In which Max completes his essay on dangerous speculation in geohistory by analyzing the reception of the Triassic kraken, Nemesis, and vendobiont hypotheses
Read MoreRelease the Kraken
In which Max releases the kraken on the Extinct blog. (It’s about “dangerous” speculation in geohistory)
Read MoreThe Bear
A special mini-Problematica: in which Max has a Baader-Meinhof moment about Mivart’s dilemma
Read MoreMivart's Dilemma Confronted
In which Max concludes his two-part essay on the nineteenth century debate over the evolutionary origin of novel structures
Read MoreSt. George and The Dragon
In which Max explores the problem of explaining novel structures in late nineteenth century evolutionary science
Read MoreGoing global: geology between Lyell and Suess
Problematica #20! In which Max explores two titans of nineteenth century geology using fictional characters of their own creation, Lyell’s amphibious being and Suess’s extraterrestrial observer (Part 3 of 3)
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