The holiday season is approaching and you may be wondering what to get that geoscientist or science nerd in your life. Look no further as we discuss our recommendations on the Don’t Panic gift guide!

John’s Picks

• Pedco UltraPod II
• AmScope SE400-Z Microscope
• Shower Mate Speaker
• MakerBeam
• Lowepro Extreme Padded Sport Backpack

Books

• Thing Explainer
• What If?
• The Annotate Build-It-Yourself Science Laboratory, checkout author interview here
• Seveneves
• The Three-Body Problem

Misc

• Geology Bed Sheets
• Audible Membership
• Dropbox Membership
• Soft Earth Pottery
• Geology Tricorder

Shannon’s Picks

• Garmin Monterra GPS
• Plateau Designs Field Pouch
• Rite in the Rain pouch and books
• UV/LED handlens

Books and Movies

• Annals of a Former World
• Storm Kings
• Hyperbole and a half
• Jurassic World!
• DamNation

Misc

• REI
• Chacos!
• Patagonia Messenger Bag
• Nikon AW110
• Field Notes - snowblind!

Fun Paper Friday

Star Wars! Need we say more? Learn about Dunes and Tatooine with this week’s fun paper!

Dunes on planet Tatooine: Observation of barchan migration at the Star Wars film set in Tunisia Lorenz, Ralph D., et al. “Dunes on planet Tatooine: Observation of barchan migration at the Star Wars film set in Tunisia.” Geomorphology 201 (2013): 264–271.

Contact us:

Show - www.dontpanicgeocast.com - @dontpanicgeo - [email protected]

John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman

Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin