John Vidale
@johnvidale.bsky.social
USC seismologist, DTLA resident, aiming just for science here.
Rambling about generating research ideas - www.equsci.org.cn/article/doi/...
The quest for good research ideas
<p>The search for new research ideas is a central challenge for many scientists. Over the past four decades, I have formed opinions on methods for discerning promising paths from how my own work has a...
equsci.org.cn
Cool seismology - Temporal velocity variations within the fault fracture zone in response to Earth tides scholar.google.com/scholar_url?...
scholar.google.com
Maybe I'll try BlueSky for science, if I can find the self-restraint to leave politics only on FB.
Just a quick note that I'm back to sporadically watching posts here.
Re-starting experiment with BSky, striving to avoid the infuriating Elon & X. Nothing to contribute at the moment, however.
Experiment as a forum over. X, Threads, and Bluesky all promote posts that push edgy ideas, which segregates the crowd and suppresses balanced discussion, and generates anger and polarization and the impression of dystopia. I’ll check in only for entertainment.
I’m dumbfounded that anyone thinks they would learn about aliens coming to Earth from a congressional hearing, believe that there was a 50-year secret that no other countries learned and revealed either. Just stunned, and hope it resolved quickly.
Still probing if bluesky elicits interaction. (USC campus)
Surreal seeing people in that special magenta-pink color outfits walking towards the Barbie premiere a block from our townhouse. The pink photo backdrops in front of the decrepit walls of the Shrine were also jarring.
