Geology is like augmented reality for the planet

An excellent article in Wired by Marcia Bjornerud,  professor of geology at Lawrence University:

https://www.wired.com/story/geology-is-like-augmented-reality-for-the-planet/

An excerpt:
"As I hope my students will learn, though, looking at the planet through a geologic lens is something like strapping on an augmented-reality headset. It invites you, from your vantage point in the present, to summon up Earth’s deep past and far future—to see these parallel worlds with your own eyes, like digital overlays."