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Conversations with Grok

Ultimately this is about the Shatsky/Laramide. A review of WB zones in Plates2 reveals that no current flat slab approaches the 1150 km penetration required for Shatsky to displace and underplate the Wyoming craton. Do you seriously believe the slab … Continue reading

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Carbon Isotope Excursions and Carbon Limitation of Primary Productivity in the Biosphere

Carbon Isotope Excursions and Carbon Limitation of Primary Productivity in the Biosphere Gordon Lehman, Trunkmonkey, Gymnosperm; sheepherders, ignoramuses all Abstract The conception of natural history as an economic struggle was developed by Geerat Vermeij (1). “Supply side” interpretations of δ13C … Continue reading

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Explaining Milankovitch to a Barmaid.

I had been drinking. And thinking, and remembering Einstein once said no scientific theory was any good unless you could explain it to a barmaid. Well, Albert, good luck with special relativity on a napkin, but Milankovitch? A barmaid brought me … Continue reading

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