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Hype and Trust

June 1, 2019

A discussion of Elizabeth D. Jones’ paper, “From Ancient Genetics to Ancient Genomics: Celebrity and Credibility in Data-Driven Practice.”

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In Derek Turner, Joyce Havstad

Colorful Betting Practices

March 1, 2019

Adrian and Joyce discuss a paper by Derek about dinosaur coloration and placing epistemic bets on science.

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In Adrian Currie, Derek Turner, Joyce Havstad

"Plus ca Change" and the Importance of Going Extinct

January 4, 2016

Understanding evolutionary history may involve a shift of focus to the species level, where the question that really matters is: who goes extinct?

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In Derek Turner, Thoughts Tags living fossil, puctuated equilibrium

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