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John Scopes and textbook cardboard

Posted from Laelaps 98 days ago
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I've been using the phrase "textbook cardboard" a lot lately. I first picked it up after reading Gould's Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle, but the concept had been made clear to me even before Gould provided me with something to call it. All too often scientific legends are passed down as fact (i.e... (original story)

Footprint Fraud in South America

Posted from Laelaps 89 days ago
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Like rotting, festering zombies, some creationist tricks just won't die. Even though every case of supposed "human tracks" found near dinosaur tracks in Mesozoic rock that I can think of has been disproved (the tracks often being little more than the result of some creative chiseling) the idea that ... (original story)

The Winning Boneyard XX Entries

Posted from Laelaps 92 days ago
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The running for the top three entries of the Boneyard XX contest was extremely close, so close that I really had no idea who was going to win until I could add up all the votes. The winners are; 1st Place: Traumador 2nd Place: Tie! Emile and Scarlet Seraph 3rd Place: Nemo Ramjet Congratulations ... (original story)

A little help, please?

Posted from Laelaps 98 days ago
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[Note: I've received all the papers but one, which I may be able to get directly from the author. Many thanks to everyone who sent in papers; hopefully I'll soon be able to share some good news about the end to which I'm using these resources.] Many thanks to everyone who sent me the Ichnos ... (original story)

Photo of the Day #261: Laughing Gull

Posted from Laelaps 92 days ago
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O.C. Marsh and the Nevada Giant

Posted from Laelaps 89 days ago
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The probable role of fossils in giving rise to myths and legends has been recognized since the 19th century, but it has only been recently that the connection between giant bones & footprints and mythology has been appreciated as a subject worthy of detailed study (see The First Fossil Hunters(original story)

SVP issues a decision on Aetogate

Posted from Laelaps 90 days ago
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Over the past several months many people (myself included) have been anxiously awaiting the ruling of the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology ethics committee on the controversy informally known as Aetogate, and on May 23 the SVP committee released their decision (if you need to catch up, see Mike T... (original story)

Photo of the Day #259: Prickly Pear

Posted from Laelaps 94 days ago
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Photo of the Day #263: Whelk egg cases

Posted from Laelaps 89 days ago
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A test? On a Friday night?

Posted from Laelaps 89 days ago
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No matter when I ended up taking precalc I knew it was going to be hard, I just didn't think that I'd be taking quizzes during my Friday evenings for a month and a half. The nature of the course requires classes to meet for 2 and 1/2 hours three nights a week and the fact that I work during the day ... (original story)

Why are the cool papers always released on the days I'm busy?

Posted from Laelaps 91 days ago
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I really wish I had time to do some blogging on two new peer-reviewed papers that have just come out, one in PLoS and the other in Nature. Unfortunately I start a summer math course this evening and can't give all the cool new discoveries my full attention. That doesn't mean that you c... (original story)