Still laughing hours after I read this. So true so true

Thanks very much! And also . . . . ouch. 😢

🥱 So unoriginal it reads like ChatGPT wrote this. Prompt was probs something like 'cantankerous old man geologist screed about fieldwork'.

Thanks for sharing!

This summary written by the paper's lead author Steve Rogers. It was a big team project - huge thanks to co-authors @gilespalaeo.bsky.social@drnatashadowey.bsky.social@rehemat24.bsky.social Katrien Van Landeghem and Chris King

We suggest geologists need to better align with other disciplines (including social sci and humanities), shout about the relevance of the subject in a modern and inclusive way, and push the narrative of Earth story telling (processes, history/future).

'Geologists' tend to describe an interdisciplinary subject that changes how you see and interact with the world, with a wide range of job prospects for a wide range of people - but then really struggle to clarify this when describing "what is geology"

'Non-geologists' describe the subject as being niche, only for outdoors types, focused on describing rocks, and as being overwhelmingly boring... (amongst many other perceptions!)

New paper: “you just look at rocks, and have beards” Perceptions of Geology From the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Analysis From an Online Survey. We explore perceptions of geology from both 'Non-geologists' and 'Geologists', who describe the subject very differently! ⚒️🧪 doi.org/10.3389/esss...