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Paleontologist. Educator. Big galoot. Bespoke homemade opinions. (he/him) Arthropod enthusiast, echino-curious. Eamus Catuli, illegitimi non carborundum.
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Star Wars - Knights of the Old Republic II (2004, PC version 2005)

submitted 8 hours ago • 19 comments

PROTEROZOIC PLAID - - - - Bedding vs. Liesegang banding (diagenetic iron-oxide deposition) in boulder of Mazatzal Formation, Arizona. ⚒️

submitted 12 hours ago • 0 comments

Really so happy this is resonating with so many people. I’ve got good hope!

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Okay, let's do this: AMA about the "dire" wolf study. Note: I wasn't involved in the project and have no ties to Colossal. I'm a paleoecologist with expertise on Pleistocene extinctions and their impacts, and the role ice age megafauna played in their ecosystems. I also research rewilding.

submitted 8 hours ago • 37 comments

you'll never be rid of him

submitted 1 day ago • 78 comments

It’s not really my beat but I wish someone (Eater?) would do a story where they interview grocery store workers about how they construct their Passover sections and what’s going through their heads when they put chametz in them

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

I was thinking, just the other day, "I feel like a deep dive into a word..." Then a reader served up "plastic," a slow pitch right down the middle. I swung on my heels. My blog post today: www.everygoddamnday.com/2025/04/the-...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Scientific manuscripts are surprisingly time-consuming despite their relatively short lengths, so I guess it’s no wonder why he still hasn’t finished The Winds of Winter if he’s too busy coauthoring genomics papers.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

The majority of these matzot — everything from Streit’s and Matzo Project — are not kosher for Passover. I am losing my mind.

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

alright i have my laptop, guess i'm livetweeting the dire wolf preprint. so a quick reminder: this is not yet peer-reviewed, so there's some different expectations re: quality. also let's be clear, i'm a hella biased reader, bc i don't trust the hype they're courting

submitted 1 day ago • 14 comments