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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
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Brian Switek is a science writer who focuses on paleontology, evolution, and the history of science. He also blogs for Smithsonian magazine's Dinosaur Tracking.
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- Evolution blogs: What are they good for?
- Photo of the Day #635: Dragonfly
- Indohyus: Almost like a mouse deer?
- Bigfoot meets the yeren
- Photo of the Day #634: Canada goose
- An early, rabbit-sized elephant relative from Morocco
- Welcome another primate to ScienceBlogs
- Photo of the Day #633: Indian pipe
- A wee little elephantimorph from Eritrea
- Photo of the Day #632: Eastern grey squirrel
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- Laelaps on Photo of the Day #635: Dragonfly
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- Dom Nardi on Indohyus: Almost like a mouse deer?
- Martin on Photo of the Day #633: Indian pipe
- Lilian Nattel on Photo of the Day #633: Indian pipe
- Laelaps on An early, rabbit-sized elephant relative from Morocco
- neil on An early, rabbit-sized elephant relative from Morocco
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