Alex
@alexmmorgan.bsky.social
Planetary geologist @planetaryscience.bsky.social
https://alexmmorgan.github.io/
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Planetary Exploration Newsletter
Volume 19, Number 42 (October 19, 2025)
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Volume 19, Number 42 (October 19, 2025)
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Planetary Exploration Newsletter
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October 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Planetary Exploration Newsletter
Volume 19, Number 42 (October 19, 2025)
The latest newsletter is posted at:
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Volume 19, Number 42 (October 19, 2025)
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EPA loses its entire research division. seems important?
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
NYT front page: "this guy was crazy" and "rich people eat croissants"
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
NYT front page: "this guy was crazy" and "rich people eat croissants"
July 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
EPA loses its entire research division. seems important?
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
NYT front page: "this guy was crazy" and "rich people eat croissants"
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
NYT front page: "this guy was crazy" and "rich people eat croissants"
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ah yes, you were using gemini-4o-xx1-beta-2, of course you got bad results, you have to use openai-o3-mini-xxl and toggle on the 'do it good' button
May 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
ah yes, you were using gemini-4o-xx1-beta-2, of course you got bad results, you have to use openai-o3-mini-xxl and toggle on the 'do it good' button
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🌐 Introducing GRIT: the First Global Bifurcating River Network 🏞
developed by Michel Wortmann as part of the NERC Large Grant EvoFLOOD, in the Hydro-Climate Extremes group @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
developed by Michel Wortmann as part of the NERC Large Grant EvoFLOOD, in the Hydro-Climate Extremes group @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🌐 Introducing GRIT: the First Global Bifurcating River Network 🏞
developed by Michel Wortmann as part of the NERC Large Grant EvoFLOOD, in the Hydro-Climate Extremes group @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
developed by Michel Wortmann as part of the NERC Large Grant EvoFLOOD, in the Hydro-Climate Extremes group @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
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Today, we're launching a dedicated action hub for the crisis threatening NASA science. Find actions, latest news and up-to-date resources at: www.planetary.org/save-nasa-sc... #ProtectNASAScience
May 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Today, we're launching a dedicated action hub for the crisis threatening NASA science. Find actions, latest news and up-to-date resources at: www.planetary.org/save-nasa-sc... #ProtectNASAScience
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This is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson aired on May 20th, 1977.
Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
April 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson aired on May 20th, 1977.
Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
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NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...
Download what you need asap and send comments to: ncei.info@noaa.gov
Download what you need asap and send comments to: ncei.info@noaa.gov
Notice of Changes
Notices of changes are formal public announcements of planned services changes to applications and other products.
www.nesdis.noaa.gov
April 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...
Download what you need asap and send comments to: ncei.info@noaa.gov
Download what you need asap and send comments to: ncei.info@noaa.gov
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PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER
Volume 19, Number 15 (April 13, 2025)
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Volume 19, Number 15 (April 13, 2025)
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April 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER
Volume 19, Number 15 (April 13, 2025)
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Volume 19, Number 15 (April 13, 2025)
The latest newsletter is posted at planetarynews.org
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PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER
Volume 19, Number 13 (March 30, 2025)
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Volume 19, Number 13 (March 30, 2025)
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Planetary Exploration Newsletter
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March 31, 2025 at 1:36 AM
PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER
Volume 19, Number 13 (March 30, 2025)
The latest newsletter is posted at planetarynews.org
Volume 19, Number 13 (March 30, 2025)
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this meme is too real
Something is definitely going to break or not work right and then I'll just have NOTHING until someone can figure out how to fix it for me 😭
March 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
this meme is too real
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🚨 Preprint! We combine our recent open dataset of #APC prices with the article counts per journal-year from #OpenAlex to estimate how much the academic community has paid in APCs over the last 5 years.
A. $8.349 billion ($8.968 B in 2023 USD)
$2.5B in 2023 alone.
arxiv.org/abs/2407.16551 #metasci
A. $8.349 billion ($8.968 B in 2023 USD)
$2.5B in 2023 alone.
arxiv.org/abs/2407.16551 #metasci
Estimating global article processing charges paid to six publishers for open access between 2019 and 2023
This study presents estimates of the global expenditure on article processing charges (APCs) paid to six publishers for open access between 2019 and 2023. APCs are fees charged for publishing in some ...
arxiv.org
November 18, 2024 at 4:16 PM
🚨 Preprint! We combine our recent open dataset of #APC prices with the article counts per journal-year from #OpenAlex to estimate how much the academic community has paid in APCs over the last 5 years.
A. $8.349 billion ($8.968 B in 2023 USD)
$2.5B in 2023 alone.
arxiv.org/abs/2407.16551 #metasci
A. $8.349 billion ($8.968 B in 2023 USD)
$2.5B in 2023 alone.
arxiv.org/abs/2407.16551 #metasci
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PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER
Volume 19, Number 10 (March 9, 2025)
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We are in the process of broadening our delivery platforms.
Volume 19, Number 10 (March 9, 2025)
The latest newsletter is posted at
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We are in the process of broadening our delivery platforms.
Planetary Exploration Newsletter
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March 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER
Volume 19, Number 10 (March 9, 2025)
The latest newsletter is posted at
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We are in the process of broadening our delivery platforms.
Volume 19, Number 10 (March 9, 2025)
The latest newsletter is posted at
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We are in the process of broadening our delivery platforms.
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT! ☀️
Bill Nye will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
Bill Nye will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
March 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT! ☀️
Bill Nye will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
Bill Nye will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
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PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER
Volume 19, Number 9 (March 2, 2025)
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PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER
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My colleagues are using ChatGPT to source data and plot analyses for them. I'm literally reviewing papers written this way.
Meanwhile....
Meanwhile....
![Query: Plot the number of plots of the number of published genomes on the vertical axis against the number of published genomes on the horizontal axis
ChatGPT answer: Number of Plots vs. Number of Published Genomes
Here is the plot showing the "number of plots" against the "number of published genomes."
[Image: plot of sqrt[x].
If you'd like a different approach or specific adjustments, feel free to ask!
Query: Where did you get the data from?
ChatGPT answer: The data used in the plot was artificially generated as an example. Specifically:
Number of Published Genomes: I created a simple range of values (from 1 to 100) to represent this axis.
Number of Plots: I applied a mathematical transformation (the square root function) to the "Number of Published Genomes" to create a plausible-looking relationship.
This approach was chosen to provide a visual illustration since no real-world dataset was provided. If you have actual data or a specific dataset you'd like to use, feel free to share it, and I can recreate the plot with real numbers!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tbqqvyv6pjjww44glrmycaxl/bafkreifn4u42wawsnt2bheyf5ehbqtbnu4dnfbiv2zx7d5s2cyo5wny3aa@jpeg)
December 31, 2024 at 7:38 AM
My colleagues are using ChatGPT to source data and plot analyses for them. I'm literally reviewing papers written this way.
Meanwhile....
Meanwhile....
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We're hiring! New position at UNR now open in Economic Geology (nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external...). I know there's a lot else going on out there, but I did want to plug this. I've been really happy in Reno and with our department. Feel free to reach out with Q's.
Associate Professor, Economic Geology
The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitt...
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February 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We're hiring! New position at UNR now open in Economic Geology (nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external...). I know there's a lot else going on out there, but I did want to plug this. I've been really happy in Reno and with our department. Feel free to reach out with Q's.
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Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
February 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
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This is a statement by PSI CEO Mark Sykes, on the importance of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility for science, and reflects the values and principles that guide the daily management of this Institute under his leadership.
Read it here:
Read it here:
Statement in support of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
NOTICE: This is a statement by Planetary Science Institute CEO Mark V. Sykes, and reflects the values and principles that guide the daily management of and planning for this Institute under his…
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February 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is a statement by PSI CEO Mark Sykes, on the importance of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility for science, and reflects the values and principles that guide the daily management of this Institute under his leadership.
Read it here:
Read it here:
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Entirely unsuprisingly, it looks like the Trump administration wants to cut the NSF budget by 2/3.
I'm an NSF-funded researcher. Let's talk about what this would look like.
Because there are unintended consequences you might not be aware of. 1/
www.science.org/content/arti...
I'm an NSF-funded researcher. Let's talk about what this would look like.
Because there are unintended consequences you might not be aware of. 1/
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘My boss was crying.’ NSF confronts potentially massive layoffs and budget cuts
Trump could propose slashing agency’s budget by two-thirds
www.science.org
February 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Entirely unsuprisingly, it looks like the Trump administration wants to cut the NSF budget by 2/3.
I'm an NSF-funded researcher. Let's talk about what this would look like.
Because there are unintended consequences you might not be aware of. 1/
www.science.org/content/arti...
I'm an NSF-funded researcher. Let's talk about what this would look like.
Because there are unintended consequences you might not be aware of. 1/
www.science.org/content/arti...
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PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER
Volume 19, Number 6 (February 9, 2025)
Volume 19, Number 6 (February 9, 2025)
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PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER
Volume 19, Number 6 (February 9, 2025)
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Exciting new preprint by Zilu Meng, Greg Hakim, and @ericsteig.bsky.social where they reconstruct Earth's climate over the last 1000+ years at **seasonal** timescales. resolutionhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14130 🧪⚒️❄️
Coupled Seasonal Data Assimilation of Sea Ice, Ocean, and Atmospheric Dynamics over the Last Millennium
``Online" data assimilation (DA) is used to generate a new seasonal-resolution reanalysis dataset over the last millennium by combining forecasts from an ocean--atmosphere--sea-ice coupled linear inve...
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February 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Exciting new preprint by Zilu Meng, Greg Hakim, and @ericsteig.bsky.social where they reconstruct Earth's climate over the last 1000+ years at **seasonal** timescales. resolutionhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14130 🧪⚒️❄️
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Without a doubt the most authoritative and scientific map projections alignment chart there is
February 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Without a doubt the most authoritative and scientific map projections alignment chart there is
New paper: Linear dunes erode into the Lake Caroline, Simpson Desert, Australia, challenging the linear dune extension hypothesis. Erosion dates back 24 ka. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Geology #geosciences
#Geology #geosciences
November 16, 2024 at 5:49 PM
New paper: Linear dunes erode into the Lake Caroline, Simpson Desert, Australia, challenging the linear dune extension hypothesis. Erosion dates back 24 ka. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Geology #geosciences
#Geology #geosciences
Check out our new(ish) paper in PSJ, where we used deep learning to map brain coral terrain in 58,000 HiRISE images on #Mars @uahirise.bsky.social
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
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September 13, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Check out our new(ish) paper in PSJ, where we used deep learning to map brain coral terrain in 58,000 HiRISE images on #Mars @uahirise.bsky.social
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...