Author: Benjamin Brooks
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Torosaurus genus to be reclassified Triceratops. – [Retrospective Post]
A recent scientific paper argues that two genuses of ceratopsian dinosaur (Torosaurus and Triceratops) – which have been separate entities for over a century – are in fact the juvenile and adult growth stages of the same taxon – but why?
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Vince Cable: Respectfully, You’re Wrong.
Today the church bells of the scientific world are ringing loudly, it’s a call to arms for anyone in or wanting to be in scientific research in the UK, and here’s the reason why: – Vince Cable has passed his sentence; and Science is to Hang on the scaffold, with the UK sailing away from…
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On the Browne Review Leaks
I’m Pissed Off… nay… F*cked Off… that’s all that need be said.
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Volunteering at the Natural History Museum
In todays post I talk about the last week of volunteering at the Natural History Museum Palaeontology Department, and the sheer awesomeness of their collections.
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Some thoughts on ScienceBlogging.org
Some thoughts and quibbles with the *Brand-Spanking-New* Science Blogging Aggregator at http://www.scienceblogging.org/
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Can we have a “Meta-Blog-Network” please?
A post where I discuss the possibility of (and my wish for) a science blogging aggregator. comment and developers with an interest very much welcome.
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Lyme Regis’ Urban Palaeontology 2
One month ago I posted Lyme Regis’ Palaeontology 1, in which I talked about two small parts of the Lyme Regis pumping station and waterworks (locations 1 and 2 on the map below) and promised to finish the job with a second post within a fortnight or so… I failed to do so and as such I apologise,…
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The problem of “Dawkinsian Atheism” in a university environment
An invited post for Southampton Atheist Society, as an example of my writing style for their committee. This article deals with my perception of the problems caused by the “New Atheism” when it becomes an all pervading part of a group in the university environment, and could just as easily be adapted to any fundamentalist…
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Lyme Regis’ Urban Palaeontology 1
The first of two…possibly three… posts on some of the urban geology of my home town of Lyme Regis!
Benjamin David Brooks 