DNA Study of Birds, Extinction, and Demography
This paper by Smith, Gehara, and Harvey was released earlier this year (currently behind a paywall): The demography of extinction…
Reviving Vintage Typewriters
New Jersey man restores, paints, and sells typewriters: Lacey Mechanic Revives Vintage Typewriters From His Home. Buy one at Iron…
Not Just the Algonquin: Literary Hangouts of NYC
Photo essay from the New York Times: New York’s Legendary Literary Hangouts.
Vanished Springs and Wells of New York City
Around the turn of the last century, James Reuel Smith documented and photographed the natural springs and wells of New…
Flashback 1981: One of the 99%
Whisky is not the vice John DeLorean is usually associated with. Cutty Sark ad from 1981, the first year the…
Study Cats in Italy; Ph.D. Required
Curious about cats? Completed your Ph.D? Competent in either aDNA or stable isotope analysis? Two postdoctoral positions are available at…
A Fossil Passenger Pigeon From Georgia
From the Smithsonian Institution, here’s a passenger pigeon bone, specifically a left humerus (wing). the Smithsonian only identifies it as…
Time Flashback: November 1976
Following Jimmy Carter’s victory in the 1976 presidential election, Time magazine looked towards what a Carter presidency would be, and…