As a geology undergrad I learned something that changed me forever - the set of Rocky Mountains we see today is the second set of Rockies that have stood there and replaced the Ancestral Rockies. It took millions of years for them to form, millions to erode away, and millions to form again. That concept of the vastness of time - “deep time” - is a cognitive shift and a humbling one. To learn more about the Ancestral Rockies, read Dr. Jack Share’s excellent blog, “Written In Stone”

https://written-in-stone-seen-through-my-lens.blogspot.com/2011/02/ancestral-rocky-mountains-and-their.html

#ScienceMastodon #RockyMountains #DeepTime

One of the things Mastodon lacks, at least as far as I can tell, is local content.

So ... I will be posting Houston-area info fairly regularly. Don't worry, non-residents, I'll try to make it interesting (and provide context for those not living here) when I do.

Still lots of tech posts, too, along with food, cats, pizza and slightly twisted dad jokes. The usual.

If you're from Houston, pls give me a follow. If you know someone who lives here, pls give them a head's up. thanks!

#hounews

This

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-business-playbook-boss-visionary-jerk-spacex-tesla-twitter-2022-12

Okay this made me laugh way harder then it should 😂

#StarTrek #Memes