I have spent the last 12 years trying to convince my wife that I am not trying to trick her. I really do think she is that beautiful.

It is cheaper to live in Europe for the duration of the degree. I have friends who did this.

Imprint fossils preserve feathers and other soft tissues. No ears.

An existential crisis is an important part of growing up.

I was a YEC before going to university. I studied geology. After two years, I accepted that evolution happened. After four years, I was an atheist. I went on to get a doctorate, and I have published quite a few papers about rocks that are >2 billion years old.

As a kid, there were literally 0 authority figures in my life that accepted that evolution happened. It was taken as a given that it was ridiculous. My biology teacher skipped the chapter on evolution, saying, “this is controversial.”

Patience, love, and making critical information available gives kids like I was a chance.

Multiple techniques, multiple field sites, new, advanced method used… Not a surprising author list.

Have you seen the FMWC?

Yes, because “family values” means anti gay and anti abortion.

The documentary “The Family” offers the explanation that Russia has a strong traditional family values contingent that appeals to the right-wing idealogy.

It’s one banana, Michael. How much can it cost?

The SEC? Do they still have boats?

Treason against who? A South African in America who has a company turned off access to Ukraine because Russia wanted it. Hard to say where that would fall in court.

I wasn’t sure if this was true or a weird misunderstanding or conspiracy type thing. Seems to be true. Here is an accessible writeup: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20231127-brazils-mysterious-tunnels-made-by-giant-sloths

Reminds me of the time I was rear ended and the guy told me it was because he was playing candy crush.

On the veranda.

My wife made this joke during a presentation that was part of a job interview. Nobody laughed. Clear sign of a toxic environment.

I didn’t expect the Spanish Inquisition.

Depends on the program you are in. The view from being a doctoral student to being a postdoc to being research/lecturing staff is very different. Not all advisors expose their students to the realities of higher levels of academia. And when a woman or minority is being mentored by a white man, they may not be aware of biases that can affect the student’s later career.

I actually know him. Incredible guy. Was really pivotal in the discovery of the importance of the impact killing the dinosaurs.

My rough estimate is $120B. How far off am I?