Author Archives: paleololigo

Scientist (Paleontology, Geochemistry, Geology); Writer (Speculative and Science Fiction, plus technical and non-technical Science); Mom to great boy on the Autism spectrum; possessor of too many hobbies.

Adventures in the Field – The High Arctic

Field work – what scientists do to study a certain phenomenon in its natural environment. For geology and paleontology, this means going out and crawling over the ground to find the necessary fossils or rocks.

One of the great mysteries of what I do as a paleontologist is the concept of field work. Last summer, I blogged about my field experiences as they were happening. I did this throughout last year’s 25-day field season. You can look at those posts here.

Now, I’d like to summarize ten days of field work I did in the High Arctic of Canada in 2012. What it’s like. What we’re trying to learn. This will be mostly through pictures.Continue reading “Adventures in the Field – The High Arctic”

Thirsty Thursday: Racking the Mead

Last weekend, I finally got around to racking the mead I started a few weeks ago.

And what does “racking” mean, in brewing parlance?

Racking is the process of transferring your brew from the container you first put it in at the beginning of fermentation into a new, usually smaller, container for further fermentation and clarifying. Continue reading “Thirsty Thursday: Racking the Mead”