tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post6174937149830130399..comments2023-11-05T03:45:19.337-05:00Comments on Apparent Dip: I'm sorry, I must have missed it when you said "and geology"Thermochronichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08606230819461771700noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-54895089739028993112007-10-12T05:12:00.000-04:002007-10-12T05:12:00.000-04:00Aren't chemistry, physics, and biology simply the ...Aren't chemistry, physics, and biology simply the tools that are needed to practice geology?C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-42387958289038236502007-09-29T14:23:00.000-04:002007-09-29T14:23:00.000-04:00anonymous above...I agree! Because climate science...anonymous above...I agree! Because climate science, for good reason, is getting a lot of attention and press, it seems reasonable to include it within "earth science"...but, I wonder if it should be separated (within the context of science news reporting) somehow...I'm not sure the best way to do this.<BR/><BR/>The ongoing see-saw of categorizing specialties, then combining them back into a more holistic systems view, and then separating them back again...maybe the see-saw is the answer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-82656785044382228052007-09-29T12:03:00.000-04:002007-09-29T12:03:00.000-04:00It's everywhere. Just yesterday I was reading a bo...It's everywhere. Just yesterday I was reading a book by Ranulph Fiennes about his Antarctic feats; it had a short appendix talking about scientific research conducted on the continent, and everyone (meteorologists, atmospheric scientists, biologists, glaciologists, &c) gets a mention, with the conspicuous absence of geologists and geophysicists.<BR/><BR/>I'm tired of clicking on 'Earth Science' categories online, only to find a label of 'Climate Science' would have been more suitable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-61304948407195464072007-09-28T15:43:00.000-04:002007-09-28T15:43:00.000-04:00Maybe in the States, it's better to start with phy...Maybe in the States, it's better to start with physics. Then, there might be a chance for the kids before the rednecks get a crack at it! After all, they can't argue with the way a bullet flies...Harold Asmishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458639605880944167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-85197270281196678702007-09-28T10:31:00.000-04:002007-09-28T10:31:00.000-04:00Even Scienceblogs is guilty of forgetting geology....Even Scienceblogs is guilty of forgetting geology. Last summer they had a survey of reader interests, which included a bunch of boxes to check if you wanted to read more about certain topics.<BR/><BR/>Geology wasn't listed. Neither was earth science.<BR/><BR/>We can make noise, but we've got to get other scientists acknowledging that we exist. No, there is no Nobel prize in the earth sciences. So there's an entire scientific revolution that is not recorded in the list of Nobel prizes. Doesn't mean it wasn't important.<BR/><BR/>Also: yeah, my four-year-old gets excited about argon. Um. Well, no. He's got a stuffed T. Rex and draws pictures of volcanoes.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738706550175991130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-9761100537999185412007-09-28T09:03:00.000-04:002007-09-28T09:03:00.000-04:00Brian - I know, I grew up in California, perhaps t...Brian - I know, I grew up in California, perhaps the most geologically active state we have, and my "earth science" was almost non-existent. <BR/><BR/>CJR - "What are kids interested in? Volcanoes and dinosaurs, that's what" you forgot to mention thermochronology, kids love thermochronology.Thermochronichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606230819461771700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-4983268619222745272007-09-28T07:20:00.000-04:002007-09-28T07:20:00.000-04:00I live for the day when people will realise that g...I live for the day when people will realise that geology is the best possible starting point for teaching people about science, and not only because it covers Physics, Chemistry and Biology is a very hands-on way. What are kids interested in? Volcanoes and dinosaurs, that's what.Chris Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923865059164569384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-14732122292956126082007-09-27T18:40:00.000-04:002007-09-27T18:40:00.000-04:00I went to high school in New York State...where it...I went to high school in New York State...where it was Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics in that order.<BR/><BR/>To this day, I am thankful that NY required earth science...and the 9th grade is a great age for a class like that.<BR/><BR/>When I found out later in life that other states don't require earth science at anytime in high school (e.g., California), I was astonished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com