Category: Geology
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On Dreams Made Real
[SPOILER ALERT – YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED] When I was four years old a film was released that has since been a wonder for millions all over the globe, it had some of the most innovative special effects in film history, and did more to update the public perception of palaeontology than any museum or…
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Museum Lecture: “The Beast in the Cellar”
At the height of the 2013 “Museums at Night” festival, I gave a talk to members of the public and friends of the Lyme Regis Museum, here I give a little bit of background and link you to that talk, I hope you all enjoy it!
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Some Museum-ey Stuff and The PodQuest
Another long rambling post where I talk about museum stuff, and introduce you to one of this year’s side projects… The PodQuest!
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The L’Aquila prosecutions; a dangerous precedent?
In a landmark legal case in Italy yesterday, six scientists and one politician were convicted and sentenced for manslaughter charges. Benjamin Brooks looks at the case and what precedents it might set. (Originally written for The Graduate Times)
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Making a geological model from Sand!
A step-by-step guide on how to make an awesome geological model from sand and other cool stuff!
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“A Volcano… in Somerset”
In which I tear into a 2011 science article…
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Home Again – Dispatches from Montana 3 (The Photo Edition)
Some photographs from my recent trip to the Museum of the Rockies’ Field Camp in Rudyard, Montana.
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Hadrosaur! – Dispatches from Montana 2.
We’ve reached the bone bed! It took over two and a half weeks of digging (one and a half on my part) but we’re finally there. Before reaching the bone bed however I managed to find a few other odds and ends within the overburden, including the following: Another Hadrosaur tooth, One small Crocodile tooth,…
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On cataloguing my first Museum collection…
A rather long post describing what I’ve been up to at Craven Museum and Art Gallery over the last month, and talking about one or two lessons I’ve learnt…
Benjamin David Brooks 