Its been a hot summer in #SLCWx #UTWx. Here's a visual showing just how hot our days and nights have been compared to the post-1996 average. Created with #Claude

I was curious to try @anthropic.com's latest model Fable on data retrieval, analysis and visualization. I tasked it with with pulling data on volcanics and intrusives across the colorado plateau, testing the hypothesis put forward by Best & Brimhall 1974; Tanaka et al. 1986; etc.

Blessing in disguise. I accidentally archived my entire work email inbox. Everything... No chance to reconstruct most of it... what was I really gonna do with those two year old ones lingering at the bottom...

If you need more #Artemis content, check out this website (artemistimeline.com#artemis-ii-l...) made by @hankgreen.bsky.social to look at photos in a timeline of the #Artemi mission (full breakdown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyZE...)

Artemis II Photo Timeline

An interactive photo timeline of NASA's Artemis II mission — scrub through every crew moment, lunar flyby shot, and audio clip from April 1–10, 2026.

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Could agentic AI topple grant-funding systems? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Could agentic AI topple grant-funding systems?

Funders must take action before an increase in submission of high-quality proposals written using AI models makes it impossible to sort the wheat from the chaff.

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Just a reminder of this meander on the ocean floor south of Iceland.

We got eruption sign! (at Kīlauea): www.youtube.com/live/NDA9Bsv...

Need more #Artemis content? Here's the week after splashdown news conference! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_43E...

NASA's Artemis II News Conference with Moon Astronauts (April 16, 2026)

YouTube video by NASA

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CHRISTINA KOCH GREETING HER DOG AFTER RETURNING FROM THE MOON IM GONNA CRYYY 😭😭😭

Question for scientists: I am making extensive use of Claude to help me with coding and also help me make figures. This is a very helpful given the fact that I never got into Earth Science to become a coder. If I'm open about my use of an LLM in the publishing process, is this a problem?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Vi... Amazing statement by Christina Koch about what makes a crew #Artemis

'What makes a crew': Christina Koch shares remarks after historic trip around the moon

YouTube video by WRAL

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🚨Job Alert! 🚨 ⚒️🧪

Matthew Morriss@rockiceandsnow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Calling all geologists! 🥾⛏️ The Utah Geological Survey is hiring a Geologic Mapper. If you love fieldwork, creating detailed maps, and want to work in a geological wonderland, this is for you! Apply here: utdgohcm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... 🧵 1/6

Are you in southern California or Baja? Let the USGS know if you felt the sonic boom from the Artemis re-entry! DYFI link: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

USA TODAY@usatoday.com · 4mo ago

The thunderous vibration will likely take place between 5 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. Pacific Time, the USGS said.

Calling all geologists! 🥾⛏️ The Utah Geological Survey is hiring a Geologic Mapper. If you love fieldwork, creating detailed maps, and want to work in a geological wonderland, this is for you! Apply here: utdgohcm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... 🧵 1/6

#Artemis...

#ThisisScience images.nasa.gov/details/jsc2... #Artemis

Wanna move to Utah? Love being out in the field? The Utah Geological Survey his hiring a Project Geologist for a position focused on work mineral resource projects in Utah! utdgohcm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... Please apply if you're interested! Unfortunately only US citizens or legal residents

Project Geologist

Job Description:The Energy and Minerals Program at the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) is looking for a Project Geologist specialized in economic geology...

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#Artemis

The Learning Dispatch carlhendrick.substack.com?utm_source=n... This a phenomenal essay on how our interactions with AI could change both ourselves, the nature of work, and how we learn. Highly recommend reading in full.

The Learning Dispatch | Carl Hendrick | Substack

Making sense of how learning happens. https://www.carlhendrick.com/. Click to read The Learning Dispatch, by Carl Hendrick, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

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Whats the point of having health insurance if it doesn't even cover things?? Says angry "fully covered" by insurance employee who keeps finding therapists dropping my health insurance.

I've been involved with a non-profit for the last several years. Originally called: Neighbors for More Neighbors. We've now rebranded: Wasatch Advocates for Livable Communities. If you're in SLC area, join our upcoming Legislative Session Recap! www.wasatchalc.org/2026_walc_le...

2026 WALC Legislative Recap

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I exclaimed today "I'm out of chocolate! -- time to go home..." It was 11:40 AM.

I've updated my RiverREM GUI to now work successfully with a custom centerline shapefile. You can find V1.0.1 on github at the link below (for windows only right now) github.com/morrismc/REM... @dpmanchee.bsky.social

A few issues have been raised with the REM code I shared a few days ago. I'll try to fix those early next week when I'm back in the office!

Relative elevation models are both compelling visualizations of fluvial systems but also frankly useful for geologic mapping of terraces or quantifying zones of potential flood inundation. Several years ago Open Topography coded up an method for using python to make REMs (see below) 🧵

If you're not watching the Olympics, you should be! A quick dashboard made with #Claude for the Women's 3000 m speed skate. Highlighting the time per lap of each of the top four contenders. Gold Medal winner Lollobrigida is in a league of her own! #Olympics

SLC is ideal for outdoor dining. Why are we stuck inside? [ANALYSIS] buildingsaltlake.com/slc-is-ideal... via @buildingsaltlake.bsky.social and @rockiceandsnow.bsky.social

SLC is ideal for outdoor dining. Why are we stuck inside? [ANALYSIS] - Building Salt Lake

I was recently in Durham, North Carolina. Along with my family, we ate outside three times – without trying. We simply walked to a restaurant and asked to sit outside. By contrast, when we got home to...

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Wrote an OP-Ed about the lack of outdoor dining in SLC. I was able to quantify that SLC has a great number of days throughout the year when eating outdoors would be ideal - why doesn't our built environment reflect that? (written on personal time) buildingsaltlake.com/slc-is-ideal...

SLC is ideal for outdoor dining. Why are we stuck inside? [ANALYSIS] - Building Salt Lake

I was recently in Durham, North Carolina. Along with my family, we ate outside three times – without trying. We simply walked to a restaurant and asked to sit outside. By contrast, when we got home to...

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Much has been made of our dry winter thus far in the Northern Wasatch. Here's some fun SWE curves from two #SNOTEL sites. Not the worst year YET but not looking good....

distracting myself from the trying moments by vibe coding fun plots