Bipedal Meatbag
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Bipedal meatbag. Professor of volcano stuff on the Island of Hawai‘i.
Hawai‘i has some banger options.
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Hawai‘i has some banger options.
Big brain stuff happening in Hilo. Turns out you shouldn’t drive a backhoe on a pedestrian bridge.
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Big brain stuff happening in Hilo. Turns out you shouldn’t drive a backhoe on a pedestrian bridge.
I’m unsure, but the sky photographed differently than it normally does and so we might have gotten something. People were able to see aurora last year and so it’s possible.
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I’m unsure, but the sky photographed differently than it normally does and so we might have gotten something. People were able to see aurora last year and so it’s possible.
I’m feeling more confident that we are getting some of it down here. No other reason here for the diversity in colours I’m picking up in quick succession on a crappy 3-second iPhone photo.
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I’m feeling more confident that we are getting some of it down here. No other reason here for the diversity in colours I’m picking up in quick succession on a crappy 3-second iPhone photo.
Normally I’d say this is probably light pollution but we don’t have much of that here in Hawai‘i. Maybe I was able to capture the dregs of #aurora with my phone? Certainly nothing visible with the naked eye, I’m skeptical.
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Normally I’d say this is probably light pollution but we don’t have much of that here in Hawai‘i. Maybe I was able to capture the dregs of #aurora with my phone? Certainly nothing visible with the naked eye, I’m skeptical.
No aurora likely visible in Hawai‘i but sometimes my drive home looks like this.
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
No aurora likely visible in Hawai‘i but sometimes my drive home looks like this.
I have a mug with this picture on it. We talk about her amazing contributions to science and how she was not allowed on the research cruises in my 100-level classes. They are blown away when they see that hand drawn map!
November 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I have a mug with this picture on it. We talk about her amazing contributions to science and how she was not allowed on the research cruises in my 100-level classes. They are blown away when they see that hand drawn map!
And athletes in Buffalo!
October 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
And athletes in Buffalo!
There is nothing stopping you from enjoying both activities, it doesn’t have to be an either or. My science interests have made delightful projects. A personal favourite is the a- and b-axis olivine sweater.
October 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
There is nothing stopping you from enjoying both activities, it doesn’t have to be an either or. My science interests have made delightful projects. A personal favourite is the a- and b-axis olivine sweater.
Highlight of the field day was finding a pig’s tail disarticulated from the original owner. Also we measured the offset of faults with our undergraduates today. Mauna Loa made a brief appearance before hiding behind the clouds.
October 26, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Highlight of the field day was finding a pig’s tail disarticulated from the original owner. Also we measured the offset of faults with our undergraduates today. Mauna Loa made a brief appearance before hiding behind the clouds.
I caught a cousin of Factory Butte south of Towaoc with some moody weather a few years back.
October 26, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I caught a cousin of Factory Butte south of Towaoc with some moody weather a few years back.
I got to a point where I got frustrated enough by not being able to find or purchase what I was looking for and learned to build my own furniture to fit my space.
October 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I got to a point where I got frustrated enough by not being able to find or purchase what I was looking for and learned to build my own furniture to fit my space.
Kīlauea episode 35 has arrived. The double fountain shot is from one of the HVO interns, Christina. All are taken from the public viewing areas.
October 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Kīlauea episode 35 has arrived. The double fountain shot is from one of the HVO interns, Christina. All are taken from the public viewing areas.
This upcoming episode’s flavor of gas pistoning has been pretty spectacular.
October 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This upcoming episode’s flavor of gas pistoning has been pretty spectacular.
This friend, scolopendra subspinipes, packs a spicy bite. This one was about 5in (12.7cm) long and hanging around the outside of my lab today.
October 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This friend, scolopendra subspinipes, packs a spicy bite. This one was about 5in (12.7cm) long and hanging around the outside of my lab today.
I must have sat next to one of his relatives on a different flight…
October 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I must have sat next to one of his relatives on a different flight…
We’re living in stupid times, enjoy this video of turtles bobbing around in the surf.
September 24, 2025 at 6:19 AM
We’re living in stupid times, enjoy this video of turtles bobbing around in the surf.
Stunning views up on Haleakalā this weekend.
September 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Stunning views up on Haleakalā this weekend.
One of the HVO interns (Christina) grabbed this shot of episode 33 from the public viewing area.
September 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
One of the HVO interns (Christina) grabbed this shot of episode 33 from the public viewing area.
I saw this dog on my way to work. 10/10 commute experience.
September 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I saw this dog on my way to work. 10/10 commute experience.
Same direction as previous fountains (right to left on the photo), the vent morphology just makes it look really wide at the point of exit.
September 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Same direction as previous fountains (right to left on the photo), the vent morphology just makes it look really wide at the point of exit.