This week we talk about mounds of feedback, learning new skills, and where to tackle the problem of computer programming. It’s for everyone and it’s really not scary!

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<li><a href="http://www.mathworks.com/company/newsletters/articles/the-origins-of-matlab.html?refresh=true">The Origins of MATLAB</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-in-time_compilation">Just in time compilation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ni.com/labview/">LabView</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran">Fortran</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programming_languages">List of programming languages</a></li>
<li><a href="http://agilegeoscience.squarespace.com">Agile Geoscience</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudocode">Pseudocode</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.com/1593276036">Python Crash Course</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.com/0321884914">Learn Python the Hard Way</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.com/1491901535">Effective Computation in Physics</a></li>
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Fun Paper Friday

What happens when a few Goodmans write a paper? You get a study on authorship that is paralleled by none! Thanks for the paper Andrew!

<a href="http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/joshuagoodman/files/goodmans.pdf?m=1407160353">Goodman, Allen C., et al. “A Few Goodmen: Surname‐Sharing Economist Coauthors.” Economic Inquiry 53.2 (2015): 1392–1395.</a>

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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.