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It's #BannedBooksWeek and I completed this #quilt just in time, featuring one of the most powerful books I have read (and a book title that frequently appears on lists for removal). Can you guess which book? Full description in blog post: journeysofdrg.org/2026/09/28/t... 📕 #QuiltSky #LetBooksBe

Hanging quilt with book and flame fabric

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Happy #InternationalPodcastDay! If you want to check out the power of audio, be sure to listen to an episode of Tales from the Deep - stories from those involved with the scientific ocean drilling community. Over 70 conversations to choose from! archive.storycorps.org/communities/... ⚒️ 🌊 🎤 🎙️

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U.S. Scientific Ocean Drilling @us-sciod.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We are impressed with the representation from the scientific ocean drilling community among the 2026 AGU Honors recipients! Honorees have led and participated in expeditions, completed Schlanger Fellowships, and advised the SciOD community on committees. Congratulations to all!

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A Micro Tale is a short story from the scientific ocean drilling archives, with this one provided by micropaleontologist Barry Kohl. Take a listen to hear about an event that occurred on the final leg of Glomar Challenger - not involving the deep sea, but birds falling from the sky! ⚒️🌊

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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My Pebble Mine coverage with @ashleybraun.bsky.social was cited in Congress. I'm pretty sure other pieces changed laws. News stories show up in the references of academic papers, and @drlauraguertin.bsky.social's students even turned some of them into a quilt. journeysofdrg.org/2024/12/15/s...

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SciQuilt – Thank you, Hakai Magazine

I have been using Hakai Magazine articles with students in all of my courses, especially my coastal issues and oceanography courses. I am a huge fan of supporting independent journalism, especially…

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

As the world reflects upon events of September 11th, note there was a group of scientists and crew members out to sea on JOIDES Resolution. One of the co-chief scientists from that expedition, Tim Bralower, spoke w/Tales from the Deep. Full conversation: archive.storycorps.org/interviews/t... 🧪⚒️🌊

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There's ALOT going on with science right now. For all the stitchers out there (knitters, crocheters, weavers, felters, quilters, etc.) of any age/skill level, join our virtual celebration (and in-person at #AGU26) on Why Science? Details online: sites.google.com/view/stitchs... #QuiltSky #KnitSky 🧪🧶

Stitch Your Science 2026 - why is science important to you?

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Such crushing news to hear of Philly's Academy of Natural Sciences closing its public museum. In 2014, I brought an honors section of historical geology to visit & Ted Daeschler brought students behind the scenes and showed them the actual Tiktaalik roseae fossil! ⚒️ journeysofdrg.org/2014/04/23/p...

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PA – Tiktaalik roseae on display

It is funny how some topics that I teach come back around in new and exciting ways… take, for example, the Tiktaalik roseae, the 375-million year old “fishapod” (OK, scientificall…

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New in Tales from the Deep - Fawz Naim shares stories from JOIDES Resolution EXP 400 - seasickness, viewing the northern lights, serving as the leader on a ship-to-shore session, and experiencing snow on the ship. ⚒️🌊 Take a listen in the StoryCorps Archive: archive.storycorps.org/interviews/i...

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It is not often an oceanographic research vessel makes a Hollywood film appearance, but JOIDES Resolution had a role in the background not once, but twice! This Micro Tale is a short story from the scientific ocean drilling archives. Take a listen/read blog post: journeysofdrg.org/2025/04/15/j... ⚒️🌊

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Wyland Whaling Wall in Dallas - another story of the times that should not be forgotten. I've seen too many whaling walls disappear, it was time to make a quilt about this art & message of ocean conservation. Blog post w/full description & images: journeysofdrg.org/2026/07/18/a... 🌊 #QuiltSky

Hanging quilt with a cityscape in the background in black and white, a building that is painted blue in front and whales on the side

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The FIFA World Cup, MLB All-Star Game... these are not the only team sports going on right now! Check out this #TalesFromTheDeep clip from paleoceanographer Patty Standring as she shares how geology is also a team sport. Full episode on StoryCorps Archive: archive.storycorps.org/interviews/w... 🧪⚒️🌊

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

It's no longer a newsflash that JOIDES Resolution is no longer exploring the deep sea. Scientists from EXP 390/393 were meeting when the JR headed out on its final expedition, and we wrote thank-you notes to the ship, crew, and techs that made the science happen - which were then turned into a quilt

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Time for the NBA finals! And there's a conversation in the #TalesFromTheDeep collection in the StoryCorps Archive about two people meeting for the first time on JOIDES Resolution (myself and Mako) and sharing their love for the game. 🌊 ⚒️ 🏀 Full conversation at archive.storycorps.org/interviews/s...

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Catch the latest #TalesFromTheDeep StoryCorps recording w/Brittany Hupp, geochem/micropaleo researcher, early career, & leader in the scientific ocean drilling community - mentoring others & advancing knowledge from the core archives ⚒️ 🌊 Full episode linked at: archive.storycorps.org/interviews/i...

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

At the President's House in Philadelphia... Signs at Independence National Historic Park can be removed/replaced, but history can never be erased. I captured this important story in my latest #quilt. Full quilt description and the story: journeysofdrg.org/2026/05/19/r... #QuiltSky

Hanging quilt - brick pattern with a gray sign over it made with fabric and yarn and velcro

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Excited to be a part of this 3-volume @springernature.com SDG Series on ocean literacy that is open access. I have a chapter titled "Expanding Ocean Literacy with Storytelling Through Collaborative Quilts" with quilts from students and scientists 🌊 #QuiltSky link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Book cover with title "Ocean Literacy: The Foundation for the Success of the Ocean Decade, Volume 2. Fostering Community, the Sustainable Blue Economy, and the Arts"

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I've been a fan of the mission of the Wyland Whaling Walls and have seen many of them from Alaska to Maine. Unfortunately, too many of them are getting lost. Philly's mural (No. 42) was destroyed during building renovations in 2017. Dallas is the latest to get painted over. 🌊

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Dallas whale mural painted over for FIFA World Cup artwork, artist threatens legal action

This week, crews began covering portions of the downtown mural. World Cup organizers have spoken of permission granted, but a dissenting story is emerging.

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I just posted this 8 months ago... and now, the news that @biographic.bsky.social may also not be there for future semesters??? These articles have been an incredible contribution to my intro-level gen ed STEM classes & a source students can continue to access and read after the semester is over. 🌊

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

#OTD in 2014, I officially joined the @agu.org blogosphere with my first post on GeoEd Trek. Until Dec. 2023, I had 429 entries discussing geoscience education, educational tech, scicomm, & more. I miss the blog, community, and discussions - but I kept an archive of everything at geoedtrek.org

The original banner image from the GeoEd Trek blog at AGU

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Catch the latest #TalesFromTheDeep with Tobias Höfig, former Expedition Project Manager on JOIDES Resolution. Part 2 of the conversation covers how he handled being the EPM on the JR with COVID still a challenge to navigate. ⚒️ 🌊 Full episode linked at: archive.storycorps.org/interviews/w...

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Taught a new course this semester called When Data Meets Design and made a collaborative quilt with the students on the removal of Endangered Species Act protections in the Gulf of Mexico - a perfect opportunity for this 2-sided dataviz! Full description: journeysofdrg.org/2026/04/20/t... #QuiltSky

Hanging quilt of the Gulf of Mexico with threatened and endangered species

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Catch the latest #TalesFromTheDeep with Tobias Höfig, former Expedition Project Manager on JOIDES Resolution. Part 1 of the conversation with Tobias covers how he viewed serving as an EPM as an exciting opportunity for growth and community. ⚒️ 🌊 Full episode linked at: linktr.ee/sciod_tales

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Catch the latest #TalesFromTheDeep with biogeochemist Lauren Haygood (@la-u-re-n.bsky.social). Lauren shares her two planned journeys to JOIDES Resolution, with unexpected outcomes. ⚒️ 🌊 Full episode linked at: linktr.ee/sciod_tales

Person standing in front of core sections with the quote, "Make the stumble part of the dance. The stumble is now part of the journey I'm on. And I'm just going to keep on moving forward and own it and make it part of who I am."

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Catch the latest #TalesFromTheDeep with former JOIDES Resolution marine technician Luan Heywood. She shares her preparations for a very different life at sea, what she learned from doing crossword puzzles, & the greatest gift she gave to herself in all her years on the JR. ⚒️🌊 linktr.ee/sciod_tales

Luan Heywood photo with quote: "I would say the greatest gift that I gave to myself in all my years was taking the time to get to know by name and by face every single person on the ship"

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

One of my favorite spots in Iceland (photo from 2024) - alas, I'm hearing that ‎⁨Reynisfjara Beach⁩ is no more? Never underestimate the spatial/temporal scales of erosion at the shore... ⚒️

Photo of volcanic rocks at the shore along a beach

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

If you have an email address with a Big Ten institution, then please vote for Challenged Stitches: a quilt with banned book data. This advocacy quilt utilizes an analog data visualization for @lovedataweek.bsky.social from Penn State. #QuiltSky Vote/read full description at btaa.org/technology/l...

hanging quilt with the word Love Data Week and Vote for Challenged Stitches

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Unhappy Little Trees is a quilt about cuts to public media funding. Last year, US House of Rep. voted to cut $1.1 billion to Corporation for Public Broadcasting [CPB has now ended operations]. Bob Ross paintings are now being auctioned off to help fund public programs. [blog post] #QuiltSky

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Unhappy Little Trees – a quilt about cuts to public media funding

This quilt is one of a series of quilts I generated following Election Day 2024. There were so many changes to laws, funding, access – especially related to my discipline and my research – that I u…

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

The audio narrative collection of scientific ocean drilling is now on Instagram! The full episodes of Tales from the Deep are still in the StoryCorps Archive, but now you can hear clips from the archives and new conversations over on Insta. Give it a follow! 🌊⚒️ www.instagram.com/sciod_tales/

Graphic with a ship, life ring, and microphone under water with the words Tales form the Deep, now on Instagram, and @sciod_tales

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

The 60th episode has been posted to the StoryCorps #TalesFromTheDeep Archive! Take a listen to Natalia Varela discuss her JR application process during COVID, preparing for paleomag, and the impacts on early career scientists now that JOIDES Resolution is no longer sailing 🌊⚒️ linktr.ee/sciod_tales

Photo of female scientist, life ring with the words Tales from the Deep and a microphone in the middle, and a quote by Natalia Varela

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

I haven't found any of the pod meetings listed in the #AGU25 app, so please share that any/all stitchers are invited to Pod 5 on Wednesday morning for a celebration of the fifth Stitch Your Science project. If you have any completed or WIPs, bring them along!

Stitch Your Science 2025 meet-up at AGU25 in New Orleans Wednesday, December 17, 8:30AM (CT), Hall B-1, Pod 5

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Quilt Alliance offered a challenge to tell your story through a #quilt. That's not as easy as you may think - at least for me, as I have several stories! So I decided to "weave" together my identities through a quilt titled "It Me." #QuiltSky journeysofdrg.org/2025/12/08/i...

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It Me – a quilt by the quilter, about the quilter

Quilt Alliance issued the 2026 Tell Your Story Quilt Challenge, asking quilters to tell our own stories with a quilt. I’m always up for a quilt challenge! But I will admit, this one took me s…

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

The latest on StoryCorps' #TalesFromTheDeep is a conversation with Rachael Gray, who sailed on JOIDES Resolution as both a lab tech and member of the science party! Listen to her discuss working alongside legends, having a growth mindset, and the value of just sitting around and telling stories. 🌊⚒️

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"One of the things I was sad about with the end of the JR was that there's not going to be this group of people out there telling stories"

Ocean biogeochemist Rachael Gray has sailed on JOIDES Resolution as both a laboratory technician and as a part of the science party for Expedition 400. So how has Rachael navigated her journey through...

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Tonight in college football: Penn State Univ. plays Univ. of Nebraska. I have a quilt for this! Check out Versus, a data visualization quilt documenting the history of every time the 2 institutions have met, starting in 1920. Blog post: journeysofdrg.org/2025/01/13/d... 🏈 #SportsSky #QuiltSky

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Versus - a data visualization quilt

YouTube video by Laura Guertin

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Today marks the three-year anniversary since the very first episode was posted in the #StoryCorps Archive for #TalesFromTheDeep! The first conversation was between myself and Maya Pincus - she was in hotel quarantine in Cape Town, waiting to board JOIDES Resolution as an outreach officer. 🌊⚒️🧪

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

It is the 5th year of Stitch Your Science! This event brings together stitchers from across the globe, any age/skill level, who have created a piece. This year's theme - "Sifting Through the Noise". See how you can be a part of this virtual gallery! bit.ly/stitchsci25 #QuiltSky #CrochetSky #KnitSky

What is the "noise" you want to share through textile arts? Stitch Your Science 2025. Noise is all around us - news, media, data, etc. How do you sift through the context, distractions and misinformation to find the true signal or story? Join us - any age or skill level can submit an original piece of crochet, knit, quilt, embroidery, weaving, etc. with this year's theme for a virtual display. Submit photo/text by Nov. 15. https://bit.ly/stitchsci25

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Last week was UN Global Media & Information Literacy Week, with this year's theme of "Minds Over AI". In addition to having students do an AI exercise with hurricane data, I showed them this video and told them AI is the marshmallow - do the work and there is a reward (don't jump at the marshmallow)

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Don't eat the marshmallow! | Joachim de Posada

YouTube video by TED

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Halloween on JOIDES Resolution? Why, yes! Tracy Quan sailed on IODP EXP 369 during Halloween. Take a listen over on Instagram to how this spooky holiday was celebrated while out to sea. 🌊🎃 www.instagram.com/p/DQegGaQiZ6t/

box that says "Can you talk about what a Halloween celebration was like on JOIDES Resolution?"

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Giving a shout-out on @adalovelaceday.bsky.social to the women of scientific ocean drilling. Students/staff/faculty at all career stages have stories about their intro to & involvement with this community. Take a listen at the StoryCorps Archive. 🌊⚒️ #ALD25 archive.storycorps.org/search//?q=&...

Ship on the water with a life ring with a microphone pointed at the bottom of the ocean and the words Tales from the Deep

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

The recent postings around the Seattle Mariners fans causing an "earthquake" reminds me of what we went through in Philly in 2022 - the claim that my campus seismometer (20 miles away from Citizens Bank Park) recorded a home run was, and still is, an excellent lesson in information literacy. ⚒️ ⚾

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Home runs at the World Series causing earthquakes? A lesson in information literacy.

Although the Philadelphia Phillies ended up losing the World Series in Game 6, the 2022 season ended with excitement beyond baseball. It also ended with a valuable lesson in information literacy, a…

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Thanks for sharing the news, @curinaction.bsky.social! I’ve benefited so much from the professional development opportunities, mentorship, and personal relationships in the Geoscience Division and from all in CUR. Forever grateful!

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

A little late for #WorldOctopusDay, but this mini quilt is too cute not to share! The fabric was designed by Alaskan artist Evon Zerbetz for the Sea Life Collection (manufactured by Clothworks, sold in Alaskan fabric shops). I purchased the fabric on Kodiak Island before sailing with NOAA #QuiltSky

Square quilt with an octopus in the middle

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

People and photos tell stories of expeditions at sea - but so do the ships themselves. This article from NPR shares the results of another look at the Endurance from Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. 🌊

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Famed polar exploration ship Endurance not as strong as legend held, researcher says

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's crew famously survived after the Endurance became stuck in ice in 1915. A researcher says the ship was ill-equipped for the voyage and Shackleton was aware.

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

This is an excellent @pbsnews.org story that shows how scientists, artists, and community members can come together to communicate about what is happening in the local environment

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Utah art project spotlights Great Salt Lake’s fragile future

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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Dr. G @drlauraguertin.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Today is #InternationalPodcastDay! Might I recommend diving in and taking a listen to the StoryCorps Archive for #TalesFromTheDeep - a collection of >55 conversations about scientific ocean drilling, beyond the science! 🌊⚒️🎙️ archive.storycorps.org/communities/...

A ship on the ocean with a life ring that has a microphone hanging down

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