No matter how much you hate AI, you probably don’t hate it as much as Werner Herzog or Hayao Miyazaki and I think their hatred is beautiful

Palaeo folks! What's the most comprehensive, convenient source online for global temperatures & temperature proxy over time data for use in studies? Not looking for graphs, just want values & dates I can plug into a spreadsheet

And that's how you integrate digital elements into an exhibition. Part of the temporary "China's Dinosaur World" at the Shanghai Natural History Museum, China. Closing this November. Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet

Much to my surprise, Frontier Development invited me to be among the first people to play Jurassic World Evolution 3! Here's a little highlight reel of what I & the other attendees got up to, as well as some gameplay footage showing off the new features www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nsq...

Pretty shameless clickbait headline. The article itself is about unlicensed private ownership of exotic animals, but of course that's not as interesting as making people scared that there are Cobras crawling around Oxford

When I was a kid it was just a known thing that the giant squid had never been captured on film. Now we're spoiled for choice. What a time to be alive

People say "autism never used to exist" and then you go to the Natural History Museum and the exhibit has a caption like "Born in 1762, The Revd [name] was famously irascible, steadfast in his routine, and dedicated his life to collecting 25,000 rare beetle specimens".

Friends & colleagues have come from overseas, built lives, careers, businesses & families thanks to ILR, now Farage & his goons want to strip it away. All the talk of "we don't mind immigrants who come through legal routes & pay their taxes" was never true. It's pure, shameless xenophobia

This is horrifying - but not in the least surprising. If this goes ahead, if Reform get into power, that... will be it for me. I lose my home, my healthcare, my career, all of it. I would be torn from my partner, my pets, my friends. And I'm not sure how I would go on.

Me when I hear Earth, Wind & Fire's September today.

My most Greatest Generation complaint? More films should end like they did in the 1940s: the minute the action ends, someone says something witty like 'next time, let's take a cab', followed by big orchestral 'dun dunnnnn DUNNNNNNN' and 'THE END'.

SURELY this kind of talk from Ben Lamm is enough to convince people he & Colossal are silicon valley engagement grifters with no interest in scientific credibility?

Full morning spent planning the various transport routes to upcoming endeavours. A #JurassicWorldEvolution3 event in London, then #SVP2025 in Birmingham. Many trains, tubes & buses to be navigated, but its worth it for cost effectiveness 👍

Check out the provisional programme for #SVP2025 #2025SVP - the Triassic symposium was so popular they are running it for the entire day! vertpaleo.org/wp-content/u...

Mrs Pavitt & I recently became absolutely enthralled by Hazbin Hotel. The soundtrack absolutely slaps, as I believe the kids like to say youtu.be/jNUTxvki_d0?...

🔆Good morning! Dedication to work is to be admired, provided the work itself is of value, but the more of a day’s hours you devote to it, the likelier returns diminish. Why You Should Only Work 3–4 Hours a Day, Like Charles Darwin, Virginia Woolf & Adam Smith 🧪 www.openculture.com/2025/09/why-...

Using this piece by @reallygoodwizard.bsky.social in my introductory lectures for my design students.

From Conway Morris's The Crucible Of Creation. This is one of the coolest diagrams I've ever seen. The distances of galaxies from Earth in light years & the events in Earth's history they correspond to. I want it as a tattoo!

It always staggers me how conspiracy theorists who worry about secret elites controlling the world for their own benefit never seem to pay any attention to the actual corruption happening in broad daylight

Just woke up from a social media pause and the first thing I see is an incredible footage of a sperm whale casually cruising with a giant squid in its mouth ?? 🦑 🌊 🌿

We lost Mark Norell today. Dinosaur hunter extraordinaire. The coolest dude alive. My PhD supervisor. Wherever you are, raise a glass of your favorite lager or single malt, as it is what Mark would want.

I am opposed to AI products and services because of the extra power they require... IN A CLIMATE CRISIS. I am opposed to AI results - texts and illustrations - because they've been created unethically, via theft and non-consensual use of the work of others. Share if you agree.

Ecosystem functionality, bio-abundance, and biodiversity were all high prior to the megafaunal extinctions of the late Pleistocene, after these creatures vanished, ecosystems began a drastic decline which continues today.

My buddy & old bandmate has given his first album a fresh coat of paint, & it's absolutely killer. If you're into melodic extreme music that blends emotion with musical influences ranging from eastern folk to ska punk, this'll be for you livingmonstrosity.bandcamp.com/album/in-an-...

Inadvertently, this is an incredible illustration of how (a) the infrastructure required for fossil fuel extraction is bonkers and (b) how we don't consider our oil and gas to be 'destroying nature' like wind turbines simply bc it's undersea

Was not expecting to get invited to an official Jurassic World Evolution 3 promo event today. That was nice

This #fossilfriday , the family & I popped to the old home city to see Giants. A really creative use of space & a tactile way for people to connect with & appreciate the scale of the megafauna. Definitely worth a visit.

A Thylacoleo and Her Joey

That is some straight up Anguirus-level armament!

#MusicMonday Flashback to Damnation Festival 2018, & one of the best live performances I've ever seen

I have no lower lateral cartilage in my nose, so I can bend my nose upwards so my nostrils are vertical, sideways so its flat against my cheek, or down so I can touch the tip with my tongue.

Augh, honestly one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I've ever heard. I come back to it at least once a month #music #metal

Visited the Jurassic fossil beds at Blue Anchor, & we're /fairly/ sure we found some marine reptile bones. Block was too big to move, but if anyone fancies a crack at IDing them that'd be swell

If you don't have access to a cliff face or a disused quarry, you can always go fossil hunting in the Taunton shopping centre

I have a big problem with Alien: Earth. Elements that could have been mysteries & plot twists are introduced as world building in ep. 1. Imagine if the original Alien movie opened with Ash being assembled on the robot production line & then receiving his orders to recover the Alien

Paramylodon harlani, the second largest of the 4 North American ground sloths! …. #digitalart #art #pleistocene #megafauna #paleoart

Slightly diminish a band Medium The Hormone

Today I learned about the Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis) & I'm utterly spellbound. That might be the most beautiful snake I've ever seen

Watching Brother Bear with The Small One, & knowing the movie is set in the late Pleistocene, I have to wonder if Tug (R) is supposed to be an Arctodus. He's friggin' enormous!

Motherfucking wind farms…

You’ll all have seen the many announcements and PR pieces from #ColossalBiosciences. There are reasons to be concerned about the general message promoted by CB, one being that it is seen >by some< (US politicians in particular) as meaning that we can devalue conservation. A 🧵 1/n

Researchers Determine Coelacanth Faked Own Extinction To Escape Massive Gambling Debt theonion.com/researc...

Can we just? The man was literally on death's door, so he hauled himself on stage with late stage Parkinson's, supported by the biggest metal musicians of all time, sang as hard as his body would allow, & pulled off the biggest charity concert of all time. What an incredible note to depart on 🖤

Tried not to cry, cried a lot. Farewell you wonderful maniac 🤘🖤

It's true, #PrehistoricPlanet Ice Age is coming to #AppleTV for November 2025. These images show how good our animals are, but... believe me, this barely scratches the surface!! It has been a massive thrill and privilege to help bring this series together... you're in for an incredible treat.

I am the largest language model anyone could ever need I’m trained on hefty datasets that no one sane would ever read I’ll answer any question with great eloquence and attitude As long as you indulge me with a little factual latitude stroppyeditor.wordpress.com/2025/07/29/t...

I sent my mother the image of the Prehistoric Planet Homotherium (assuming) knowing she'd be utterly smitten, & I was right. Thick fluff & big paws are a winning combo

I was worried with MPC going into administration we wouldn't get to see series 3. What a thrill!

From a wedding I recently attended: I'm annoyed at how obvious it is just from my posture in this photo that I was definitely talking about something dinosaur related.

Guess who just booked their spot for SVP! 😁 I typically have the budget for one big trip / event a year, so to have such a huge conference land in my home city during the final year of my bachelors, frankly I'd be foolish to miss it. Can't wait! @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social #svp #svp2025 #svp25