Derek and Adrian turn a critical eye to Alisa Bokulich’s recent paper on data models in paleontology…
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A quick reflection on 2018, and news about 2019!
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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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Reflections, prompted by fire, on the importance of diverse collections of paleontological specimens.
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A metasequoia on the campus of Connecticut College. Photo by the author.
A Metasequoia Moment
Let’s rethink living fossils—and protect them, too.
Read MoreRethinking Living Fossils
Just what makes a living fossil a living fossil? In this post, Scott Lidgard and Alan Love argue: it depends what you’re trying to study…
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