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Category: Conceptual Rabbit Holes

44: Too Much of a Good Thing (Data)

August 10, 2022 adam

“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”. …

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Posted in: Conceptual Rabbit Holes Filed under: data, models

43: Why Do We Know So Little About Oceanography?

June 13, 2022 adam

”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, …

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Posted in: Conceptual Rabbit Holes Filed under: silos

42: Questions of Scale

May 18, 2022 adam

”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).

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Posted in: Conceptual Rabbit Holes Filed under: very big, very small

41: Invasion of the Exotic Aliens

March 30, 2022 adam

“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 …

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Posted in: Conceptual Rabbit Holes Filed under: exotic, introduced, invasive

40: The Next Best Thing Since Sliced… Sediment

March 15, 2022 adam

“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.

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Posted in: Conceptual Rabbit Holes Filed under: middens, poop

39: It’s a Wiggly World

February 18, 2022 adam

“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 …

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Posted in: Conceptual Rabbit Holes Filed under: taphonomy, wiggles

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