I love that we live on a planet where places like this exist.

Nothing has helped us so far. We need more than a website. What’s happening is unconstitutional. Push back harder!

Critiques can also be kind, and they should be. I think we often forget to mention the good in things. It is just as important to tell someone when they’re doing well as it is when they’re not.

I bet it was a great conversation! I’m really lucky I got to take classes in science communication at the center he founded. I met him briefly when we I sat on a panel discussing science outreach. He was extremely nice and very gracious.

There is also the added layer of sending threats to a school. She’s not just threatening a kid, she’s terrorizing a school. How horrific.

In the outreach I do, I’ll get questions like, “Why did all the reptiles go extinct except some crocodiles and lizards?” Or similar generalizations based on how the fossil record, deep time, extinction has been taught to them. It’s hard to walk back when they have this deeply rooted paradigm.

I wish we were better at bridging research on fossil and modern verts, on both sides. It’s to everyone’s detriment, especially as modern bio research seems to be drifting away from the organismal scale. ALSO…

Ooooh, nice read! I have so many feelings about this. First, from working in modern ecology, I see some wild stuff pop up in paleoecology. It’s different, obviously, and I’m not saying they should be the same, but in general it feels like it’s lagging behind. Also…

Thank you! Much appreciated.

Why root for Pleistocene mammals when Texas has such amazing Permian fossils? Dimetrodon or bust!

Very cool, thank you! I’ve followed a few feeds but I haven’t added to them.

This looks amazing! I did a lot of similar work at my last job and I loved it. I’d love to apply, but I’m not local. I know remote/alternate duty stations are getting harder to come by. I hope you find the perfect candidate for an awesome opportunity!

I SEE TREE FERNS! 🎉