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Beginning at the beginning: Leibniz and the texts of deep history.

February 18, 2019

What seperates history from paleontology? Not the reading of texts, says Justin E. H. Smith, who, via examination of Leibniz’s family-history-turned-geological-masterwork Protogaea, argues that ‘reading the fossil record’ is far from a metaphor…

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Data, Text & Simulation: Alisa Bokulich’s "Using models to correct data: paleodiversity and the fossil record."

February 1, 2019

Derek and Adrian turn a critical eye to Alisa Bokulich’s recent paper on data models in paleontology…

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Extinct in 2018, Extinct in 2019!

January 1, 2019

A quick reflection on 2018, and news about 2019!

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Philosophical Metaphor & Philosophical Analysis

December 1, 2018

Philosophers often use metaphors to illustrate and label their analyses. Is that a good idea? Adrian examines Carol Cleland’s ‘smoking gun’ metaphor to suggest an answer…

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On Horses, In Solidarity

November 8, 2018

Reflections, prompted by fire, on the importance of diverse collections of paleontological specimens.

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