FossilBiasBlog

Writing and discussing the stories of the often ignored and forgotten contributions of women and minorities to geology and paleontology

[FossilBiasBlog @FossilBiasBlog]

The site is live! Check out the blog: https://t.co/W9hlXBe9lt

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Florentino Ameghino claimed humans evolved in Argentina. Was he just really wrong, or did he willingly lie to fight against colonialism in paleontology? Today I discuss the complex nature of the Argentinian paleontologist. #paleontology #geology https://t.co/hQqChKAgrN

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Today I introduce Argentinian paleontologist Florentino Ameghino, a controversial character who made amazing discoveries about the history of mammals. He also was adamant that humans evolved in South America. #Paleontology #Geology https://t.co/efJYTmJ9P1

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Today, I discuss the colonial nature of paleontology where fossils were historically removed from Latin America and studied/displayed in Europe/ USA. Even Darwin took many fossils from S. America to London where they sit today. #paleontology #geology https://t.co/LTHZG1lBva

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After my long hiatus, I'm back with a very short post! I am setting the stage for a small series on interesting geology and paleontology in Latin America and some of the pioneering women of Mexican paleontology. #geology #paleontology https://t.co/GbI7cuYLWf

[Steven Rogers @SLRogersGeol]

Geology is colonial. Want to know what that means and why it matters? New preprint with interactive discussion in @EGU_GC by myself, @DrNatashaDowey, Lisa Lau, @HinnaSheikh1 and @Volcanologist aiming to help #geology Decolonise the Curriculum

https://t.co/ZcSx1tUru4

[FossilBiasBlog @FossilBiasBlog]

Btw, this feed will likely gradually morph into a combo blog / research team account over the next few months. I’m pretty excited about what I’ve got planned for the next few years

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I swear I haven’t abandoned the blog. Just really busy as a first year assistant prof. Have 3 research projects I’m starting plus teaching but I do have a new theme of blog posts I’m excited to work on sometime soon.

[Dan Quintana @dsquintana]

Offering undergraduate students the option of performing a cumulative replication study for their theses—instead of an original research project—would improve both science and education.

My new opinion piece in @NatureHumBehav

https://t.co/0fm9mViRP7

[AAPGWN @AAPG_WN]

meet #FemaleGeologist Nicole Gonzalez. A first-gen American and the daughter of two Colombian immigrants, Nicole is passionate about youth development programs, nonprofit work, and inspiring the next generation of scientists.

#WomenInLeadership #womeninscience #womenintech #stem

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Great thread on the truth behind racism in geoscience

[History_of_Geology @Geology_History]

September 7, 1859, birthday of British paleontologist, geologist & political activist Margaret Chorley Crosfield, an expert on Silurian fossils & geology of Wales
https://t.co/Vkp6F6dfyg

[FossilBiasBlog @FossilBiasBlog]

@Charlie72270080 I agree! I love field work but it is a huge barrier. We need to remove the barriers that limit field participation and highlight geoscience done in labs and in offices just as much

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The insistence that all geologist must do a ton of field work to be “true” geologists is one of the largest hurdles to making geoscience more inclusive. Field work is expensive and keeps people away from jobs and family for extensive periods of time. It’s not inclusive!

[Paleontological Research Institution @PRInstitution]

Happy #WomeinPaleoWednesday! Tricia Kelley is an evolutionary paleoecologist. She studies how interactions between prehistoric predators and prey affected their evolution. She works to preserve biodiversity today. Learn more at https://t.co/GrFFWAD9jG

[Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered]

Opinion: Inadequately citing or entirely omitting the scholarship of women and people of color reflects the larger problem of entrenched marginalization in the academy, write 12 women scholars. https://t.co/jisAi9pKgr

[History_of_Geology @Geology_History]

A 500-Year-Old Aztec Manuscript Is The Oldest Written Record Of #Earthquakes In The Americas #FolkloreThursday #Geomythology
https://t.co/8UVtr8RvO4

[Playmobil (Adjunct) Professor @playmoadjprof]

On this day in 1862, Mary Arizona ‘Zonia’ Baber was born. She is recognized as a pioneer in geography education, and an important figure in promoting equal rights of women and minorities.

Read more about her contributions on @trowelblazers https://t.co/Izv4kv55Pc

[Paleontological Research Institution @PRInstitution]

Happy #WomeninPaleoWednesday! @PhoebeFossil is a micropaleontologist. She studies ancient, single-celled, microscopic organisms that lived before animals evolved. Learn more on her profile at https://t.co/gDZo1uMwDA

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A great article that highlights why it can be so hard for non-majority geoscientists to succeed in academia

[Prof. Elena Miranda @DrElenamiranda]

I wrote an article called the Leaky Pipeline Playbook about my experiences as a PhD student in geology. Stop the culture of impunity. https://t.co/zXw0N0d84D

[Andre M. Perry @andreperryedu]

Only about 7.4% and 6.6% of National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant awards, respectively, flow to Black and Latino or Hispanic innovators—far below those groups’ share of the population. https://t.co/PKIVFFJCoh #HBCUs