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Ethan Baxter
@ethanrockstory.bsky.social
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Boston College professor, associate dean, teacher, GEOchemist, hiker, husband, father, storyteller. He/him. Inspiring the world about the wonders of the Earth with "Every Rock Has A Story" YT series. https://www.youtube.com/@EveryRockHasAStory
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · Nov 29
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Hi!
I am a Prof and Assoc. Dean at @bostoncollege.bsky.social

I started 'Every Rock Has A Story' during COVID to inspire kids, parents, and teachers about the geosciences. Since then, diverse co-hosts and kids help viewers see themselves as geoscientists too!

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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 1d
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See where they measure the atmospheric concentration of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Every Rock Has A Story (yup, there's a rock in this episode too!)

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See where atmospheric CO2 gets measured: Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, Hawaii
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 1d
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Welp... it got a little dark by the time we found what we were looking for preserved in the ash from the 1790 tephra layer at Kilauea volcano. Geologist Christina Cauley will tell us the story of this historic eruption that changed Hawaii forever. Amazing!

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We found something incredible persevered in the tephra layer of the 1790 Kīlauea eruption
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 2d
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That's a wrap! Four days on the island of Hawaii to film four new episodes of Every Rock Has A Story. Volcanos, rocks, ash footprints, atmospheric CO2 measurements, and more. Coming in 2025-2026. Share with parents, teachers, and kids!
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Hear stories about volcano science from Hawaii... coming soon!
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 2d
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So much fun filming episode 83 of Every Rock Has A Story with amazing Kama Poepoe at Kīlauea yesterday!!! Hear what makes this volcano so special and how Kama is studying its innermost secrets!

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Find out how magma moves inside and outside a volcano!
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 2d
Beautiful sunrise illuminates Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea this morning. Stunning.

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Sunrise illuminating Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea in the distance. Hawai’i
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 3d
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Hear Prof Thomas Lee tell us about these enormous lava flows from the Lower East Rift Zone of Kīlauea! Episode 86 of Every Rock Has A Story will post in 2026.

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Lava flows from the Lower East Rift Zone of the Kīlauea volcano
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 4d
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Filming new episodes of Every Rock Has A Story on Hawaii! This place is amazing… so many stories to tell!!

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This Mauna Loa lava flow took out the road!
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 6d
omg wow! This is what were had hoped to capture. And we just missed it. Do you live here year round? Must be incredible to "look out the window" and see this!!!
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 6d
Yup. Just an iPhone, handheld. Tripod is a good idea!
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 6d
⚒️ Kīlauea volcano in moonlight, last night. Too dark for video. Stunning.
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 7d
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Every Rock Has A Story is back!

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New episodes in production. This time on Hawaii!
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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 8d
"Ethan, it would be gneiss if you didn't shout so much!"

In this video, @ethanrockstory.bsky.social talks about the "Ultra High Temperatures" that causes rocks to metamorphose and become warped and banded. #EveryRockHasAStory www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6iE...
Every Rock Has A Story #41 - Ultra High Temperature!!!!
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 11d
Thanks @cindag.bsky.social ! I’ll be with some amazing volcano experts from the USGS and the University of Hawaii. The best part is to hear *their* stories about this very special place🌋
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 11d
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Saw some incredible and very fresh LAVA FLOWS in Iceland this summer... the one in the video is just a few years old. Got me inspired to go film some even fresher lava... on Hawaii! Stay tuned...
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Hunting for fresh lava rock in Iceland… and Hawaii!
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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 16d
The polymorphs of andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite, the same compositions, but their form depending on the conditions they experience - pressure or heat. Another episode of Every Rock Has a Story from @ethanrockstory.bsky.social. #geology #EarthScience #minerals www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKaO...
Every Rock Has A Story #37 - Family of Minerals
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 18d
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Every Rock Has A Story just hit 200,000 views! Would never have expected this when I started this project at home during COVID.

Parents, teachers, kids please take a look at this FREE educational resource! Inspire kids about the geosciences!
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 23d
Love this view on my evening walk. Looks like a Jurassic age landscape… cue the dinosaurs!
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 24d
⚒️🍎🧪And by the way... here is FULL episode 40 that actually gets into this issue. Indeed, Aluminum extraction from Bauxite ore requires a massive amount of electrical power to drive the electrochemical reaction required. That's why its so impt to recycle Al.
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Every Rock Has A Story #40 - Weathering and Recycling
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 24d
Ah, could be! This is an important issue still, so glad that folks are thinking about it.
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 24d
⚒️🍎🧪For reasons unknown to me... one of my shorts on my "Every Rock Has A Story" YouTube Channel hit 10,000 views today. First of mine to ever to hit that mark! Its a teaser for Episode 40 all about weathering. Not sure why this one gets so many views, but ok!
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It takes a lot of ENERGY to get aluminum out of BAUXITE #shorts #aluminum #recycle #weathering
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · 27d
Thanks, @johntweedie.bsky.social !
Jarosite is quite a mineral, on Mars or on Earth!
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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 28d
@ethanrockstory.bsky.social explains why finding the mineral jarosite on Mars was so important, in this episode of Every Rock Has A Story.

Aimed at children, the videos are an excellent introduction to geology. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B5g...
Every Rock Has A Story #27 - Mission Mars
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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · Sep 4
@ethanrockstory.bsky.social channelling Sesame Street in this video with some fun facts about the number 22.

Every Rock Has A Story: Tree Rings of the Earth is all about the mineral garnet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ui...
Every Rock Has A Story #22 - Tree Rings of the Earth
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · Sep 5
⚒️🍎🧪Ah, thanks @johntweedie.bsky.social that's an oldie but goodie!

That same giant garnet from Dora Maira, Italy is also featured in Episode 77... one of the newer ones. Watch them both to see how far Every Rock Has A Story has come!
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Wondering how to tell how old a rock is? Let's see the lab! ERHAS Ep. 77 w/ Steph Walker and Friends
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Ethan Baxter @ethanrockstory.bsky.social · Aug 31
Oh yes. Though usually back on the old bird platform. I’ll track here this year!!💙
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