"The promise of the Internet-as-Alexandria is more than the rolling plenitude of information. It’s the ability of individuals to chor...

How much should you trust the scientific literature? Reflecting on my own academic maturation, as well as observing on-line discussions of d...

I was sorting through some files today, and found this. Back when I was 10 years old, I knew I wanted to devote my life to paleontology, and...

Over at SV-POW! , Mike Taylor recently addressed the issue of how to format in-text citations. Writing in his inimitable style, he makes the...

In scientific writing, proper terminology is everything. I learned early on that many of my favorite turns of phrase were technically incorr...

I'm a huge fan of Matt Wedel 's " Measure Your Damned Dinosaur " philosophy. For those of you who aren't familiar with...

No doubt, the internet has changed the way we do paleontology. Email allows faster collaborations among workers at widespread institutions, ...

I've been a member of the Dinosaur Mailing List (DML) and VRTPALEO internet mailing lists for over 10 years. They're fantastic reso...