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Rocks for Jocks
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Science podcast with a focus on climate and natural hazards! Available on all platforms.
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Chat with 2 PhD students about measuring properties of soils, limitations of traditional models, and human-reported seismic data!
Follow “Rocks for Jocks” on Substack! Link in bio
Snipped below from my post on Substack about Why Science Matters even for non-academic people! 🧪🌋

I’m biased. I grew up loving all types of science and want everyone else to learn about them too. The earliest physical object I remember buying was a pack of volcanic rocks from Mount Vesuvius...
November 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Chat with 2 PhD students about measuring properties of soils, limitations of traditional models, and human-reported seismic data!
Follow “Rocks for Jocks” on Substack! Link in bio
October 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Love seeing journals move towards more open access content
Open data is becoming essential. Our State of Open Data report suggests open data is on brink of becoming standard, and sharing data helps create a more equitable research ecosystem. This blog looks at how and why research data should be shared: spklr.io/63329BH7E9

#OpenScience 🧪
September 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Writing on Substack now! Sample:

I shunned liberal arts for most of high school and college. I wanted to focus on math and science, so used that as an excuse to take most of the easier English and Social Studies classes I could find...
September 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I’ll be using this to discuss everything related science, climate, and natural hazards!

Mix in some geology along the way
September 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Excited for everyone to check out my new substack page! rocksforjocks.substack.com
Rocks for Jocks | Substack
Click to read Rocks for Jocks, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.
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September 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Follow me on Substack! substack.com/@rocksforjoc...
Rocks for Jocks | Substack
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September 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
For readers & creators using Substack: curious what you all think about it? Seems like a great mix of both long form (Posts) and short form (Notes) content, with the option to embed audio podcasts. Let me know what you think!
September 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In this episode of "Rocks for Jocks", I catch up with a grad school colleague, Jeremy Salerno! We talk about his research on earthquake waves and site response, monitoring nuclear weapons testing, and Jeremy's roles working with different companies and defense projects. Listen at link in bio!
July 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A few days ago, I asked ChatGPT's help fix something in my code (the dropdown and legend were not working together properly). I said "dropdown and legend are filtering to different values"

ChatGPT said, "Goal: Make legend and dropdown stay in sync."
July 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Does anyone have a newsletter going out every time they release a podcast episode?

If so, which program do you use to send them? And how many newsletter followers do you have per podcast followers?
June 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
New podcast up this week about the Science and Stats behind podcasts! I got to speak with a PhD candidate at the University of Washington who collects and analyzes data behind how guests & ideas spread across different channels. Different from what I normally do, but still very cool stuff! 🧪🔬🎙️
June 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Anyone else love starting new #books to avoid finishing old ones?
June 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This week, I host Sydney DeMets, PhD candidate at the University of Washington, to talk about her podcast network research! We chat about the polarization within podcasting spaces, the influence of moderate shows on bridging political divides, and the gender disparity of hosts and guests.
June 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In this episode of 𝘙𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘑𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴, I got to interview Professor Roger Fu from Harvard's Earth and Planetary Sciences department! We talk about planet formation in our early solar system, history of our climate, and science funding in Boston.

Available everywhere! linktr.ee/RocksForJocks
June 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
New podcast released this week with a Harvard professor discussing his research — “Rocks for Jocks” available everywhere! Link to all channels in bio 🧪🪨🔭
June 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
June 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This week, I got to interview Professor Roger Fu from Harvard's Earth and Planetary Sciences department. We cover planet formation in our early solar system, harvesting samples from meteorites, tectonic plate motion, paleoclimate research, and science funding in Boston! linktr.ee/RocksForJocks
June 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I try not to play favorites with my guests but the episode I'm currently editing has got to be one of my favorites so far — we talk about planetary formation in our early solar system, climate change, science funding, historical earthquakes, how different cultures study #Astronomy, and more!
May 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
100 Hour livestream from weather scientists about research at risk due to proposed US budget cuts. Really cool stuff, and shows why it’s important we keep funding it! 🧪🔬🌧️⚡️🌡️

www.youtube.com/live/CcWR6Cd...
Live from NASA GISS, kicking-off the Weather and Climate 100-hour livestream
YouTube video by The Weather & Climate Livestream
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May 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Reposted by Rocks for Jocks
Warming of +1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels is too high for the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, and even the current climate forcing of +1.2 °C is likely to lead to several meters of sea-level rise, according to a study in Communications Earth & Environment. 🧪
Warming of +1.5 °C is too high for polar ice sheets - Communications Earth & Environment
Warming of +1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels is too high for the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, and even the current climate forcing of +1.2 °C is likely to lead to several meters of sea-level rise, meaning that only a return to +1 °C or lower will avoid extensive loss and damage to coastal populations, according to a synthesis of recent evidence.
go.nature.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I host David Zabner, 4th year PhD Candidate at Tufts University, to tell me all about his research — improving Computer Science education! David tells me about his background and projects he’s done to improve education at different levels, comparing Comp Sci to learning a second language. 🧪💻📚
May 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This week I host Amanda Calhoun, PhD candidate at Harvard! Amanda uses carbon isotopes to uncover signs of ancient life, and also uses pyrite (fool’s gold!) to understand Earth’s oxygen history.

Listen to learn the history of both our atmosphere and life itself! creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
April 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Massachusetts #Space week at my local library today! Free books, stickers, posters, and an expert panel!
April 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
New video drop about #NOAA most recent sea level rise report! Understanding how our climate is changing is funded by, and important to, many of our federal agencies (NOAA, NASA, FEMA, DoD, EPA, and others). Check out this video to learn more!
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Breaking down NOAA's Sea Level Rise Report
YouTube video by Rocks for Jocks
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April 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM