Episode 399 - "We would have already sacrificed some people"

Don't Panic Geocast

In our 400th episode, we take a moment to reflect on some of our favorite past episodes and Fun Paper Fridays that have brought joy, knowledge, and a good laugh to the show. From memorable guests to quirky science papers, this episode is a tribute to everything that makes the Don't Panic Geocast special. Join us for this nostalgia-packed episode where we look back at the highlights of 399 episodes!

Highlighted Episodes

• Episode 350 - "Borehole to Hell"
• Episode 49 - "Would it blow your mind if I told you Africa is 14x larger than Greenland?"
• Episode 50 - "Some serious geometric voodoo" Projections Part 2
• Episode 364 - Geology of War "I'm glad I listen to this podcast"
• Episode 6 - "What if you calibrated your candles differently?"
• Episode 358 - "Put a pin in it" Surveillance Balloons
• Episode 16 - "We are scared" Nature Calls

Top Titles

• Episode 52 - "You pay for significant digits"
• Episode 4 - "Is that cumulonimbus cloud storage?" Data Backups

Favorite Fun Papers

• Kuna, Václav M., and John L. Nábělek. "Seismic crustal imaging using fin whale songs." Science 371.6530 (2021): 731-735.
• Does removing something take more brain power than adding something? Adams, Gabrielle S., et al. "People systematically overlook subtractive changes." Nature 592.7853 (2021): 258-261.
• Science makes you feel stupid and that's okay!Schwartz, Martin A. "The importance of stupidity in scientific research." Journal of Cell Science 121.11 (2008): 1771-1771.
• Beaty, Chester B. "Great big boulders I have known." Geology 17.4 (1989): 349-352.
• Winter is coming, but why? Orbital mechanics to the rescue! Paradise, Adiv, et al. "The Long Night: Modeling the Climate of Westeros." arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.12195 (2019).
• Where do you go to find mythical creatures? There's a paper for that! Beconytė, Giedrė, Agnė Eismontaitė, and Jovita Žemaitienė. "Mythical creatures of Europe." Journal of Maps 10.1 (2014): 53-60.
• Yanai, Itai, and Martin Lercher. "The two languages of science." Genome Biology 21.1 (2020): 1-9.
• Meyer-Rochow, V. B., & Gal, J. (2003). Pressures produced when penguins pooh?calculations on avian defaecation. Polar Biology, 27(1), 56–58. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00300–003–0563–3
• Dirksen, Neele, et al. "Learned control of urinary reflexes in cattle to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions." Current Biology 31.17 (2021): R1033-R1034.

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