Research at a snail's pace

Okay, so I've got one more fantastic geology-trip to get in for 2009. Here's a clue: it's another active volcano. So things migh...

One of the things sedimentologists try to do is visualize how individual grains behave. This is important for things like sediment transport...

I had mentioned these fractal landscapes to an old college friend, and he had this to add: With the caveat that looking *like* a fractal isn...

I've stumbled upon yet another idea I want to try out: dropping various spheres into containers filled with smaller spheres: Next up is ...

In many ways, geology is a study of fractals. There are many geological systems that display the characteristics of fractals. Mandelbrot...

I was looking through my visitor log, and while I don't have as many weird and wonderful search engine hits as other blogs, I did see a ...