Nick Hayman
@stompdearth.bsky.social
State Geologist of Oklahoma, Director of Oklahoma Geological Survey, nominally a structural geologist, phan, podcast listener, wannabe guitarist.
I'm not sure I totally agree with my own statement, but I'll refrain from deleting it in case it spurs any interesting conversation (i.e. "trolling" LOL)
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I'm not sure I totally agree with my own statement, but I'll refrain from deleting it in case it spurs any interesting conversation (i.e. "trolling" LOL)
well, with that kind of thinking.... (j/k). Funding pulses are kind of out of the blue and linked to national priorities, not steady commitment to core programs. Best to strategize and have the science investment ride on the back of the priorities (which are shorter term).
December 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
well, with that kind of thinking.... (j/k). Funding pulses are kind of out of the blue and linked to national priorities, not steady commitment to core programs. Best to strategize and have the science investment ride on the back of the priorities (which are shorter term).
Be wild if they can figure out something to date in there. Probably get some weird young age though LOL
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Be wild if they can figure out something to date in there. Probably get some weird young age though LOL
Interesting. "Office of the Director" could mean special programs and so still research funding. I do wonder if rearranging (consolidating) the core programs will one day lead to increased funding across the board.
December 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Interesting. "Office of the Director" could mean special programs and so still research funding. I do wonder if rearranging (consolidating) the core programs will one day lead to increased funding across the board.
If I'm not mistaken it falls out of GPlates (kinematics based on magnetic poles I suppose?), but some geodynamic arguments are out there too. But sure, it gets a little hazy pretty quickly....
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
If I'm not mistaken it falls out of GPlates (kinematics based on magnetic poles I suppose?), but some geodynamic arguments are out there too. But sure, it gets a little hazy pretty quickly....
Damon always talks about how slower spreading centers were less prominent backwards into the past, so maybe, right? Thanks for posting this though - I was part of the initial discussions leading to this project but lost track of it.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Damon always talks about how slower spreading centers were less prominent backwards into the past, so maybe, right? Thanks for posting this though - I was part of the initial discussions leading to this project but lost track of it.
I love how as us geologists get older we think about older and older rocks. I'm getting into the neoproterozoic ;)
November 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I love how as us geologists get older we think about older and older rocks. I'm getting into the neoproterozoic ;)
article (not much in it, but still): www.news9.com/oklahoma-cit...
Tens of thousands in Norman out of power overnight Saturday, cause of outage unknown
Thousands in Norman faced power outage due to unknown cause Saturday night. OG&E crews investigating. Stay updated on this developing story.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
article (not much in it, but still): www.news9.com/oklahoma-cit...
Popped up about a year ago or so; wouldn't say it's increased per se. I kinda stay out of 'social sciences' lol, but I'll see if the IPPRA group at OU (www.ou.edu/ippra) has ideas on how to quantify this a bit.
Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis
The University of Oklahoma
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November 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Popped up about a year ago or so; wouldn't say it's increased per se. I kinda stay out of 'social sciences' lol, but I'll see if the IPPRA group at OU (www.ou.edu/ippra) has ideas on how to quantify this a bit.
I don't think there's a single vector, I just get a lot of phone calls from the general public worried about it. It would be an interesting hypothesis if it originates from the scientific community (inc. USGS) emphasizing the more dynamic aspects of earthquake science over the basics to the public.
November 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I don't think there's a single vector, I just get a lot of phone calls from the general public worried about it. It would be an interesting hypothesis if it originates from the scientific community (inc. USGS) emphasizing the more dynamic aspects of earthquake science over the basics to the public.
There's some misinformation out there about a certain number of magnitude 3+ leading to a larger event. It may be a misuse of articles on b-values, triggering, and similar topics. In any case, I think this has kind of spread without us realizing it.
November 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
There's some misinformation out there about a certain number of magnitude 3+ leading to a larger event. It may be a misuse of articles on b-values, triggering, and similar topics. In any case, I think this has kind of spread without us realizing it.
Also, I think when compared with the lunar record, late Archean bombardment never holds up. But that's a foggy recollection from a college class I took, and I went to college, like, in the Archean it feels like.
October 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Also, I think when compared with the lunar record, late Archean bombardment never holds up. But that's a foggy recollection from a college class I took, and I went to college, like, in the Archean it feels like.
I mean, they're intriguing. SIMS is a pain though, and it's tough to know what it all means. I think it also causes us to overlook the interesting fact that the crust is basically <3.8 Ga (e.g., www.geosociety.org/GSA/GSA/GSAT...)
article
GSA Today article 541A: Creating Continents: Archean Cratons Tell the Story by Carol D. Frost et al.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I mean, they're intriguing. SIMS is a pain though, and it's tough to know what it all means. I think it also causes us to overlook the interesting fact that the crust is basically <3.8 Ga (e.g., www.geosociety.org/GSA/GSA/GSAT...)
That title is mean LOL
October 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
That title is mean LOL
huh, woulda thought Anadarko Basin would show up a bit more prominently.
October 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
huh, woulda thought Anadarko Basin would show up a bit more prominently.
Miocene fossils (horses in particular) in many of those, amhibians (e.g. tortoises) others as well. Not an expert, but I think this blanket statement of 'no Neogene fossils' is a bit misleading
October 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Miocene fossils (horses in particular) in many of those, amhibians (e.g. tortoises) others as well. Not an expert, but I think this blanket statement of 'no Neogene fossils' is a bit misleading
Texas felt they needed their own largest river
October 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Texas felt they needed their own largest river
pretty funny since there was a stretch there in the late 00's when NYC was statistically the safest place in the world.
September 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
pretty funny since there was a stretch there in the late 00's when NYC was statistically the safest place in the world.
Very good point. But one social media feed isn't all of reality, and there are so few areas of the internet where free and breezy science discussions happen, the fear seems to be justified. Also, the feed (writ large) doesn't lend itself to more complex discussions of those political topics, imho.
September 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Very good point. But one social media feed isn't all of reality, and there are so few areas of the internet where free and breezy science discussions happen, the fear seems to be justified. Also, the feed (writ large) doesn't lend itself to more complex discussions of those political topics, imho.
tough call... hematite is way more fundamental, the mineral expression of oxidation and all that entails. Barite is closely related to the state rock of Oklahoma....
September 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
tough call... hematite is way more fundamental, the mineral expression of oxidation and all that entails. Barite is closely related to the state rock of Oklahoma....
Space here at OU is centralized, but there is a dialog between Directors/Deans/Chairs and that office. I have given up and defended space before; it's always a judgement call/balance. I would think a returning rotator would be valued and supported so that's a chit to play with the chair/director.
September 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Space here at OU is centralized, but there is a dialog between Directors/Deans/Chairs and that office. I have given up and defended space before; it's always a judgement call/balance. I would think a returning rotator would be valued and supported so that's a chit to play with the chair/director.
I'm slightly surprised I'm just hearing about this now since there's been a rumor of serious financial problems there for a couple years. I don't think 'shared governance' is going to solve an intrinsic fiscal problem brought about by cuts in state funding and poor management.
September 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I'm slightly surprised I'm just hearing about this now since there's been a rumor of serious financial problems there for a couple years. I don't think 'shared governance' is going to solve an intrinsic fiscal problem brought about by cuts in state funding and poor management.