Category Archives: Media

Wherein I attempt a bit of humor

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Jaime A. Headden

A recent paper (Pahl & Ruedas, in press at this time) suggested that large carnosaurs from the Morrison Formation would have preferrentially or obligately been scavengers, but because they were also the largest theropods of the region, they would have … Continue reading →

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Unsung

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Jaime A. Headden

Art is, perhaps, one of the most expensive things I’ve ever done. And yet the process from setting pen or pencil to paper and producing something coherent seems effortless, flawless, quick, and easy. We make it easy, because we’ve had … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Season

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Jaime A. Headden

Not one to celebrate most holidays, it rarely occurs to me to accommodate others. This holiday season, many of my non-religious friends join in the merriment of their more religious friends, and at the same time family (mostly a-religious or … Continue reading →

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On the Nature of Being a Pterosaur

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Jaime A. Headden

Pterosaurs are one of those groups that attracts pure and unadulterated fascination, though not the kind that in children is bent to sabre-toothed tigers and roaring, rampaging dinosaurs. No, pterosaurs evoke a sense more of the subdued wonder, and intrigue, … Continue reading →

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Criminal Lineup

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Jaime A. Headden

Via Facebook comes this cute comic from Felippe Nanni posted on his DeviantArt page: Little does the officer know, she kidnapped the oviraptor’s own eggs and took a bite before the oviraptor came home and called the cops. The cops … Continue reading →

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Time to Update Wikipedia

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Jaime A. Headden

Currently, Wikipedia represents one of the best resources for gathering information about … well, everything. The thing it, Wikipedia only works as long as two things are true: 1. The information presented in it is accurate, and updated with new … Continue reading →

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Where I Question Commitment to Value of Open Access Everything

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Jaime A. Headden

It is OA Week, so while this post would normally fall into the Thursday slot for my ‘regular” posting, I am putting it up now as my post for the remainder of the week.

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Tyrannosaurus Publicity

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Jaime A. Headden

There’s a trope in media whereby using a famous figure for advertisement, viewers have a tendency to associate that figure instead of anything the advertisement might actually contain. Celebrity sells. In American comics, for example, this is called “Wolverine Publicity,” … Continue reading →

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A Welcome

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Jaime A. Headden

Where the author exhortates on himself and his purposes Continue reading →

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