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. 🇨🇴
So, I understand the gender-related issues with word choice in recommendation letters, but ... I disagree with the advice that being "kind" does not indicate success in a research career.
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
So, I understand the gender-related issues with word choice in recommendation letters, but ... I disagree with the advice that being "kind" does not indicate success in a research career.
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...
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?
All I can picture as the kids argue about how one likes orange chicken and the other likes General Tso's chicken from the local Chinese place.
November 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
All I can picture as the kids argue about how one likes orange chicken and the other likes General Tso's chicken from the local Chinese place.
You: EVEN IF THEY KILLED ME AND MADE MY BOOK INTO PIANO KEYS?
Publisher:
Publisher:
October 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
You: EVEN IF THEY KILLED ME AND MADE MY BOOK INTO PIANO KEYS?
Publisher:
Publisher:
Intense Halloween decorations here in Granville, right @thespaceshipper.com?
October 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Intense Halloween decorations here in Granville, right @thespaceshipper.com?
Caught Comet Lemmon with my Seestar S30 this evening just before it vanished behind some trees.
October 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Caught Comet Lemmon with my Seestar S30 this evening just before it vanished behind some trees.
I was testing a 200x microscope attachment for smartphones and found this lovely zircon in sand from Gold Beach in Oregon (clear grain on middle left)
October 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I was testing a 200x microscope attachment for smartphones and found this lovely zircon in sand from Gold Beach in Oregon (clear grain on middle left)
Ah yes, we've found it.
October 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Ah yes, we've found it.
Douglas Adams was right.
October 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Douglas Adams was right.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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And apparently Kīlauea doesn't think much of the shutdown either. New eruptive episode has begun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t...
October 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
And apparently Kīlauea doesn't think much of the shutdown either. New eruptive episode has begun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t...
But ... isn't that the goal of education🫠?
!['America's Elite Universities Have Lost Their Way' (bloomberg.com) 145
Posted by msmash on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @10:06AM from the closer-look dept.
Trust in America's elite universities has declined sharply over the past decade [non-paywalled source]. A Manhattan Institute survey conducted in June 2025 found that only 42% of Americans have significant trust in higher education, down 15 percentage points from a decade earlier. Trust in Ivy League institutions stands at just 15%.
Harvard is considering building trade schools as part of a settlement with the Trump administration. The proposal comes as elite universities face criticism for shifting focus from academic excellence to shaping students' political and moral values. Princeton changed its informal motto in 2016 to "In the Nation's Service and the Service of Humanity." Grade inflation has become prevalent at elite schools. A Bloomberg column argues universities should adopt more objective admissions criteria, reduce grade inflation, and make education their primary mission again rather than attempting to fix societal problems.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4ffx2ptgyrwmwq5iyf5rcg3v/bafkreicclezcwiddur4kynobwqcarjk3bxy3ffa544sehcqxg7qsierdqa@jpeg)
September 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
But ... isn't that the goal of education🫠?
I mean, Sideshow Bob doesn't appear to be wrong in retrospect.
September 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I mean, Sideshow Bob doesn't appear to be wrong in retrospect.
I am not emotionally or intellectually prepared for a postseason with both the Red Sox and Mariners.
September 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I am not emotionally or intellectually prepared for a postseason with both the Red Sox and Mariners.
Got my flu and covid shots yesterday so now I’m sitting on the couch being reminded why I both love MST3K and dislike the Grateful Dead.
September 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Got my flu and covid shots yesterday so now I’m sitting on the couch being reminded why I both love MST3K and dislike the Grateful Dead.
Jeez, I mean, war-torn Portland.
September 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Jeez, I mean, war-torn Portland.
Of this you can be sure: if I send out a newsletter saying Kīlauea is likely to erupt soon, it does. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
September 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Of this you can be sure: if I send out a newsletter saying Kīlauea is likely to erupt soon, it does. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
Sometimes it sucks to get up early every day to get the kid off to school. And sometimes you get to see stuff like this.
September 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Sometimes it sucks to get up early every day to get the kid off to school. And sometimes you get to see stuff like this.