In which Max revisits Goethe’s weird claim about America lacking basalt with some expert help
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Future-Proof Explosion?
In which Max considers the history of the expression “Cambrian explosion” and asks whether it’s here to stay
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More basalt, more problems
In which Max asks why Goethe once said in a poem that America has no basalt (huh?)
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The Case of the Mislabeled Axis
In which Corey Dethier explores the meaning of scientific graphs and revisits the John Christy climate controversy
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Evidence of absence
In which Max considers the suggestion that archeology is distinctive in its frequent use of arguments from absence, and finds it wanting
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Ancient Plates and Pirate Anchors: When Should we Treat Absence of Evidence as Evidence of Absence?
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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