“Good results fit on a postcard, excellent results on a stamp.” – Anonymous
How much data is too much data? In the final episode of Conceptual Rabbit Holes, we consider data collection in paleolimnology and when there is “enough”. …
“Good results fit on a postcard, excellent results on a stamp.” – Anonymous
How much data is too much data? In the final episode of Conceptual Rabbit Holes, we consider data collection in paleolimnology and when there is “enough”. …
”Good ol’ Lake. Nothing beats that.” – Bart Simpson (paraphrased)
Conceptual Rabbit Holes continues with a question that has been raised several times on the podcast: Why do we know so little about oceanography? Prompting a discussion about scientific silos, …
”You’re gonna need a bigger boat” – Martin Brody
The next episode of Conceptual Rabbit Holes examines how paleolimnology is well suited to bridging some massive scale differences in the natural world (e.g. size, concentration, density, and time).
“Hmmm, those shouldn’t be there. Let’s eradicate them!” – Marvin the Martian
The next of our Conceptual Rabbit Holes considers biological pollution a.k.a. invasive species a.k.a. exotic species, their environmental impact and how paleolimnology can be used to study these …
“Friends, rodents, quadrupeds, lend me your rears!” – Ace Ventura
The second episode of Conceptual Rabbit Holes abandons lakes and lake sediments to discuss some other natural archives that can be used to reconstruct past environments.
“Why’d you have to go and make things so complicated?” – Avril Lavigne
Our next arc focuses on topics that seem simple at first glance, but reveal considerable nuance once you start digging into them. The first of these Conceptual …