Good News - Just Need To Worry About Asteroid and Comet Impacts

Good News - Just Need To Worry About Asteroid and Comet Impacts

Looks like we need to worry only about comets and asteroids. :-)

Earth's magnetic field is not about to reverse and
trigger global catastrophe. The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/earth-magnetic-field-flip-poles-why-not-facts-weak-a8329921.html

Earth's magnetic field is not about to reverse, study finds
Phys_Org, April 30, 2018
https://phys.org/news/2018-04-earth-magnetic-field-reverse.html

The paper is:

Maxwell Brown, Monika Korte, Richard Holme, Ingo
Wardinski and Sydney Gunnarson, 2018, Earth’s
magnetic field is probably not reversing.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
April 30, 2018. 201722110; published ahead of print April 30, 2018.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1722110115

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/04/24/1722110115

Yours,

Paul H.

Diamonds from Meteorite Might Have Formed Inside a Long-lost Planet

Diamonds from Meteorite Might Have Formed Inside a Long-lost Planet

These diamonds from space formed inside a long-lost planet,

scientists say. By Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, April 17, 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/04/17/these-space-diamonds-come-from-a-long-lost-planet-scientists-say/

The open access paper is:

Farhang Nabiei, James Badro, Teresa Dennenwaldt, Emad Oveisi,

Marco Cantoni, Cécile Hébert, Ahmed El Goresy, Jean-Alix Barrat,

and Philippe Gillet, 2018, A large planetary body inferred from

diamond inclusions in a ureilite meteorite Nature Communications

volume 9, Article number: 1327 (2018) doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03808-6

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03808-6

Supplementary Information at:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03808-6#Sec16

https://static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41467-018-03808-6/MediaObjects/41467_2018_3808_MOESM1_ESM.pdf

The reviewer's comments from peer-review are included.

It is chance to see how scientists conduct peer-review.

Reviewers comments at:

https://static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41467-018-03808-6/MediaObjects/41467_2018_3808_MOESM2_ESM.pdf

Yours,

Paul H.

Myths and Realities of Bayesian Chronological Modeling

Hamilton, W. D. and Krus, A. M. (2017) The myths

and realities of Bayesian chronological modeling

revealed. American Antiquity, (doi:10.1017/aaq.2017.57)

Paper (PDF):

http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/145540/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320894512_The_Myths_and_realities_of_Bayesian_Chronological_Modeling_Revealed

Abstract:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-antiquity/article/myths-and-realities-of-bayesian-chronological-modeling-revealed/F02B247E777529F4500181216C307284

Erratum:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-antiquity/article/myths-and-realities-of-bayesian-chronological-modeling-revealed-erratum/D9702B79C37AFB522C1539BEA2935FA2

Yours,

Paul H.

SETI, The Silurian Hypothesis, and Defining the Anthropocene

SETI, The Silurian Hypothesis, and Defining the Anthropocene

Was There a Civilization On Earth Before Humans? Adam Frank, The Atlantic, April 13, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/are-we-earths-only-civilization/557180/

Schmidt, G.A. and Frank, A., 2018. The Silurian hypothesis: would it be possible to detect an industrial civilization in the geological record? International Journal of Astrobiology, pp. 1-9.
https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.03748

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/silurian-hypothesis-would-it-be-possible-to-detect-an-industrial-civilization-in-the-geological-record/77818514AA6907750B8F4339F7C70EC6

There are two very good books that discuss what a technological civilization, ours, would leave behind in the archaeological – geological record.

They are;

Weisman, A., 2008. The world without us. Macmillan.
0312427905, 9780312427900

and

Zalasiewicz, J. and Freedman, K., 2009. The Earth after us: what legacy will humans leave in the rocks?.
Oxford University Press. 0199214980, 9780199214983

Dr. Zalasiewicz has written a papers about the Anthropocene and the signature and traces that would survive in the geologic record. Examples are:

Zalasiewicz, J., Waters, C.N. and Williams, M., 2014.Human bioturbation, and the subterranean landscape of the Anthropocene. Anthropocene, 6, pp. 3-9.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264241410_Human_bioturbation_and_the_subterranean_landscape_of_the_Anthropocene

and

Zalasiewicz, J., Williams, M., Waters, C.N., Barnosky, A.D. and Haff, P., 2014. The technofossil record of humans. The Anthropocene Review, 1(1), pp. 34-43.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264461538_The_technofossil_record_of_humans

Related papers can be found at:

Jan Zalasiewicz, University of Leicester, Department of Geology,
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jan_Zalasiewicz

Yours,

Paul H.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)

Oldest magnetic record in the solar system discovered in a meteorite

Oldest magnetic record in the solar system discovered in a meteorite

Oldest magnetic record in the solar system discovered in a meteorite by Lisa Zyga, Phys.org, April 5, 2018
https://phys.org/news/2018-04-oldest-magnetic-solar-meteorite.html

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2018/march/meteorite-reveals-the-oldest-magnets-in-the-solar-system.html

The paper is:

Shah, J., Williams, W., Almeida, T.P., Nagy, L., Muxworthy, A.R., Kovács, A., Valdez-Grijalva, M.A., Fabian, K., Russell, S.S., Genge, M.J. and Dunin-Borkowski, R.E., 2018. The oldest magnetic record in our solar system identified using nanometric imaging and numerical modeling. Nature communications, 9(1), p. 1173.

Yours,

Paul H.

Why Extraterrestrial Life May Be More Unlikely Than Scientists Thought

Why Extraterrestrial Life May Be More Unlikely Than Scientists Thought


Why Extraterrestrial Life May Be More Unlikely Than Scientists Thought
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-04/ras-pop040318.php

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/05/alien-life-may-unlikely-previously-thought-according-new-study/

https://www.livescience.com/62248-extraterrestrial-life-phosphorus.html

Phil Cigan
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/2058521845_Phil_Cigan

An unrelated article is:

The Scientific Paper Is Obsolete. Here’s what’s next.
James Somer, The Atlantic, April 5, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/the-scientific-paper-is-obsolete/556676/

Yours,

Paul H.

Fossil Micrometeorites Suggest Cosmic Dust is Common in the Geological Record

Fossil Micrometeorites Suggest Cosmic Dust is Common in the Geological Record

Suttle, M.D. and Genge, M.J., 2017. Diagenetically altered fossil
micrometeorites suggest cosmic dust is common the geological
record. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 476, pp.132-142.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X17304399

"We report the discovery of fossil micrometeorites from Late
Cretaceous chalk." (Seaford Chalk Formation, United Kingdom)

"However, this study demonstrates that fossil, pseudomorphic
micrometeorites can be recognized and are likely common within
the geological record."

It also appears that micrometeorites and cosmic spherules of
various ages are common in Antarctic surficial and glacial deposits.

Genge, M.J., Davies, B., Suttle, M.D., van Ginneken, M. and Tomkins,
A.G., 2017. The mineralogy and petrology of I-type cosmic spherules:
Implications for their sources, origins and identification in sedimentary
rocks. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 218, pp. 167-200.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016703717305495

Van Ginneken, M., Genge, M.J., Folco, L. and Harvey, R.P., 2016.
The weathering of micrometeorites from the Transantarctic
Mountains. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 179, pp. 1-31.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016703716300011
https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/bitstream/10044/1/29482/9/1-s2.0-S0016703716300011-main.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293017461_The_weathering_of_micrometeorites_from_the_Transantarctic_Mountains
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Matthias_Van_Ginneken2

Although off-topic, the below is an interesting paper that is
currently open access.

T. C. Chamberlin, "Studies for Students:
The Method of Multiple Working Hypotheses,"
The Journal of Geology 5, no. 8
(Nov. - Dec., 1897): 837-848.
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/607980

Yours,

Paul H.

New Type of Highly-vaporized Microtektite from the Transantartic, Mountains, Antartica

New Type of Highly-vaporized Microtektite from the Transantartic, Mountains, Antartic

Van Ginneken, M., Genge, M.J. and Harvey, R.P., 2018. A new type of highly-vaporized microtektite from the Transantarctic Mountains. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. Volume 228, Pages 81–94.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016703718301236

https://cosmochemistry-papers.com/2018/03/07/a-new-type-of-highly-vaporized-microtektite-from-the-transantarctic-mountains/

Older papers:

Folco, L., Bigazzi, G., D’Orazio, M. and Balestrieri, M.L., 2011.
Fission track age of Transantarctic Mountain microtektites.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75(9), pp. 2356-2360.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016703711000937

Folco, L., D'Orazio, M., Gemelli, M. and Rochette, P., 2016. Stretching out the Australasian microtektite strewn field in Victoria Land Transantarctic Mountains. Polar Science, 10(2), pp. 147-159.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187396521630007X

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297590920_Stretching_out_the_Australasian_microtektite_strewn_field_in_Victoria_Land_Transantarctic_Mountains

Folco, L., Glass, B.P., D'Orazio, M. and Rochette, P., 2010. A common volatilization trend in Transantarctic Mountain and Australasian microtektites: Implications for their formation model and parent crater location. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 293(1-2), pp. 135-139.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221954274_A_common_volatilization_trend_in_Transantarctic_Mountain_and_Australasian_microtektites_Implications_for_their_formation_model_and_parent_crater_location

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pierre_Rochette



Folco, L., D’Orazio, M., Tiepolo, M., Tonarini, S., Ottolini, L.,

Perchiazzi, N., Rochette, P. and Glass, B.P., 2009. Transantarctic Mountain microtektites: Geochemical affinity with Australasian microtektites.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73(12), pp. 3694-3722.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Natale_Perchiazzi/publication/233851590_Microtektites_from_Victoria_Land_Transantarctic_Mountains/links/543e818c0cf2eaec07e64578/Microtektites-from-Victoria-Land-Transantarctic-Mountains.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Natale_Perchiazzi

https://www.academia.edu/6351169/Transantarctic_Mountain_microtektites

van Ginneken, M., Suavet, C., Cordier, C., Folco, L., Rochette, P., Sonzogni, C. and Perchiazzi, N., 2012. Oxygen isotope composition of meteoritic ablation debris from the Transantarctic Mountains: Constraining the parent body and implications for the impact scenario. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47(11), pp.1738-1747.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235779783_Oxygen_isotope_composition_of_meteoritic_ablation_debris_from_the_Transantarctic_Mountains_Constraining_the_parent_body_and_implications_for_the_impact_scenario

Yours,

Paul H.

Small meteorite stolen from Science Museum of Virginia

Small meteorite stolen from Science Museum of Virginia
Associated Press, WHSV, March 19, 2018
http://www.whsv.com/content/news/Small-meteorite-stolen-from-Science-Museum-of-Virginia-477276443.html

Police investigating after meteorite stolen from Science Museum of Virginia, but a major heist it was not
By Ned Oliver, Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 16, 2018
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/crime/police-investigating-after-meteorite-stolen-from-science-museum-of-virginia/article_e3e2074a-b15e-5411-9ff1-d31cc63dce28.html

Meteorite stolen from exhibit at Science Museum of Virginia
By Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, March 16, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/meteorite-stolen-from-richmond-museum/2018/03/16/6f634460-2957-11e8-8478-892125e3f2ba_story.html

Science Museum of Virginia shares info about meteorites following last week’s theft
By Amy Lacey, WHSV, March 22, 2018
http://wric.com/2018/03/22/science-museum-of-virginia-shares-info-about-meteorite-stolen-last-week/

Yours,

Paul H.

NASA Astronomers Finding More Near-Earth Asteroids Than Expected

NASA Astronomers Finding More Near-Earth Asteroids Than Expected

What Are Asteroids? NASA Astronomers Are Finding More Near-Earth Objects Than Ever Before, Newsweek March 3, 2018
http://www.newsweek.com/what-are-asteroids-nasa-astronomers-are-finding-more-near-earth-objects-ever-828360

Asteroid tracking program adds Google Cloud and AGI as tech partners Room-Eu, The Space Journal, March 5, 2018.
https://room.eu.com/news/asteroid-tracking-program-adds-google-cloud-and-agi-as-tech-partners

Yours,

Paul H.

The "Great Expectations Syndrome" and Mass Extinctions

The "Great Expectations Syndrome" and Mass Extinctions

Below is an interesting paper about mass extinctions.

Racki, G. 2012. The Alvarez impact theory of mass extinction; limits to its applicability and the "great expectations syndrome".
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57 (4): 681-702.

https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app57/app20110058.pdf

https://www.app.pan.pl/article/item/app20110058.html

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239739714_The_Alvarez_impact_theory_of_mass_extinction_limits_to_its_applicability_and_the_great_expectations_syndrome

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Grzegorz_Racki

http://agro.icm.edu.pl/agro/element/bwmeta1.element.agro-d1182c96-9ae1-48af-858c-a2f844a3d830/c/app20110058_681.pdf

another paper is:

Racki, G., 2015. Catastrophism and neocatastrophism versus cosmic hazard: Ager versus Alvarez; Cuvier versus Laplace.
Palaios, 30(6), pp. 432-434.

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.894.7456&rep=rep1&type=pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279238673_Catastrophism_and_neocatastrophism_versus_cosmic_hazard_Ager_versus_Alvarez_Cuvier_versus_Laplace

Yours,

Paul H.

Ed - Let's Take This Discussion Off-list 08MAR2018

 Ed you recently wrote,

>Paul, I am still not satisfied with your apology to Hibbens.

Given that I have not apologized at all and see no point to,

you are just going to have remain unsatisfied. For better or

worse, we are just going to have agree to disagree about

the need for an apology of any sort and continue any

additional discussion of this matter off list, which at least,

I will after this post. No need to torture innocent

bystanders with this tiresome discourse.

You also wrote:

>Paul, I am not satisfied with your apology to Hibbens yet.

>It is not fair practice in geology to point to something

>other than the formation the original researcher saw, and

>claim it was what he saw. That is simply bad practice, and

>highly unethical, and you need to own up to it.

Again, we have to agree to disagree as I stand by what I said

and do not understand what is unethical about pointing out

the problems with Hibben's research. If you truly believe

that I behaved unethically, then file a complaint with the

appropriate board(s) of registration for professional

geologists.

By the way Ed, there is a great podcast about interpreting

and misinterpreting myths and oral traditions, which you really

should listen to. It is:

The Importance of Myth and Oral Traditions - Episode 30

ArcheoWebby  February 15, 2016

https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archyfantasies/30?rq=myth

https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archyfantasies/

Also, Jason Colavito has some thoughtful posts:

Comet Research Group Publishes New Article Reviving

Catastrophist Claims about Frozen Mammoths in Alaskan Muck

http://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/comet-research-group-publishes-new-article-reviving-catastrophist-claims-about-frozen-mammoths-in-alaskan-muck

http://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/

New Scientific Paper Offers Evidence for Younger Dryas

Conflagration; Lost Civilization Believers Immediately Lay

Claim to Findings 2/7/2018

http://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/new-scientific-paper-offers-evidence-for-younger-dryas-conflagration-lost-civilization-believers-immediately-lay-claim-to-findings

Micah Hanks Tries to Explore History Again, Wrongly Calls

Iron in Egypt "Anomalous" 2/27/2018 (about meteoritic iron artifacts)

http://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/micah-hanks-tries-to-explore-history-again-wrongly-calls-iron-in-egypt-anomalous

Related discussions are at:

http://www.hallofmaat.com/read.php?1,613627

http://www.hallofmaat.com/read.php?1,616335,616342

http://www.hallofmaat.com/read.php?1,611762,616042

Finally, you should submit your book to the Graham

Hancock web site for its "Author of the Month" forum at

http://grahamhancock.com/phorum/list.php?8

Graham Hancock-Com has lately been on a roll with the

asteroid impact cataclysm de jour for its "Author of

the Month" forum as in case of "Welcome to David

Anderson our author of the month for February 2018" at:

http://grahamhancock.com/phorum/read.php?8,1134715

http://grahamhancock.com/phorum/read.php?8,1135449

and "Welcome to Michael Jaye our featured author for

October 2017" at:

http://grahamhancock.com/phorum/read.php?8,1118839

http://grahamhancock.com/phorum/read.php?8,1118967

Yours,

Paul H.

How to Disagree

How to Disagree

Below is an interesting article about disagreeing with people.

Graham, P., 2008, How to Disagree
http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html

Also, there is:

Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Graham%27s_Hierarchy_of_Disagreement.svg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Other_versions/Graham%27s_Hierarchy_of_Disagreement

Graham's hierarchy of disagreement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Graham_(programmer)#Graham's_hierarchy_of_disagreement

Best wishes,

Paul H.

Drumlin Formation Not Necessarily Evidence Of Catastrophic Event

Drumlin Formation Not Necessarily Evidence Of Catastrophic Event

People have selectively used the ideas of Dr. John Shaw to claim that they are undisputed indicators of catastrophic subglacial floods associated with extraterrestrial impacts. However, in their arguments, they completely either ignore over overlook any other research that strongly indicate that there is a lack of
any connection between catastrophic subglacial floods and drumlin formation. Some of this recent research is:
Observations from the surge-type glacier Múlajökull in Iceland underpin new modeling results that suggest the glacier's drumlins grow during quiet intervals of normal flow between glacial surges.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
https://eos.org/research-spotlights/a-new-model-of-drumlin-formation

Publications are:

Iverson, N.R., McCracken, R.G., Zoet, L.K., Benediktsson, Í.Ö., Schomacker, A., Johnson, M.D. and Woodard, J., 2017. A theoretical model of drumlin formation based on observations at Múlajökull, Iceland. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 122(12), pp. 2302-2323. DOI: 10.1002/2017JF004354
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017JF004354/abstract

Iverson, N.R., McCracken, R., Zoet, L., Benediktsson, Í., Schomacker, A., Johnson, M., Finlayson, A., Phillips, E. and Everest, J., 2016. A theoretical model of drumlin formation based on observations at Múlajökull, Iceland. Geophysical Research Abstracts. Vol. 18, EGU2016-2655, 2016
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2016/EGU2016-2655.pdf

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016EGUGA..18.2655I

Svante Björck and Per Sandgren, 2017, "The Beauty of Drumlins and the Mystery of their Genesis", May 12th 2017, A mini-symposium to honor the retirement of Per Möller, Department of Geology, Lund University.
http://www.geology.lu.se/sites/geology.lu.se/files/program_12_maj_drumlisymposiet_v2.pdf

https://www.geology.lu.se/event/symposium-the-beauty-of-drumlins-and-the-mystery-of-their-genesis

Yours,

Paul H.

Urban Impactites

Urban Impactites

Meteorite Impactites in London: Irongate House, Houndsditch EC3
Ruth Siddall, Urban Geology in London No. 24, December 2014.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucfbrxs/Homepage/walks/IrongateHouse.pdf

For the fossil aficionados:

How to Spot the Fossils Hiding in Plain Sight
Traces of prehistoric life are everywhere.
by Jessica Leigh Hester, Atlas Obscura, Feb. 23, 2018
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/find-fossils-urban-geology

London Pavement Geology
http://londonpavementgeology.co.uk

Yours,

Paul H.

BLM Resources for Rockhounds

BLM Resources for Rockhounds

BLM Resources for Rockhounds
San Diego Gem and Mineral Society
http://www.sdmg.org/sdmg-public/resources/blm-resources/

Rockhounds could hit rock bottom in 2018
by Lisbet Thoresen, The Pegmatite - December 2017 Page 13
http://www.sdmg.org/articles/201712/201712_Rockhounds_could_hit_rock_bottom_in_2018.pdf

Yours,

Paul H.

Worst Misidentification Ever- FAKE! China's unique natural impact glass

Worst Misidentification Ever- FAKE China's unique natural impact glass

In " worst misidentification ever,"
Alfredo Petrov wrote on Tue, 23 Jan 2018,
This has got to be the worst, and funniest, in a schadenfreude sort of way, hoped-to-be-a-meteorite ever:
https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/gurugram-residents-store-poop-falling-from-aircraft-in-fridge-thinking-that-it-s-a-rare-mineral-338089.html

I am nominating for second or third worst misidentification of some obviously man-made glass as a Chinese impactite, the "Shui jing glass" featured in the below YouTube videos.

Exploring the mysteries of China's unique natural glass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmzTXfwf9yA

Hongshan Culture & the mystery of China's unique natural glass 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM6s9mWh7Xw

Hongshan Culture & the mystery of China's unique natural glass 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2CYggCtfFM

This material reminds me of the tables covered with varicolored glass blocks that I saw out in front of Arkansas rocks shops when I went fossil and rock collecting decades ago.

There is the below abstract:

A crackpot ejection theory about China's unique natural glass
Endocrine Abstracts (2015) 38 SE1.4 DOI:10.1530/endoabs.38.SE1.4
(Society for Endocrinology, British Endocrine Societies)
http://www.endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/0038/ea0038SE1.4.htm

"I shall present evidence from the carvings that points to a unique post-impact lateral ejection of molten glass; and that this was later carved by grinding using impact diamond sand."

Yours,

Paul H.

Field Work Problem? - Rodents are Chewing up Car Wires

Field Work Problem? - Rodents are Chewing up Car Wires

This might seem off-topic, but it might apply to vehicles used in the field for meteorite hunting.

Why Rodents are Chewing up Car Wires and What You Can Do to Prevent it.
https://www.wheels.ca/news/rodent-damage/

Every farmer knows that vermin nesting in a warm engine bay is yesterday’s news. What is troubling is the growing volume of online stories about rodents chewing up expensive wiring looms that keep Audis, Hondas, Toyotas and Volvos running.

Yours,

Paul H.

Astronomers Explain why They don't Publish

Astronomers Explain why They don't Publish

Below are a couple of articles about how science works / doesn't work.

'Still working': Astronomers explain why they don't
publish. By Daniel Clery, Science News, Feb. 14, 201

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/still-working-astronomers-explain-why-they-don-t-publish

Meet the 'data thugs' out to expose shoddy and
questionable research By Adam Marcus, Ivan Oransky,
Retraction Watch, Science News, Feb. 14, 2018
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/meet-data-thugs-out-expose-shoddy-and-questionable-research

Yours,

Paul H.

Neutron-Star Collision Reveals Origin of Gold (Great Video)

Neutron-Star Collision Reveals Origin of Gold (Great Video)

Neutron star collisions may have created most of the gold in the universe All that glitters is a neutron star collision.
By Mary Beth Griggs, Popular Science, October 18, 2017
https://www.popsci.com/neutron-star-gold

Neutron-Star Collision Reveals Origin of Gold, Astronomers Say
By Jesse Emspak, Live Science, October 17, 2017
https://www.livescience.com/60701-ligo-neutron-stars-heavy-metals-gold.html

Colliding Neutron Stars, Gravity Waves, and the Origin of the Heavy Elements, Jan. 24, 2018, video
Dr. Eliot Quataert (University of California, Berkeley)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6qWhOtRxtU

Yours,

Paul H.