Happy publication day to Ed Dolnick! Written with wit, warmth, and humor, Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party is a gripping story of how we came to understand the Earth was old and once populated by ancient beasts. A nice companion to the latest book from Michael Taylor too...

Tune into Science Friday today as Kathleen J Davis & I talk about the troublesome topic of dinosaur auctions...

A #FossilFriday science writer meet-up. Braving the Scottish sun and the Edinburgh Festival crowds to... ...finally meet Lev Parikian and talk about our next book projects. Birds for me, something top secret for Lev. And if you haven't already, check out his book Taking Flight!

On July 17, Apex, the stegosaurus, was sold at Sotheby's in New York City for a record $44.6 million. Steve Brusatte joins us to talk about the potential scientific impacts of privatizing and selling fossils. sciencefriday.com/segments/priva…

YOUR #PARIS2024 GOLD MEDALISTS 🇺🇸🥇

Steph Curry OOOMMMGGGG!

2024 is the 200th anniversary of the first dinosaur to receive a formal scientific name (Megalosaurus) and the 40th anniversary of the first dinosaur fossil found in Scotland.🦕 Come and learn more about Scotland's role in palaeontology with Steve Brusatte rse.org.uk/event/200-year…

Looking for some intel: I'm researching a piece on one of my favorite topics...fossil auctions.🫤 Does anybody know the whereabouts of 'Hector' the Deinonychus?

Totally impromptu, off the cuff, and surely rambling response to the most Googled questions about dinosaurs! Some #FossilFriday fun with Tristan Hughes & my friends History Hit💥 : What Do We Know About Dinosaurs? youtu.be/PHTdO_BEkk0?si… via YouTube

Want to know how dinosaurs sensed their world? Check this out, a masterful piece of informative & engaging pop science writing from Amy & Dan.

Re: the hateful comments about Gus Walz, son of Tim Walz, by self-professed Christians. NB: 90% of the Christian life is: Don't be mean. Also, do you think Jesus would mock someone with any kind of disability? Remember your Gospels: these are precisely the people Jesus seeks out

Set your calendars for February 2025. You'll love this.

A special #fossilfriday sneak peak at the latest from my friends The Folio Society. Available soon!

Talking ethnic cleansing, leprosy and syphilis…in the Middle Ages! A pleasure to host Prof Alice Roberts💙 at Edinburgh International Book Festival ! Check out Alice’s new book Crypt: how we can learn about the lives and deaths of people from history by studying their bones. Paleo folks will love it.

It's not a 'fact' that the field of paleontology is 'mean'. Just saying. 🫤

Was the death of the dinosaurs a good thing or a bad thing? Ok, that's a bit glib. But in this fun podcast with my pals BioLogos, we dive into the science of mass extinctions and some philosophy (and theology!) too. biologos.org/extinction

The world of paleontology lost Euan Clarkson today. Absolute legend. The guy who wrote the undergrad textbook I used. And who later welcomed me School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh to continue the legacy he built here. Expert on trilobites. Friend and mentor to many. One of Scotland's finest. RIP!

Why did mammals and birds both evolve huge brains? Mathias Osvath, Pavel Nemec WitmerLab & me propose a new theory, centered on endothermy. Warm bloodedness requires more food, which requires more smarts to find it. In other words: thought for food! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…