Thoughts while dodging nighttime hazards...

We will call this season 1.5 or pre-season 2??Heather and April head out for a walk on a beautiful Thursday. We start with suggestions on how to write emails to potential grad advisors, sidetrack into a discussion of investments and how your brain should be trained, and end by wondering what you call a herder of unicorns??Connect with us:Insta: ⁠heather.april.unicorn⁠YouTube: ⁠@AttributesAnomaliesandUnicorns⁠⁠Merch!! (00:00) Intro(01:00) Dog and pony show(02:18) She remembers what…(04:50) General email courtesy(07:35) Flattery is nice and Dr. Bedle, your group sucks(09:40) We said a word – and what can you do for me(13:13) It’s a 2-way contract, and you must fulfill yoursidetoo(15:40) We are part of a group; recognize the group andknowwe grow together(17:30) The captain sets the dynamic, or the herdi-corny?Whoherds unicorns?(18:50) How your brain should be trained if you are doingitright(21:10) Being a research assistant is actually a job…(24:32) Is it i-centric, me-centric, usie-centric?

There may have been rats and roaches, but we survived the walk....or did we?Connect with us:Insta: heather.april.unicornYouTube: @AttributesAnomaliesandUnicornsMerch!! (00:00) Intro(00:35) STUDENTS!!! Aniq and Akif(02:36) Hilmi...so many projects(05:33) Finally, the intro???(06:20) Orgs that support students and geoscience-- thank you!(07:25) random tips...for walking in the dark(08:08) things a stalker would probably say(09:28) Can you guess what happened to the knee?(10:00) My highlight for today(11:15) I'll never be rich, but...(13:30) walking hazards and driving bucket loaders

We survived the first full day of IMAGE 2026! And we had thoughts, while sitting in our socks... let's see if any make sense...Connect with us:Insta: ⁠heather.april.unicorn⁠YouTube: ⁠@AttributesAnomaliesandUnicorns⁠⁠Merch!! ⁠

Season finale. Reflective but fun. Heather and I lookback, we look forward, and we figure out if any of this was a good idea. Who knows, but it was fun!!!!Connect with us:Insta: ⁠heather.april.unicorn⁠YouTube: ⁠@AttributesAnomaliesandUnicorns⁠⁠Merch!! ⁠(00:00) Intro(01:12) Dream colab(03:12) Heather's superpower wish(03:55) Where are April's family and friends??? (I promise I have some, LOL)(05:25) What has surprised us the most...(08:00) Insta & YouTube are not the full episodes...(09:25) What we like about the podcast(11:40) Even more similar???(14:04) Most proud of...(17:15) An actual question, Attribute Quiz!!!(20:00) Brain muscle memory -- giant bicep of a brain(22:40) What would you do different(26:35) A good quest(28:00) NEXT question(30:20) What's coming in season 2 (winter....)

An impromptu session to see what Gen Z thinks about us oldies saying rocks are cool! Warning: terrible song included at the end Connect with us:Insta: ⁠heather.april.unicorn⁠YouTube: ⁠@AttributesAnomaliesandUnicorns⁠⁠Merch!! ⁠(00:00) Intro(00:43) Biggest Mystery of the universe(01:59) What do you tell people your mom does? (03:50) You don't think rocks are awesome????(05:30) Lure, Looore....fish getter...(06:25) BS(06:50) Name that rock or no dinner(07:29) One more good question(09:24) Unicorn Trottin' song....warning, it's not great

Heather and April talk about where geoscience is going, where they are going, and what they are most excited about. Can you guess the answers to any of these??Connect with us:Insta: ⁠heather.april.unicorn⁠YouTube: ⁠@AttributesAnomaliesandUnicorns⁠⁠Merch!! ⁠(00:00) Intro(00:25) Biggest unanswered question?(03:15) Where is geoscience going?(06:10) Can geoscience play a role in a cyclical economy?(07:45) Please do not make me do this one...(12:20) Snap and know what???(15:45) What are you excited about...(18:21) Let's get, geophysical...(21:40) April, you won't like my answer

Heather and April discuss some of the challenges within geoscience and ponder how we can find ways to give back...Connect with us:Insta: ⁠heather.april.unicorn⁠YouTube: ⁠@AttributesAnomaliesandUnicorns⁠⁠Merch!! ⁠(00:00) Intro(01:23) Most dramatic thing in nature...(04:06) Field poker...you don't need the kitchen sink??(08:50) Too many acronyms; I meant AGI. the STATS(10:40) Why we hesitate to ask. Womens' perspectives(16:10) Are we just completely unaware?(21:45) What the next generation may be doing right...

The things we probably shouldn't say out loud. We're saying them anyway. Connect with us:Insta: ⁠heather.april.unicorn⁠YouTube: ⁠@AttributesAnomaliesandUnicorns⁠⁠Merch!! ⁠(00:00) Introduction(03:58) Everyone should have a geologist?(06:48) Rainbow colormaps...(15:47) Can software replace your interpreter?(18:50) Do you know what your data was trained on?(22:07) What should change about how geoscience is taugt(27:45) The knowing something is gonna be hard...(31:41) Hot-takes!

After we discussed survival as part of a group with Chris (5.5 Questions with a sociologist), Heather and I tried to decide if we would survive a post-apocalyptic world!....we might not survive!Connect with us:Insta: ⁠heather.april.unicorn⁠YouTube: ⁠@AttributesAnomaliesandUnicorns⁠⁠Merch!! ⁠

Join us for a random discussion with our resident sociologist and tip-toe into the realm of conspiracy theories and how other scientists view the geos.....Connect with us:Insta: ⁠heather.april.unicorn⁠YouTube: ⁠@AttributesAnomaliesandUnicorns⁠⁠Merch!! ⁠(00:00) Introduction(03:05) Conspiracy theories or just k(05:23) Why do we like steak?(06:30) homophily!(08:10) Graduated with 4 other people(11:59) What is the biggest misconception.....that child is a god!(15:10) Conspiracy theory is just our way of simplifying...(20:05) Why is your tuition so high?(22:00) What sociology theory should everyone know?(23:20) C. Wright Mills....Nerd cute?(29:14) Are all lawyers named Lawrence and all s