Eric Gordon

Educator of all things environmental and science. Climate adaptation and western water policy guru.

[WWA @WWAnews]

Water in the Western U.S. is a free, online, and self-paced course with five modules exploring #water and #climate in the West! Click here to sign up: https://t.co/I9RHSva8Xq
This video introduces the basic units, terminology, and subjects in the course: https://t.co/CiATStGsVE

[WWA @WWAnews]

In this video, @scienved and @aureuther give an overview of the physical and political geography that defines the Western US. https://t.co/uKtYACR8Ng
Sign up for the Water in the Western US #MOOC if you're interested in #water and #climate in the region: https://t.co/I9RHSva8Xq

[Eric Gordon @scienved]

New and improved Water in the Western Us is now available on @coursera! https://t.co/bzeLtM03qH @CiresEO @CIRESnews @CUBoulder @WWAnews #waterwestus

[Eric Gordon @scienved]

With so many movies getting remade these days, why not relaunch #waterwestus? Stay tuned! @CiresEO

[Eric Gordon @scienved]

Just started a lesson using octopus camouflage as a way to talk about phenotypic plasticity!!! Awesome stuff.

[American Museum of Natural History @AMNH]

Why so blue? The hummingbird bobtail squid gets its striking color from pigment-holding cells called chromatophores distributed throughout its body. It’s a tiny squid: males only reach sizes of ~1.2 in (3 cm), while females grow up to ~2 in (5 cm).

[Eric Gordon @scienved]

About 350 students at @ECArvada participated in the #hourofcode2018 today! Thanks @codeorg and @mymindSpark for the support!

[Rita Marie @RitaMarie28]

The @latimes has done a 4 part series on my school. This paragraph has resonated with me the most. Every day in America teachers are working 10+ hours! #teacherlife

[Eric Gordon @scienved]

Learning about how to do an #HourOfCode event. Thanks @mymindSpark and @GillFoundation!

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

There’s just no way around this one: YOU MATTER, unless you multiply yourself by the speed of light squared, then YOU ENERGY.

[Eric Gordon @scienved]

Seriously amazing weather satellite resolution! https://t.co/5aXCtSqouO

[WIRED Science @WIREDScience]

If NFL helmets had accelerometers, researchers might find correlations between force, angle of hits, and concussions https://t.co/cW8x2cyYLe

[New Scientist @newscientist]

The sun’s rotation is slowed down by its own photons https://t.co/VHpOxDheRY

[Smithsonian Magazine @SmithsonianMag]

This spit-powered biobattery is made from a single sheet of paper. https://t.co/J0LxK7uR1E

[New Scientist @newscientist]

Gene editing has saved the lives of two children with leukaemia https://t.co/VC5C2nQNvu

[Eric Gordon @scienved]

Gallons is an it unusual unit for precipitation, but does give us a sense of scale here! https://t.co/sDGKl7qYn3

[Eric Gordon @scienved]

Whoa. https://t.co/qkp5IBVrZg

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

Watch this mesmerizing feather star—a type of crinoid—swim through the ocean

[Ariel Zych @Arieloquent]

All that dirty snow lying around? It's absorbing WAY more solar heat than it was when it was clean + white. Albedo! https://t.co/QK7RQlH6aO

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

For the first time, scientists have discovered handedness in tarantulas
https://t.co/VtrEnO39fo

[Eric Gordon @scienved]

It was a lot of snow... https://t.co/qsVWaZJ32e

[NWS Boulder @NWSBoulder]

It is impressive to see nearly the entire state of Colorado covered in snow. Check out this visible satellite image from Noon 1/6/17. #cowx

[Eric Gordon @scienved]

Oh. My. https://t.co/sOQf90sd8f