Karl Lang
@skeptikarl.bsky.social
Studying the science behind the scenery
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Cool new paper from Jeff Prancevic and co-authors. Even more impressive that Jeff wrote this up as a side project while working full time for carbon-free cement startup company.
Rivers and streams may look permanent, but their lengths can change dramatically with the seasons, according to a new Science study. The findings offer the first large-scale insights into how water dynamically moves through landscapes. scim.ag/4bkb9F2
Variability of flowing stream network length across the US
The aggregate length of flowing streams in a drainage network lengthens and shortens as landscapes become wetter and drier. However, direct measurements of stream network variability have been limited...
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February 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Cool new paper from Jeff Prancevic and co-authors. Even more impressive that Jeff wrote this up as a side project while working full time for carbon-free cement startup company.
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This is just gutting.
February 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is just gutting.
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GeoSPACE, our accessible hybrid field course, has found itself in need of fundraising due to recent events. Part of being accessible is offsetting the financial burden of attending. If you can spare anything to help out, a lot of students without other options would be grateful!!! ⚒️🔭🧪
GeoSPACE is the only accessible for-credit geology field course in the US and we need your help! Help us keep this camp financially accessible for students by donating at the link below through 2/20 and typing "geospace" in the text box at the bottom of the form. givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/ge...
Geology Department Fund - Gator Nation Giving Day
Do you ever wish you could have attended a Hydro field camp or learned to code in Python over the summer? Maybe a shorter, local field experience would have been practical for you? Many of our alumni ...
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February 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
GeoSPACE, our accessible hybrid field course, has found itself in need of fundraising due to recent events. Part of being accessible is offsetting the financial burden of attending. If you can spare anything to help out, a lot of students without other options would be grateful!!! ⚒️🔭🧪
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Thinking of making all future maps for my papers small enough scale so I can include the Gulf of Mexico. 🧪
February 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Thinking of making all future maps for my papers small enough scale so I can include the Gulf of Mexico. 🧪
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On the topographic differences following the #PalisadesFire from @opentopography.org 🧪⚒️ #lidar #PiewPiew opentopography.org/blog/using-l...
Using Lidar to Understand the Impacts of the 2025 Palisades and Eaton Fires, Los Angeles, CA | OpenTopography
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February 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
On the topographic differences following the #PalisadesFire from @opentopography.org 🧪⚒️ #lidar #PiewPiew opentopography.org/blog/using-l...
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
aren’t overhead rates negotiated contractually with the federal government for a predetermined amount of time? not a lawyer, but this seems like an obvious breach of contract lawsuit, at least for existing grants.
February 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
aren’t overhead rates negotiated contractually with the federal government for a predetermined amount of time? not a lawyer, but this seems like an obvious breach of contract lawsuit, at least for existing grants.
nothing says “i never took a class in economics” like acting as if everything is or should be a market.
February 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
nothing says “i never took a class in economics” like acting as if everything is or should be a market.
99/100 times you hear someone talk about critical “minerals” they are talking about elements. the NYT just published an article in which the identified “rare earth elements” as a “critical mineral” ELEMENT IS IN THE NAME.
a man with white hair is saying i feel like i 'm taking crazy pills
ALT: a man with white hair is saying i feel like i 'm taking crazy pills
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February 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
99/100 times you hear someone talk about critical “minerals” they are talking about elements. the NYT just published an article in which the identified “rare earth elements” as a “critical mineral” ELEMENT IS IN THE NAME.
remember that most (all?) public R1 universities rely on sponsored programs to function, and there are beloved public universities in every state, red states included.
NEW: We obtained the directions NSF program officers are following to review all grants for compliance with the Trump EOs and the turmoil it has created in an agency mandated to broaden STEM participation. Our story: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: how NSF is scouring research grants for violations of Trump’s orders
The US National Science Foundation has unfrozen grant funding, but it continues to scrutinize research projects, sowing turmoil.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
remember that most (all?) public R1 universities rely on sponsored programs to function, and there are beloved public universities in every state, red states included.
omfg. APS really just closed schools because its too cold. Atlanta is not a real place.
January 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
omfg. APS really just closed schools because its too cold. Atlanta is not a real place.
while I'm sorry to miss the party, the TECHtonics group + collaborators are well represented at AGU! check us out here:
December 7, 2024 at 8:50 PM
while I'm sorry to miss the party, the TECHtonics group + collaborators are well represented at AGU! check us out here:
who decided that we need raspberry containers to *explode* open when we touch them?
December 7, 2024 at 5:49 PM
who decided that we need raspberry containers to *explode* open when we touch them?
We may never know when it began, but we know when it ends! #RIPAnthropocene
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/c...
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/c...
March 5, 2024 at 12:35 PM
We may never know when it began, but we know when it ends! #RIPAnthropocene
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/c...
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/c...
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After an intense match with 3757 votes, perpetual runner-up #Zircon takes the #MinCup23 Championship by just 61 votes over #Perovskite!
October 2, 2023 at 12:32 AM
After an intense match with 3757 votes, perpetual runner-up #Zircon takes the #MinCup23 Championship by just 61 votes over #Perovskite!
idea to solve the later reviewer/unpaid reviews problems simultaneously: pay reviewers who submit reviews on time
September 18, 2023 at 5:01 PM
idea to solve the later reviewer/unpaid reviews problems simultaneously: pay reviewers who submit reviews on time
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Our sibling department, the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology is hiring a Research Scientist focused on Geologic Mapping (MS or PhD required). Please help spread the word, and feel free to reach out with Q's. Apply at:
nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external...
nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external...
Research Scientist, Geologic Mapping
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...
nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
September 8, 2023 at 6:44 PM
Our sibling department, the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology is hiring a Research Scientist focused on Geologic Mapping (MS or PhD required). Please help spread the word, and feel free to reach out with Q's. Apply at:
nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external...
nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external...
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A red-tailed hawk that has lost its keys
September 9, 2023 at 4:38 AM
A red-tailed hawk that has lost its keys
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We’re hiring in Planetary Science! The School of Earth and Space Exploration at ASU is a fun and special place for its collegiality and interdisciplinarity. Apply! https://apply.interfolio.com/131340
September 7, 2023 at 9:19 PM
We’re hiring in Planetary Science! The School of Earth and Space Exploration at ASU is a fun and special place for its collegiality and interdisciplinarity. Apply! https://apply.interfolio.com/131340
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peak capitalism is creating an apocalyptic traffic jam in the middle of nowhere
September 5, 2023 at 1:06 AM
peak capitalism is creating an apocalyptic traffic jam in the middle of nowhere