bone wars, rock-star scientists, and runaway egos
IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES for discovering new dinosaurs! Allosaurus! Brontosaurus! Stegosaurus! Triceratops! Bloody reptiles with wings and birds with teeth What a heady time it was to be a scientist! Yet it was arguably the worst of times for establishing respect for scientists and the reasonably new fields of paleontology and comparative anatomy. [Read more] “bone wars, rock-star scientists, and runaway egos”