B.J. Deming

@bjdeming.bsky.social

Retired from medical transcription, busy rediscovering my 1980s-era undergrad enthusiasm for science, and am blogging at https://flighttowonder.com

Monthly update on the supervolcanoes eBook: -- I'm over the big "gulp" upon realizing the scope of this project. 👷☕🌋 -- A sentence summary for each chapter is done, as well as the first, VERY rough draft of the Introduction... 1/n

link.springer.com/article/10.1... It’s out! We’ve written a paper about volcanoes 🌋 in the movies 🎥! As well as the usual lava-based faux pas we’ve asked how well they do at recreating eruptive cycles, depicting human responses and what volcanologists can learn from compelling storytelling!

Mayhem, magic and dangerous myths? Volcanoes on the big screen - Bulletin of Volcanology

We examine the extent to which movies that prominently feature volcanoes and volcanic eruptions reflect the reality of eruptions and eruptive crises. To do this, we develop an interdisciplinary method...

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June 24, 1982 a Boing 747 flying from Singapore to Perth encountered a strange phenomenon at an altitude of 11.300 meters - a cloud of light surrounded the airplane, then suddenly all four engines lost power without apparent reason ..

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Today I was working up the Feline Friday post at my blog, and there was a serious hack that now prevents me from accessing my blog. This is not my first rodeo, and after checking a few things, I think it involves hijacking my network connection. This has happened before. It isn't... 1/n

The Bears Are Back! At time of writing, Explore Bears only has cameras live at Anan, but more will probably come on line as the summer progresses and Alaska's bears congregate at and around Brooks Falls. Here is Explorer's YouTube page. And here is two hours' worth of highlights from 2025!…

The Bears Are Back!

At time of writing, Explore Bears only has cameras live at Anan, but more will probably come on line as the summer progresses and Alaska's bears congregate at and around Brooks Falls. Here is Explorer's YouTube page. And here is two hours' worth of highlights from 2025! Featured image: Azov via Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

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