges remain.
In it we reflect on our progress for volcanic crisis communications since the devastating 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption, and identify where challenges remain.
⚒️ Comment: Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crises [free to access (via a free Nature account) for one month]
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Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crises - Nature Geoscience
Since the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption that killed over 23,000 people in Armero, Colombia, risk communication has become central to volcanic crisis management. Despite the development of effective to...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Excited to see our paper out in @natgeosci.nature.com this week! 'Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crisis'.
In it we reflect on our progress for volcanic crisis communications since the devastating 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption, and identify where challenges remain.
In it we reflect on our progress for volcanic crisis communications since the devastating 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption, and identify where challenges remain.
This is quite a view as well, with twin lava fountains at Kīlauea right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is quite a view as well, with twin lava fountains at Kīlauea right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
Took a little longer between eruption (government shutdown and all), but Kīlauea is blasting away again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t...
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Took a little longer between eruption (government shutdown and all), but Kīlauea is blasting away again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t...
Remember folks, none of this is about policy. None of this is about fiscal conservative or the national debt. All of this is to punish those whom they hold a grudge and to prop up their adored leader. It isn't supposed to "make sense" with any ideology.
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Remember folks, none of this is about policy. None of this is about fiscal conservative or the national debt. All of this is to punish those whom they hold a grudge and to prop up their adored leader. It isn't supposed to "make sense" with any ideology.
Ok, for the curious, here is what happened. Our youngest cat (Tumalo, ~11 months) has been fascinated with licking the RO water dispenser on our kitchen island. This is kind of gross, so we have been trying ways to get him to stop. We recently resorted to putting an upside-down ziplock on the (1/x)
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Ok, for the curious, here is what happened. Our youngest cat (Tumalo, ~11 months) has been fascinated with licking the RO water dispenser on our kitchen island. This is kind of gross, so we have been trying ways to get him to stop. We recently resorted to putting an upside-down ziplock on the (1/x)
Our cat flooded our basement. That's a first.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Our cat flooded our basement. That's a first.
A relaxed Friday evening with “Escape from New York”.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A relaxed Friday evening with “Escape from New York”.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Someday I Suppose
YouTube video by MightyMightyBossVEVO
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November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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🚨Attention prospective grad students🚨 Info for you is up on my website: karabrugman.com#students
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
🚨Attention prospective grad students🚨 Info for you is up on my website: karabrugman.com#students
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Still getting the hang of Thursdays. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Bf...
Nine Inch Nails - We're In This Together
YouTube video by NineInchNailsVEVO
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November 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Still getting the hang of Thursdays. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Bf...
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"Imagine being a single father who supports a series of younger and younger ex-wives on just a CEO’s salary, and having to tell your semi-estranged children that the caviar on their plate tomorrow night might be Osetra instead of Beluga."
It Is Cruel to Deny Food Assistance to Those Who Truly Deserve It: Corporations
“Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of beneficiaries of federal aid programs like Medicaid and food stamps, according to a study by...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"Imagine being a single father who supports a series of younger and younger ex-wives on just a CEO’s salary, and having to tell your semi-estranged children that the caviar on their plate tomorrow night might be Osetra instead of Beluga."
Come for the volcanoes, stay for the discourse into modern governance.
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Come for the volcanoes, stay for the discourse into modern governance.
If you want something to say to people who badmouth socialism, try these:
1. It isn't communism. It works in a democracy.
2. It's the radical idea that individual wealth isn't the primary goal of society.
3. It doesn't take your money. It makes sure everyone has what they need as a baseline.
1. It isn't communism. It works in a democracy.
2. It's the radical idea that individual wealth isn't the primary goal of society.
3. It doesn't take your money. It makes sure everyone has what they need as a baseline.
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
If you want something to say to people who badmouth socialism, try these:
1. It isn't communism. It works in a democracy.
2. It's the radical idea that individual wealth isn't the primary goal of society.
3. It doesn't take your money. It makes sure everyone has what they need as a baseline.
1. It isn't communism. It works in a democracy.
2. It's the radical idea that individual wealth isn't the primary goal of society.
3. It doesn't take your money. It makes sure everyone has what they need as a baseline.
Have a lot of trouble taking anyone seriously who thinks socialism is a dirty word but fascism, authoritarianism, racism are all just fine.
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Have a lot of trouble taking anyone seriously who thinks socialism is a dirty word but fascism, authoritarianism, racism are all just fine.
I wasn't a PPFP postdoc, but I was a UC postdoc and it was an amazing experience. This is definitely a "shot-yourself-in-the-foot" move.
A devastating set of decisions on the part of UC leadership to withdraw support from our nationally recognized postdoc program that prioritizes research excellence combined with addressing our university public service mission. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wasn't a PPFP postdoc, but I was a UC postdoc and it was an amazing experience. This is definitely a "shot-yourself-in-the-foot" move.
Yes! A bowed psaltery! We found the bow hiding in the case. It is super cool.
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Yes! A bowed psaltery! We found the bow hiding in the case. It is super cool.
Hey musician instrument folks! My wife got this at an estate auction -- we thought it was a fancy zither but when we got it home, it had strings *on both sides*. The only "brand" is "Waynie". Any clue what instrument this might be?
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Hey musician instrument folks! My wife got this at an estate auction -- we thought it was a fancy zither but when we got it home, it had strings *on both sides*. The only "brand" is "Waynie". Any clue what instrument this might be?
I have to admit, when I saw the link title before the text, I assumed this was a new Stephin Merritt album.
Here's my #physics explanation of calculating the magnetic field due to a line, a loop, and a solenoid. Oh, of course #python is included. #electrodynamics
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Magnetic Fields: From Lines to Loops to Solenoids
The electrodynamics course starts off with a bunch of electric field stuff. After that, it finally gets to magnetostatics (non-changing…
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November 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I have to admit, when I saw the link title before the text, I assumed this was a new Stephin Merritt album.
I was that lone kid living in the woods of northern Worcester County Massachusetts who loved Adam Ant.
Adam Ant is 71 today. Hard to emphasise how seismic this was in playgrounds across the country in 1980. For a period he was as big as any act has been. Was he the perfect pop star? I think so. It couldn't last but if you were there you'll never forget it.
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Adam & The Ants - Antmusic
YouTube video by AdamAntVEVO
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November 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I was that lone kid living in the woods of northern Worcester County Massachusetts who loved Adam Ant.