Right now the “Starter Pack” (also known as starter kit) meme is trending on social media. It’s a visual representation of all the things you would need to get something done or to embody a certain kind of person. They normally have 3-5 objects that would be required. They get REALLY funny. Some examples: It’s…
I’m sure most of you are wondering what this map of the United States of America is all about. You can see all the little rock hammers. But can you see the one little blue rock hammer inside? Well that lil blue rock hammer represents the 1% of all geoscientists that are black. That lil…
Who doesn’t love Neil deGrasse Tyson? I call him The People’s Scientist. I just finished watching him on The Colbert Report and he shared his history with Carl Sagan. For those of you who haven’t watched the episode yet *SPOILER ALERT!* When Neil applied to Cornell University to study physics as an undergrad, the university…
Black Geoscientists 