Despite what you may have read elsewhere on the web, Scott does NOT believe that the earth's magnetic field can (or did) reverse polarity in a few years, nor that there is any geologic evidence supporting such a claim. Rather, Scott and colleague Jonathan Glen published a paper in Geophyscial Research Letters in which they suggested that, toward the end of a several thousand year long geomagnetic polarity reversal that occurred 15.2 million years ago, there was an episode of rapid (about a degree per week) magnetic field directional change in the western US. You can learn how the geomagnetic field direction in the western US changed during that reversal by having a look at this open-access G-cubed paper by Scott, Jonathan, and Nick Jarboe. Or, check out this one to see how the strength of the geomagnetic field varied during another polarity reversal. These and ten other publiciations are available in the menu to the left.

Scott is an avid cyclist, a maker and flyer of maneuverable single-line kites (i.e., fighter kites), enjoys playing all sorts of tunes on his wonderful Covered Bridge tenor ukulele, and is a long-time cloud enthusiast.