Libyan Desert Glass associated with shocked quartz (Open Access paper)

Libyan Desert Glass associated with shocked quartz (Open Access paper)

Koeberl, C. and Ferri??re, L., 2019. Libyan Desert Glass area in western Egypt: Shocked quartz in bedrock points to a possible deeply eroded impact structure in the region.
Meteoritics & Planetary Science. (Open Access paper)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/maps.13250

" We interpret these observations to indicate that there was a physical impact event, not just an airburst, and that the crater has been almost completely eroded since its formation."

Yours,

Paul H.

Peer review as the ‘gold standard’?

Peer review as the ‘gold standard’?

Why we shouldn't take peer review as the "gold standard"
It's too easy for bad actors to exploit the process and mislead the public
By Paul D. Thacker and Jon Tennant, Washington Post, August 1, 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/why-we-shouldnt-take-peer-review-as-the-gold-standard/2019/08/01/fd90749a-b229-11e9-8949-5f36ff92706e_story.html

The Radical Transformation of the Textbook
Brian Barrett, Wired, august 4, 2019
https://www.wired.com/story/digital-textbooks-radical-transformation/

Yours,

Paul H.