Jonathan Fink

Geology Professor, Portland State University, & Visiting Professor of Urban Analytics, University of British Columbia

[Jonathan Fink @jonathanfink]

@timecaptales @fasc1nate 6 months before the eruption, I attended a small volcanology conference in Bend, Oregon. Dave gave a talk about his Ph.D. work and got so nervous that he fainted, mid-sentence. 30 seconds later he woke up, jumped up and continued his talk finishing his last sentence.
RIP, Dave.

[Jonathan Fink @jonathanfink]

@JohnVaillant I appreciate the reply. I'd be happy to get together in Vancouver or on Zoom to compare notes. We'd also love to have you give a talk at UBC sometime, either in the Earth, Ocean, & Atmosphere Department, and/or in our Cascadia webinar series.

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@JohnVaillant Thanks for “FireWeather.”I’ve run a wildfire webinar series for 4 yrs (https://t.co/z4VmpXK7hA) and the main takeaway after over 100 talks is that the 3 largest metros of Cascadia (YVR, SEA, PDX) are unprepared for major fires. You’ve clearly made that point.

[Jonathan Fink @jonathanfink]

@karaswisher, I’m not an @elonmusk fan, but you’re so wrong about @Tesla cars. Their huge advantage is the @TeslaCharging network. I commute between Portland and Vancouver BC. I also rent Teslas from @Hertz. I wouldn’t consider any other EV. Drive highways? Gotta go with Tesla.

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Great to see this video about the @WaymapOrg @Verizon @LMU partnership for accessible technology.

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@profgalloway Hey Prof G, In your justified critiques of traditional higher ed, why don’t you cite @ASU as a counterexample? There’s a reason they’re the only uni to rank #1 on @USNews’ “Most Innovative” schools. @michaelcrow has been the biggest risk taker in H.E. for 20 yrs.

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This is so sweet...

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@bryan_pietsch @nytimes Bryan, in your NY Times story today, the Trump supporters came from SE Portland (Clackamas Mall), not SW Portland.

As a former Sun Devil (30 years on the faculty), congratulations on getting your NY Times assignment!

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Op-ed: A one-size-fits-all solution to coronavirus could be fatal to US colleges https://t.co/gtB3KwjoEV via @sweetbriaredu

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Are these the 20 top priorities in 2020 for a digital ecosystem for Earth? https://t.co/Sd5sVeHesY

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This is an excellent analysis from Jeff Sachs of some of the challenges and opportunities associated with getting to 80% CO2 reduction by 2050 (assuming we can get some politicians willing to address the climate issue):
https://t.co/CeiQ67apus

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Opinion | Mitch McConnell and his hold on gun control https://t.co/uASTDDMJRH

[Jonathan Fink @jonathanfink]

At the #GlobalCityTeamsChallenge conference, the main emphasis is #SmartRegions. ⁦⁦⁦@Portland_State⁩ Digital City Testbed Center (@SmartCityPSU) and its connections to the #CascadiaInnovationCorridor (with ⁦@UW⁩ and @UBC and ⁦@OMSI⁩) are highlighted.

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At the #GCTC Global City Teams Challenge Conference in DC, keynote speech by Acting Ass’t Secretary of Commerce @dianerinaldo discussed @Portland_State @SmartCityPSU (Digital City Testbed Center) and #CascadiaInnovationCorridor.

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Coming soon to a Cascadia city near you?
"Seattle will offer residents shelter from the smoke" - https://t.co/swNQP9WEBd @highcountrynews

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Having been chased off the sidewalk by scooters in Washington DC and Portland OR, I'm quite sympathetic to this argument:
The death of the sidewalk https://t.co/e8bgvyd8RM

[Rep. Kurt Schrader @RepSchrader]

Thank you to @nature_oregon for inviting me to celebrate the re-opening of their office, the Oregon Conservation Center! This cutting-edge office will be the perfect place for TNC to lead the charge to protect Oregon’s most precious lands and waters.

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Super-enthusiastic Q&A by ⁦@Portland_State⁩ ⁦@MCECSpdx⁩ Professor Bart Massey after his ⁦@OMSI⁩ Science Pub about Artificial Intelligence.

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Great ⁦@OMSI⁩ Science Pub about Artificial Intelligence by ⁦@Portland_State⁩ @MCECSpdx⁩ Computer Science Professor Bart Massey.

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@HTuffen @FabianWadsworth @TheNobleGasbag @JacquelineOwen @hollyeunwin @vmsg_uk @subglacial @NathanMagnall @JI_Farquharson @BeckyPaisley By far the weirdest thing I've ever seen on an obsidian flow: a Japanese fashion photo shoot where the models were BAREFOOT.