In which T.J. Perkins examines the “ripening” of scientific research, and argues that cultural readiness is an important factor in understanding scientific discovery and progress
Read MoreStable Isotopes in Unstable Times: Harold Urey’s paleothermometer and the nature of proxy measurement
In which Joe Wilson describes the invention of the carbonate-oxygen paleothermometer, and explores what it means for our understanding of “proxy measurement”
Read MoreFrom the Archive: Replaying Life's Tape— No Miracles Required
In which we reach into the Extinct archive, and pull out an essay on historical contingency by John Beatty
Read MoreIs Contemporary Climate Change Really Unprecedented?
In which Aja Watkins explores the problem of comparing past and present rates of climate change, and the challenges involved in “temporal scaling”
Read MoreSizing up the "Biodiversity Crisis": Paleocurves, Measurements, and Problematic Inferences
In which Federica Bocchi considers the problems involved in comparing past and present measures of diversity, and their implications for the “biodiversity crisis.”
Read MoreRethinking Living Fossils
Just what makes a living fossil a living fossil? In this post, Scott Lidgard and Alan Love argue: it depends what you’re trying to study…
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