Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert T Bakker

In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Thomas Salerno, a freelance writer, editor, and fellow podcaster with a background in paleontology and anthropology. During their conversation, they discuss his bachelor's in anthropology from SUNY Stony Brook, his past work  at the American Museum of Natural History, his love of Bl. Nicolaus Steno, how Thomas and Madeline met via Legend Fiction, dinosaur fiction, hubris and playing God, bioethics, ungodly self-reliance, his time at Catholic boarding school, liturgy of the hours, science fiction, some prophetic words of Venerable Fulton Sheen, the Book of Revelation, walking around the same places as your heroes, the importance of challenging our biases, and so much more!During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include episodes 19 and 32 of this podcast, the Legend Fiction community, the Prehistoric Planet show, the Foundation series/show, Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker, The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sky People by S.M. Stirling, A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, the Lord of the Rings series by J. R. R. Tolkien, Finding Darwin's God by Kenneth R. Miller, Markmaker by Mary Jessica Woods, Humanae Generis, and Fides et Ratio.You can read more about Thomas's work and catch his own podcast episodes here.  He also has some work that you can read at Word on Fire such as these articles mentioned in the episode: the JWST piece, the pro-life piece, and the Jurassic Park piece.Feel free to like, subscribe, and share the episode! Follow us on Instagram! @sbltfpodcastDon't forget to go out there, and be a light to this world!

Ash & Cory profile another human! This time the illustrious Robert T. Bakker, herald of the Dinosaur Renaissance and all around hat wearer.

Show notes: When you're looking for books to read, do you often go to the New Releases and check those out first? We get it. There are always new and shiny books coming out. BUT hear us out. What about reading some backlist books instead? They need love too! In this episode, we're talking about our favorite backlist books from years past and also a few that we still haven't read yet (but plan to… at some point… maybe!).    Related links: Books mentioned*: Sarah's books: The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller [currently reading] Verity by Colleen Hoover Regretting You by Colleen Hoover Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks True Colors by Kristin Hannah The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Fates and Furies by Lauren Goff Mia's books: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong [currently reading] The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger The Passage by Justin Cronin The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Fluke by David Elliott and Bart Hopkins Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles by Margaret George Dune by Frank Herbert Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker The Dutch House by Ann Patchett * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links. Click here to join The Fireside, our private community, to talk about all things life and books.  It's just $5 a month and we know you're going to love it.

Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker by Anna and Em

Today, Matt talks with his son Alex about all things science.Alex The Explainer: https://youtube.com/channel/UCoafZkxL9NzgtH8dlKYvlZQRobert Bakker: Robert T. Bakker https://g.co/kgs/nvKU7j

Myria Perez is a Fossil Preparator (aka paleontologist) at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas. She reconstructs the Earth's history by carefully unearthing each new fossil and then puts these prehistoric dinosaur puzzle pieces back together. Myria fell in love with dinosaurs as a little girl and started volunteering at 12 years old. She has worked with and been mentored by some of the most well-renowned pioneers of paleontology, including Robert T. Bakker and Dr. Kay Behrensmeyer. Notably, she cleaned fossils and created content for an exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. There is a lot of variation with her job. She uses all sorts of tools as a fossil preparator, including: a hand saw, toothbrush, and an air scribe. She has even used a porcupine quill! She works in a lab environment, which takes some intense focus. She teaches and collaborates with volunteers at the museum. Plus, she gets to go out on digs to look for fossils in the field.  ResourcesIfThenExhibit.org - Myria's bioSociety of Vertebrate PaleontologyThe Association for Materials and Methods in PaleontologyDallas Paleontological SocietyContact Info:Myria Perez@paleontologicaMyria's YouTube channelJulie Berman - Hostwww.womenwithcooljobs.com@womencooljobs (Instagram)

“Ah, eventually you DO plan to TALK ABOUT dinosaurs on this dinosaur podcast, right? Hello? Yes?”- Ian Malcolm about this episode.This week’s guest is professional dinosaur hunter Steve Brusatte, paleontology professor at the University of Edinburgh and author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World.https://twitter.com/stevebrusatteSubscribe on Apple Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • iHeart RadioJoin our Facebook Discussion GroupBeyond being a totally awesome – and more importantly, FRESH – take on the Mesozoic Era that weaves vital updates from the last twenty years of discovery into the official story, this book also paints a rich and lively portrait of the human beings who actually do dinosaur science. Their stories moved me as much as the story of how the dinosaurs evolved, came to dominate the landscape, and then disappeared. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs offers more than the “what” of prehistory; it also offers us the “who” and “how” and “where” and “why,” and it will be a spiritual experience for anyone as into dinosaurs OR science OR science writing as I am.Plus, Steve’s great fun to talk to. He’s totally contagious.WE DISCUSS:• How we’re living through a worldwide renaissance of paleontology, a “Golden Age of Dinosaur Science” – and how itis related to deeper historical and economic trends – such as the opening of new international trade routes, increasing access to science education, and accelerating global development (the movement of wealth discovers dragons);• How the technology and methods of dinosaur science have advanced dramatically over the last few decades – but it’s still “a discovery science” that requires people out in the field, opening the ground and looking for new fossils;• Steve’s legendary globetrotting professors Paul Sereno and Mark Norell, and how their generous mentorship launched his career;• How paleontology remains one of the most awesome lifestyles for anyone with the spirit of an adventurer;• The role of landscape in stimulating the imagination – especially for bored Midwestern children whose imaginations fill the empty space with visions of lost worlds;• What it’s like to BE a paleontologist and to know about the history of the land where you are, to have insights into the Deep Time Big Story and how it relates you to the ground on which you walk;• How time perception changes when you’re in the badlands doing paleontological field research;• Michael’s childhood mentor and role model, rockstar revolutionary “heretical” paleontologist Robert T. Bakker, who had a habit of weaving Bible scripture and Broadway musical numbers into his energetic and engaging dinosaur ecology talks;• The major role that contingency plays in mass extinctions and the rise and fall of groups that otherwise seem dominant (like dinosaurs, and humans) – ie, “How do you become dominant? How do you rise up from nothing and become a BRONTOSAURUS?”• And the major role that MYSTERY plays in our understanding of the ancient world;• Oh, and we also talk about dinosaurs! For like half an hour. About Tyrannosauroidea, specifically, and how T. rex rose to greatness. And how to survive a mass extinction. But you’ll just have to listen for the rest.QUOTES:“I’m always thinking about, ‘Where is this area, where was it during the Mesozoic Era, what was it like when Pangaea was still around, what kind of environments were there, what kind of dinosaurs were living there?’ Just having this perspective, when you travel around on the Earth, of looking at landscapes and being able to see the looooooong history of those landscapes. Being able to see in the shapes of hills, and the types of rocks that are exposed, and the colors of those rocks, being able to see deep distant pasts, reconstructing vanished worlds. And I think that’s part of the magic of sciences like paleontology and geology…and probably nobody that’s not a paleontologist or geologist thinks like that. I’m sure we just think really strangely.”- Steve Brusatte“Nobody in science ever does anything alone. MAYBE in mathematics you can be a lone genius and figure out some great proof just sitting alone in your boxers in the dark, or whatever, but MOST science is NOT LIKE THAT. It’s collaborative, you work with teams, you NEED teams, and you need good mentorship when you’re student. So now that I run my own lab, I just hope I can provide for my own students what my mentors did to me.”- Steve Brusatte“There’s something just indescribable about that feeling of finding and holding and appreciating fossil objects. And that never gets old. A new fossil discovery never gets old.”- Steve Brusatte“Studying dinosaurs isn’t going to save the world, of course…BUT…”- Steve Brusatte See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.