I'm not the only one interviewing paleontologists; David Hone has embarked on his own series, asking researchers about their thoughts on the current state of paleontology. There is more to come, but you can check out the first four installments here; 1 - 2 - 3 - 4.
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Thanks for the promo Brian. Number 5 has just gone up and there is a a summary to come, followed by more stuff at 'Ask Dr Vector' as Matt Wedel takes up the challenge....