Mapping Volcanoes

The national park service reports that most of our knowledge of prehistoric volcanoes come from oral histories and geological evidence.  In current times, technologies allow us to not only see what’s happening on land, but in the depths of the ocean as well.  


But what can be discovered from this information? Can we glean any kind of trends that would allow for an even deeper understanding of volcanoes and what they’re about?  


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Anticipating Earthquakes

Is there a most dangerous place on earth for Earthquakes? Because earthquakes are so frequent (Alaska reports an earthquake almost every day!) and can be easily tracked anywhere in the world, we have a vast amount of data on these plate slips.  With this data, we can determine the safest locations in the world to live and the places to stay away when it comes to avoiding intense earthquakes.  


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Examining Ice (and geothermal heating)

Is there a most dangerous place on earth for Earthquakes? Because earthquakes are so frequent (Alaska reports an earthquake almost every day!) and can be easily tracked anywhere in the world, we have a vast amount of data on these plate slips.  With this data, we can determine the safest locations in the world to live and the places to stay away when it comes to avoiding intense earthquakes.  


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The Taylor Swift Effect

Could this be the Super Bowl of  introductory data science exercises?  Does her presence at a game influence the success that the Kansas City Chiefs have on the football field? Does Taylor’s presence have a measurable effect  on the individual play of Travis Kelce? We know all too well how to approach questions like these, and that is with data. It's just our style.


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