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The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. - Terry Pratchett
Laelaps is the blog of Brian Switek, a freelance science writer based in New Jersey. This blog frequently features his musings on paleontology, evolution, and the history of science. Switek also blogs for Smithsonian magazine's Dinosaur Tracking.
Switek's first book, Written in Stone, will be published next year by Bellevue Literary Press.
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June 30, 2009
Category: Shameless Plug
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of answering a few questions for the Paw Talk blog about dinosaurs, blogging, and kittens. You can check it out here (and many thanks to Ava for inviting me to participate!)....
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Category: Paleontology
At the end of the day today the University of Wyoming Geological Museum is going to be closed. The museum and the paleontologists who worked there are victims of state budget cuts, and the spirited effort to keep the museum...
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Category: Evolution
A few months ago I had the opportunity to sit down with a professional paleontologist and pick his brain about a few things. One of the questions that I most wanted to ask was about the changing nature of paleobiology....
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Category: College
Like every other night for the past few weeks my phone rang at about 9:45 PM. It was the same number again. For years the number had intermittently shown up on my caller ID, and I recalled that it was...
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Category: Mammals
A California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), photographed at the Central Park Zoo....
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June 29, 2009
Category: Cats
This was too cute not to share: Teddy settles in for a nap in a sunbeam....
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Category: Anthropology
Against all hope I brought my camera along with me. Special exhibitions do not usually let you take photos, and soon after I arrived at the Discovery Times Square Exhibition with Amanda and her boyfriend J I was forced to...
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Category: Mammals
A young Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), photographed at the Central Park Zoo....
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June 28, 2009
Category: Photography
Part of the Appalachian Trail in New Jersey, headed towards Raccoon Ridge....
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June 27, 2009
Category: Cats
Here are a few snapshots of the foster kittens that have been running around the place lately: Psghetti. She was adopted the day I took this photo. Meatball. She is Psghetti's sister, and still needs a good home. Leela. She...
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