We want to wish you happy holidays and invite you to join us while John was at AGU. This show should have been released a week ago, but John got very ill at AGU and took several days to recover. Thank you for the well wishes and sticking with us!

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<li><a href="http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2015/">AGU Fall Meeting</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitesizebio.com/23122/5-top-tips-for-surviving-your-first-conference/">5 Tips for Surviving your First Conference</a></li>
<li>John didn’t get to see the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk">Elon Musk</a> lecture.</li>
<li>He did get to sit in a car from <a href="https://www.teslamotors.com">Tesla Motors</a> though.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/obspy/obspy/wiki">ObsPy</a></li>
<li><a href="www.orbitalpodcast.com">Orbital Mechanics</a> - Check them out!</li>
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Fun Paper Friday

Can plants remember and learn? The answer may surprise you, it did us!

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<a href="http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2015/12/15/can-a-plant-remember-this-one-seems-to-heres-the-evidence/">National Geographic Article</a>
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<a href="https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/experience-teaches-plants-to-learn-faster-and-forget-slower-in-0ZgFoH4IWe">Gagliano, Monica, et al. “Experience teaches plants to learn faster and forget slower in environments where it matters.” Oecologia 175.1 (2014): 63–72.</a>
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Episode 49 - "Would it blow your mind if I told you Africa is 14x larger than Greenland?"

John Leeman and Shannon Dulin discuss geoscience and technology weekly for your enjoyment! Features include guests, fun paper Friday selections, product reviews, and banter about recent developments. Shannon is a field geologist who tolerates technology and John is a self-proclaimed nerd that tolerates geologists.