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How Not To Be A Paleontologist
I’m Not Dead Yet! Hey Everyone! When last we left (way back in January) I was just about to begin Spring Semester 2020, complete with 400+ students across 4 lectures. Then COVID-19 happened and my university shifted to online-only instruction right around Spring Break. I had 2 weeks to move the last half of my… Read more
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FeaturedNanotyrannus: The Fossil That Was… and Then Wasn’t . (Or How Scientists Tell a Story and Reach a Consensus).
Why all the fuss about Nanotyrannus? How does our changing understanding of this enigmatic dinosaur reflect the process of science?
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Turns out, Nanotyrannus is real… like really real.
Turns out I was very, very wrong about Nanotyrannus not being real. But it being shown valid does not excuse years of shoddy science before this pape
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The Professor is Out?
A decidedly poignant opener for this one. “Moneyball” was a decent baseball movie; personally I liked the book better but they needed an actual “story” to turn it into a film. The book went into more theory and stats which made it more interesting for me. But the film version did provide some good lines.… Read more
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A Dinosaur in the Dugout 