In which Matt Brewer discusses the (geological!) origin of the phrase "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" and considers arguments from absence in contemporary paleogeology
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Extraterrestrial Epistemology, or the Limits of Archives
In which Joel Jensen delves into the epistemology of archiving and the role of landscapes in transmitting cultural knowledge
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When Will Scientific Disagreement Bear Fruit? The Case of Angiosperm Origins
In which Katherine Valde uses angiosperms to explore when scientific controversies can be expected to bear fruit (lol)— or fail to
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Red Ochre and Moon Cycles: Interpreting Bodily Adornment in Prehistory
In which Marilynn Johnson shares an edited excerpt from her recent book Adorning Bodies: Meaning, Evolution, and Beauty in Humans and Animals (Bloomsbury, 2022)
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Rugged Individualism in the Cretaceous: What George Simpson’s Fiction Reveals about His Philosophy of Evolution
In which Kelle Dhein revisits George Simpson’s sci-fi novella, The Dechronization of Sam Magruder, and asks what it reveals about Simpson’s philosophy of evolution
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A History of Resurrection Biology, Part Two: Righting Past Wrongs?
In which Risa Schnebly concludes their two-part history of resurrection biology, bringing us to the present— and face-to-face with the looming reality of “de-extinction”
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