In which Max considers the suggestion that archeology is distinctive in its frequent use of arguments from absence, and finds it wanting
Read More
Ancient Plates and Pirate Anchors: When Should we Treat Absence of Evidence as Evidence of Absence?
In which Matt Brewer discusses the (geological!) origin of the phrase "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" and considers arguments from absence in contemporary paleogeology
Read More
Extraterrestrial Epistemology, or the Limits of Archives
In which Joel Jensen delves into the epistemology of archiving and the role of landscapes in transmitting cultural knowledge
Read More
Minnesota Gneiss
In which Max hits the road to see the oldest intact surface rocks in the United States
Read More
Problematica x25
In which Max has compiled all 25 “Problematica” essays for your long-reading enjoyment
Read More
Wild Thing
In which Max completes his essay on dangerous speculation in geohistory by analyzing the reception of the Triassic kraken, Nemesis, and vendobiont hypotheses
Read More