This week we keep chatting about what computational devices we want to carry and what our recommendations are.

• Apple Smart Keyboard
• Apple Pencil
• Microsoft Surface

Fun Paper Friday

• Have you ever been in a mosh pit? One of us has, and we discuss this model of mosh pit activity in this week’s Fun Paper Friday!
• Huff Post Article
• Silverberg, Jesse L., et al. “Collective motion of humans in mosh and circle pits at heavy metal concerts.” Physical Review Letters 110.22 (2013): 228701.
• Interactive Simulator

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John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman

Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin

What operating system is best? Well, it’s complicated. This week we talk tech and science and how we work.

• Abstract Art Meets Atmospheric Science
• DOS
• PC GEOS

Fun Paper Friday

• Nature writeup
• Haze heats Pluto’s atmosphere yet explains its cold temperature. Xi Zhang, Darrell F. Strobel, Hiroshi Imanaka. Nature 551, 352–355 (16 November 2017) doi:10.1038/nature24465

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John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman

Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin

John is holed up working in his workshop and Shannon is preparing for the end of the semester. This week we take some time to talk about when nature out smarted all of us and created a natural nuclear reactor.

• Embedded 221 with Jimmy Soni

Oklo Reactors

• Oklo Reactor
• Water as a neutron moderator
• Neutron poisoning
• Windscale fire
• CP1 Reactor
• Book: Atomic Awakening

Fun Paper Friday

• The octopus has a facinating set of genes that help explain their extraordinary intellegence and capabilities.

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Show - www.dontpanicgeocast.com - SWUNG Slack - @dontpanicgeo - show@dontpanicgeocast.com

John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman

Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin

Shannon was off at GSA while John browsed the history of computing. We talk about our travels and celebrate with a discussion of champagne cork popping and thermodynamics.

• First Starbucks Store
• GSA
• Computer History Museum
• Diplocaulus (Boomerang Head)
• Red beds

Fun Paper Friday

• Ever popped a champagne cork? This week we look at the thermodynamics behind the process and use John’s favorite tool - high speed cameras!
• Liger-Belair, Gérard, et al. “Unveiling CO2 heterogeneous freezing plumes during champagne cork popping.” Scientific Reports 7 (2017).

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Show - www.dontpanicgeocast.com - SWUNG Slack - @dontpanicgeo - show@dontpanicgeocast.com

John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman

Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin