How To Use Bayes's Theorem In Real Life
This is a total break from my usual paleontology content, but bear with me, because I think this topic is really interesting, fun, and useful.
Prehistoric Beast Profile #2: Pterodaustro and other alternative pterosaurs
Take a moment and think of the myriad lifestyles different birds live. Some are flightless, swift-running herbivores; some are terrifying aerial hunters; some dive for fish; some nab insects on the wing; et cetera et cetera. Many of these niches...
The Physics of Giants and Lilliputians
The world we inhabit and interact with on a daily basis, the world of megafauna, is far from the only world there is. At other size scales, there are layers upon layers of other worlds that we don’t notice, that...
Building A Coin-Operated Crow Feeder (Part 1)
This is a project I’ve been thinking about for a long time. There are lots of crows near where I live, and they are frighteningly smart and self-aware. They also are known to remember and hold opinions about individual humans,...
Dinosaur Photography 4: More California Waterbirds
I’ve only been taking photos of birds since July, so it’s been really interesting to return to locations I’ve visited before and notice the difference between seasons. The entire bird population of a place changes between summer and winter as...