Art and Earth Science by Grass
Pip: The Fabulous Scientist is where geology meets commuting, and this week the commute does the heavier lifting.Mara: fabulousgrass wrote one piece this episode — a jeepney ride through Muntinlupa that opens into a meditation on poverty, childhood, and what it means to grow up too fast. Let's start with the children on the jeepney.The… Continue reading Podcast Episode: The Children on the Jeepney
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist I normally take a jeepney to work. Partly because it is the cheapest way to get around, and partly because I genuinely enjoy riding with the locals of Muntinlupa. There is something about traveling with people from here that I find comforting. They seem more laid-back, more easygoing, and… Continue reading The Children on the Jeepney
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist I almost bought another camera. There. I said it. For someone who already owns a Fujifilm X-T20 and an Insta360 GO Ultra, not to mention two smartphones (never mind that one of them is old), this probably sounds like the beginning of a very familiar story among photographers: "I… Continue reading The Camera I Almost Bought: How ChatGPT Saved Me ₱12,000
Pip: The Fabulous Scientist is a site run by someone who spends their days wrangling machine learning models and subsurface data — and also, apparently, a growing collection of fountain pens.Mara: That's fabulousgrass, and today we're looking at a post that asks why analog tools are making a comeback in a world that has already… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Why Fountain Pens Matter in a Digital World
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist I work with data. I work with machine learning. I play around with AI and large language models. I spend a good portion of my working life staring at databases, spreadsheets, digital maps, subsurface data, and whatever other collection of zeros and ones has decided to make my day… Continue reading Why Fountain Pens Matter in a Digital World
Pip: Most geologists visit Batangas and immediately start thinking about the volcano. fabulousgrass visited Batangas and ended up thinking about egg whites.Mara: That's actually a perfect entry point. This episode follows a photowalk through Taal Heritage Town — colonial architecture, a record-breaking basilica, and the surprisingly durable science of old construction. Let's start with the… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Quick Photowalk Along the 18th Century Taal Heritage Town
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist When you hear about Taal, one thing that probably pops into your mind is the famous active volcano sitting within a lake in Batangas. At least, that's the first thing I would think of—being a geologist and all. Put the words Taal and Batangas together and my brain immediately goes into volcano… Continue reading Quick Photowalk Along the 18th Century Taal Heritage Town
Pip: The Fabulous Scientist is where stationery gets the same rigorous attention most people reserve for, say, laboratory equipment — which, given the site, tracks completely.Mara: fabulousgrass brings that same careful eye to today's episode, where we're looking at a gel pen built for life outside the desk — ink that stays on the surface,… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Uni-ball One F Review: The Perfect Gel Pen for On-the-Go Writers
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist The Uni-ball One is a gel pen designed around one particularly distinctive feature: its ink. Uni developed a pigment-based formulation with relatively large pigment particles that tend to remain closer to the surface of the paper rather than being absorbed deeply into the fibers. The result is unusually dark, crisp black ink and… Continue reading Uni-ball One F Review: The Perfect Gel Pen for On-the-Go Writers
Pip: The Fabulous Scientist is where you go when you need someone to tell you, with complete sincerity, that an eight-dollar pen should probably be illegal.Mara: fabulousgrass has been putting two Jinhao fountain pens through their paces, and the results are worth your attention. Today we're looking at what these budget giants actually deliver —… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Jinhao Fountain Pen Reviews
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