Jonathan Harvey
@jonomtdoom.bsky.social
Science, Geology, Volcanology, Geochemistry, Meteorites.
Sci Fi fan, Anime and Fantasy, Tolkien.
Birder and all things nature.
Somerset.
Sci Fi fan, Anime and Fantasy, Tolkien.
Birder and all things nature.
Somerset.
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Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
How does Roman concrete last 2,000 years? www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJdN...
Why Roman CONCRETE Lasts 2000 Years While Ours Dies in 50
YouTube video by Medieval Wisdom
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
How does Roman concrete last 2,000 years? www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJdN...
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School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
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Today, Science released a special issue about the M7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar in March. We were invited to write a perspective about the four research papers in the special issue.
Find our post, including the text of our perspective, here:
Today, Science released a special issue about the M7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar in March. We were invited to write a perspective about the four research papers in the special issue.
Find our post, including the text of our perspective, here:
Perspective on the 2025 M7.7 earthquake in Myanmar
Published in Science today: four new articles, and our perspective
earthquakeinsights.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Today, Science released a special issue about the M7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar in March. We were invited to write a perspective about the four research papers in the special issue.
Find our post, including the text of our perspective, here:
Today, Science released a special issue about the M7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar in March. We were invited to write a perspective about the four research papers in the special issue.
Find our post, including the text of our perspective, here:
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Wow. I did not know that Alfred Russell Wallace (co-discoverer of evolution by natural selection) wrote a book in 1904 about the biological potential for life on other planets, and I've just found this extraordinary paragraph setting out the insanity of atmospheric pollution [1/3]. In 1904!
![But the sketch I have here attempted to give of its varied functions shows us that it is really a most complex structure, a wonderful piece of machinery, as[ 259] it were, which in its various component gases, its actions and reactions upon the water and the land, its production of electrical discharges, and its furnishing the elements from which the whole fabric of organic life is composed and perpetually renewed, may be truly considered to be the very source and foundation of life itself. This is seen, not only in the fact of our absolute dependence upon it every minute of our lives, but in the terrible effects produced by even a slight degree of impurity in this vital element. Yet it is among those nations that claim to be the most civilised, those that profess to be guided by a knowledge of the laws of nature, those that most glory in the advance of science, that we find the greatest apathy, the greatest recklessness, in continually rendering impure this all-important necessary of life, to such a degree that the health of the larger portion of their populations is injured and their vitality lowered, by conditions which compel them to breathe more or less foul and impure air for the greater part of their lives. The huge and ever-increasing cities, the vast manufacturing towns belching forth smoke and poisonous gases, with the crowded dwellings, where millions are forced to live under the most terrible insanitary conditions, are the witnesses to this criminal apathy, this incredible recklessness and inhumanity.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2g72wvrmzdfakrjq56d3lddj/bafkreidgfp3g5erh7m3rdhzqvar2th65nqj72arwtpxrzak4yvtepmshba@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Wow. I did not know that Alfred Russell Wallace (co-discoverer of evolution by natural selection) wrote a book in 1904 about the biological potential for life on other planets, and I've just found this extraordinary paragraph setting out the insanity of atmospheric pollution [1/3]. In 1904!
Geologist Shane Willsey and a meteorologist discuss the very powerful hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica at the moment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQax...
A Monster Hurricane: Learn How Cat 5 Melissa Came To Be With A Meteorologist
YouTube video by Shawn Willsey: Geology Explained
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Geologist Shane Willsey and a meteorologist discuss the very powerful hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica at the moment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQax...
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Thank you to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for having me on, one of the v few people in the UK press to follow this story during what is now a decade of media apathy &/or complicity
‘The threat couldn’t be more urgent and imminent. Yet here we are, still putting our head in the sand.’
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social says it’s ‘peculiar’ that the case of Farage ally Nathan Gill admitting to making pro-Russia speeches for cash isn’t being followed more closely.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social says it’s ‘peculiar’ that the case of Farage ally Nathan Gill admitting to making pro-Russia speeches for cash isn’t being followed more closely.
October 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Thank you to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for having me on, one of the v few people in the UK press to follow this story during what is now a decade of media apathy &/or complicity
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For some (likely rabbits, moles, and other small mammals) hearing that famous wolf howl will send shivers down their spine, but for us, it’s nothing short of magic.
Happy Wolf Awareness Week! 🐺
Check out our website for more about wolves: dfnd.us/47t9EnH ⬅️
For some (likely rabbits, moles, and other small mammals) hearing that famous wolf howl will send shivers down their spine, but for us, it’s nothing short of magic.
Happy Wolf Awareness Week! 🐺
Check out our website for more about wolves: dfnd.us/47t9EnH ⬅️
October 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
AWOOOOOO!!!
For some (likely rabbits, moles, and other small mammals) hearing that famous wolf howl will send shivers down their spine, but for us, it’s nothing short of magic.
Happy Wolf Awareness Week! 🐺
Check out our website for more about wolves: dfnd.us/47t9EnH ⬅️
For some (likely rabbits, moles, and other small mammals) hearing that famous wolf howl will send shivers down their spine, but for us, it’s nothing short of magic.
Happy Wolf Awareness Week! 🐺
Check out our website for more about wolves: dfnd.us/47t9EnH ⬅️
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This was a lot of fun to write for the BBC - the joys of 'urban geology': fossil-hunting and more in the buildings of central London with @pavementgeology.bsky.social. She even showed me a possible dinosaur bone! #urbangeology www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'Urban geology': How to find fossils (and other discoveries) in your city's buildings
If you look closer at the building stones, tiles and pavements of the big city, you can find a hidden world of geology and history, from fascinating fossils to unusual rocks.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
This was a lot of fun to write for the BBC - the joys of 'urban geology': fossil-hunting and more in the buildings of central London with @pavementgeology.bsky.social. She even showed me a possible dinosaur bone! #urbangeology www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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There may not be obvious parallels with Jan 6th, conduct-wise, but the message is identical: laws are to be abused in pursuit of Trump’s foes & ignored in relation to his allies. He is telling his base that they can commit crimes with impunity. Fascism 101.
President Trump has commuted the seven-year prison sentence of the disgraced congressman George Santos, who was jailed for fraud
Trump commutes sentence of disgraced congressman George Santos
www.thetimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
There may not be obvious parallels with Jan 6th, conduct-wise, but the message is identical: laws are to be abused in pursuit of Trump’s foes & ignored in relation to his allies. He is telling his base that they can commit crimes with impunity. Fascism 101.
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KPop Demon Hunters is a brilliant film, but it’s also lovely seeing its voice actors, songwriters, and singers become stars after years of struggling in the industry
It’s pretty bonkers this is not a real band, and EJAE (lead vocals) hadn’t performed in a decade until this
youtu.be/8y-ViyUk7Dk?...
It’s pretty bonkers this is not a real band, and EJAE (lead vocals) hadn’t performed in a decade until this
youtu.be/8y-ViyUk7Dk?...
EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami from KPop Demon Hunters: Golden | The Tonight Show
YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
KPop Demon Hunters is a brilliant film, but it’s also lovely seeing its voice actors, songwriters, and singers become stars after years of struggling in the industry
It’s pretty bonkers this is not a real band, and EJAE (lead vocals) hadn’t performed in a decade until this
youtu.be/8y-ViyUk7Dk?...
It’s pretty bonkers this is not a real band, and EJAE (lead vocals) hadn’t performed in a decade until this
youtu.be/8y-ViyUk7Dk?...
Interesting youtube talk on the historical arguments that eventually led to the theory of plate tectonics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmYy...
Trashing continental drift. 1: Mobilists vs fixists
YouTube video by Rob Butler
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Interesting youtube talk on the historical arguments that eventually led to the theory of plate tectonics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmYy...
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423.84 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 13-Sep-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
September 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
423.84 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 13-Sep-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
Netflix movie, seems to be rather popular, review by Mark Kermode, Kpop Demon Hunters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC8V...
Mark Kermode reviews KPop Demon Hunters
YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take
www.youtube.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Netflix movie, seems to be rather popular, review by Mark Kermode, Kpop Demon Hunters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC8V...
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If you've seen breathless reporting about a seismic swarm near a "supervolcano" in northern Nevada, don't worry: that is just where Yellowstone was, 15 million years ago. There is no supervolcano there now.
But the swarm, and the geology here, is pretty neat! Read about it in our latest post:
If you've seen breathless reporting about a seismic swarm near a "supervolcano" in northern Nevada, don't worry: that is just where Yellowstone was, 15 million years ago. There is no supervolcano there now.
But the swarm, and the geology here, is pretty neat! Read about it in our latest post:
Seismic swarm rattles northern Nevada
There is no supervolcano here, despite claims in disreputable tabloids
earthquakeinsights.substack.com
September 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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If you've seen breathless reporting about a seismic swarm near a "supervolcano" in northern Nevada, don't worry: that is just where Yellowstone was, 15 million years ago. There is no supervolcano there now.
But the swarm, and the geology here, is pretty neat! Read about it in our latest post:
If you've seen breathless reporting about a seismic swarm near a "supervolcano" in northern Nevada, don't worry: that is just where Yellowstone was, 15 million years ago. There is no supervolcano there now.
But the swarm, and the geology here, is pretty neat! Read about it in our latest post:
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Imagine if BBC spent as much time on the dangers of climate collapse as they do on immigration. Imagine the public response when they realise what the real danger is to our children & who is causing it. Instead of anger at refugees there’d be anger at oil companies, media bosses, politicians & BBC.
August 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Imagine if BBC spent as much time on the dangers of climate collapse as they do on immigration. Imagine the public response when they realise what the real danger is to our children & who is causing it. Instead of anger at refugees there’d be anger at oil companies, media bosses, politicians & BBC.
The world and I miss Freddy Mercury, a detailed analysis of his voice on Bohemian Rhapsody by a voice scientist explains why. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGcq...
THE Queen Analysis! "Bohemian Rhapsody" x2 finally gets analyzed!
YouTube video by The Charismatic Voice
www.youtube.com
August 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The world and I miss Freddy Mercury, a detailed analysis of his voice on Bohemian Rhapsody by a voice scientist explains why. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGcq...
28 years later movie, i like zombie films, but this is terrible, undiluted drivel, its really stupid. Dunno what film the critics were watching, but i hated it. www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_years_l...
28 Years Later | Rotten Tomatoes
Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for 28 Years Later on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!
www.rottentomatoes.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
28 years later movie, i like zombie films, but this is terrible, undiluted drivel, its really stupid. Dunno what film the critics were watching, but i hated it. www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_years_l...
Rare copy of JRR Tolkiens The Hobbit 1st editionsells for 43,000 pounds, discovered in excellent condition at a house clearance, no dust cover, but still. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Astonishingly rare' The Hobbit book sells for 'record-breaking' sum
The copy of JRR Tolkien's novel is one of only 1,500 books that were printed in 1937.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Rare copy of JRR Tolkiens The Hobbit 1st editionsells for 43,000 pounds, discovered in excellent condition at a house clearance, no dust cover, but still. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
AC/DC, River Plate, 2009, possibly the greatest rock concert of all time, that crowd is unbelievable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCC8...
ACDC Live River Plate Argentina Full Concert 2009
YouTube video by AC DC
www.youtube.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
AC/DC, River Plate, 2009, possibly the greatest rock concert of all time, that crowd is unbelievable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCC8...
Fascinating and devastating flood/debris flow/mud flow in Indian Himalayas after heavy rain, the initial debris flows takes out a lot of buildings. Unfortunately, not everyone appears to have got out of the way in time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhaQ...
Tragedy in India! Devastating Cloudburst Sweep Away Village in Uttarkashi, 50 missing
YouTube video by Wild WeatherUS
www.youtube.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Fascinating and devastating flood/debris flow/mud flow in Indian Himalayas after heavy rain, the initial debris flows takes out a lot of buildings. Unfortunately, not everyone appears to have got out of the way in time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhaQ...
Review of soon to be released Alien: Earth tv series, after they messed up the movie franchise after Aliens has a tv series stepped up and filled the xenomorph void? www.ign.com/articles/ali...
Alien: Earth Review - IGN
Alien: Earth is an evolution as slick and scary as every good little Xenomorph should be.
www.ign.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Review of soon to be released Alien: Earth tv series, after they messed up the movie franchise after Aliens has a tv series stepped up and filled the xenomorph void? www.ign.com/articles/ali...
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424.92 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 03-Aug-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
August 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
424.92 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 03-Aug-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
Dartmoor, Hay Tor, some rather splendid megacrystic alkali feldspars in th4e granite that are very visible on the highest part of the Tor.
August 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Dartmoor, Hay Tor, some rather splendid megacrystic alkali feldspars in th4e granite that are very visible on the highest part of the Tor.
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Great article with comments by @diegosismologo.bsky.social, @acarrerac.bsky.social, @seismo-steve.bsky.social and @judithgeology.bsky.social. Though the tsunamis weren't as massive as past events, people evacuated because of timely warnings and accurate forecasting of when/where waves would arrive.
Another earthquake story from @sciam.bsky.social by the always-excellent @squigglyvolcano.bsky.social explaining why the tsunami from the Russia quake wasn't as huge as the one from the 2011 Japan quake, for example. 🧪
Why the Russia Earthquake Didn't Cause a Huge Tsunami
Russia's magnitude-8.8 earthquake spawned serious tsunami warnings, but waves have been moderate so far. Here's the geological reason why
www.scientificamerican.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Great article with comments by @diegosismologo.bsky.social, @acarrerac.bsky.social, @seismo-steve.bsky.social and @judithgeology.bsky.social. Though the tsunamis weren't as massive as past events, people evacuated because of timely warnings and accurate forecasting of when/where waves would arrive.