In which Max explores the history of the Gaia hypothesis and wonders whether it needs to be “Darwinized” (Part 1 of 2— Part 2 dropping soon…)
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When "Geobiology" was "Biogeology"— or, the importance of Preston Cloud
In which Max argues that histories of geobiology need to pay more attention to an overlooked giant of twentieth century paleontology: Preston Cloud
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From the archive: Dinosaur Time
An old one whose time has come again: in which Max complains about how prevalent the language of political domination is in popular writing about dinosaurs
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Of limeless seas and listless animals
In which Max explores some bizarre (and not-so-bizarre) attempts to explain the abrupt appearance of the Cambrian fauna, ca. 1895-1960
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All the better to catch you with, my dear
In which Max presents a lost picture from the history of paleontology: Charles Walcott’s “Sidney crab” complete with massive claws (actually the appendages of a large radiodont— a relative of Anomalocaris)
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From the Archive: Minnesota Gneiss
A farewell to Minnesota: in which Max hits the road to see the second-oldest surface rocks in the United States (originally posted on August 18, 2024)
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