This week we take it slow. Laura Wallace joins us to talk plate tectonics and slow slip in New Zealand. Also a project that gets the best acronym of the year award.

• Laura’s UTIG Page
• phys.org article on HOBBITS
• EOS (from AGU) Article
• HOBITSS Science Paper
• “Slow Earthquakes are a Thing (Smithsonian Magazine)

The David is one of the most famous sculptures in the world, but will rock failure ultimately bring him down? What’s the Achilles’ heel for David?

• David’s Ankles: How Imperfections Could Bring Down the World’s Most Perfect Statue
• Corti, Giacomo, et al. “Modelling the failure mechanisms of Michelangelo’s David through small-scale centrifuge experiments.” Journal of Cultural Heritage 16.1 (2015): 26–31.

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John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman

Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin