Podcasts
Hear me chat about my research and palaeontology more generally in the following episodes:
Palaeocast Episode 136: Burmese Amber
Tiny Matters Dinosaur Fossils: Inspiring Jurassic Park and helping us predict Earth’s future
CBC: Quirks and Quarks Researchers call for a new awareness of scientific colonialism
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast Episode 340
The Backpacker’s Guide To Prehistory S1 E5: The Triassic
and of course, you can catch me on the podcast I co-host: PalaeoParty!
Articles
Selected articles that feature my research or thoughts:
Ethics, law, and colonialism in paleontology:
Paleontology has a ‘parachute science’ problem. Here’s how it plays out in 3 nations ScienceNews
Violent conflict in Myanmar linked to boom in fossil amber research, study claims Science
Research on amber from a war-torn part of Myanmar is surging The Economist
Paleontology ‘a hotbed of unethical practices rooted in colonialism’, say scientists The Guardian
Why Smuggled Fossils Are Hurting Paleontology Smithsonian Magazine
New Data Expose Colonialism in Paleontology Discover Magazine
Decolonizing the Hunt for Dinosaurs and Other Fossils New York Times
Comments on other studies and general musings:
Volcanic Eruptions Helped Dinosaurs Dominate Planet Earth The New York Times
Would dinosaurs have died without an asteroid strike? Here’s the science. National Geographic
What Would Really Happen if Thanos Erased Half of All Life on Earth? Gizmodo
Documentaries
My research on early tetrapod diversity was featured in a PBS Eons episode: When the Rainforests Collapsed.
I was an on-screen expert for Episode 4 (Inferno) of the Ancient Earth docuseries, produced by BBC in collaboration with PBS. The series can be viewed on Nova.
Currently, I am a consultant for a docuseries produced by BBC and LoudMinds, which is due to be released in late 2024.