Kenneth Carpenter
@ken1909.bsky.social
Statement from Jack Horner regarding Epstein
February 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Statement from Jack Horner regarding Epstein
NSF is asking for comments from the community on the future of National Center for Atmospheric Research.
The Administration currently intends to dismantle the organization, so this is a crucial moment to speak up.
Link to comment:
agu.quorum.us/campaign/154...
The Administration currently intends to dismantle the organization, so this is a crucial moment to speak up.
Link to comment:
agu.quorum.us/campaign/154...
Share your comments on NCAR with NSF
Tell NSF the future that you want for NCAR by 13 March
agu.quorum.us
January 29, 2026 at 10:26 PM
NSF is asking for comments from the community on the future of National Center for Atmospheric Research.
The Administration currently intends to dismantle the organization, so this is a crucial moment to speak up.
Link to comment:
agu.quorum.us/campaign/154...
The Administration currently intends to dismantle the organization, so this is a crucial moment to speak up.
Link to comment:
agu.quorum.us/campaign/154...
The three members of the Morrison Formation of Wyoming are now officially named.
January 25, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The three members of the Morrison Formation of Wyoming are now officially named.
Reposted by Kenneth Carpenter
This would be about as useful as simply reading the summary on the back of the book.
AI CANNOT "summarize" a book or article because it cannot READ it. It does not not KNOW what it says. It only repeats what the author's abstracts and quotes already say.
AI CANNOT "summarize" a book or article because it cannot READ it. It does not not KNOW what it says. It only repeats what the author's abstracts and quotes already say.
This is one of the reasons I remain horrified by seeing @historians.org suggest "ways to use gAI" that included this:
December 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This would be about as useful as simply reading the summary on the back of the book.
AI CANNOT "summarize" a book or article because it cannot READ it. It does not not KNOW what it says. It only repeats what the author's abstracts and quotes already say.
AI CANNOT "summarize" a book or article because it cannot READ it. It does not not KNOW what it says. It only repeats what the author's abstracts and quotes already say.
So I guess Polar bears now qualify as “raptor” dinosaurs
December 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
So I guess Polar bears now qualify as “raptor” dinosaurs
This is cool! Congratulations to the authors.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Phylogenetically informative proteins from an Early Miocene rhinocerotid - Nature
Protein sequences from fossil tooth enamel of a rhinocerotid from Canada’s High Arctic are used to develop phylogenetic frameworks from a specimen too old to preserve ancient DNA.
www.nature.com
July 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This is cool! Congratulations to the authors.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Jack Horner stopped by, so we went to see the giant Coastal Redwoods
July 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Jack Horner stopped by, so we went to see the giant Coastal Redwoods
Embattled US scientific society names palaeontologist for top job Neil Shubin, a University of Chicago researcher known for co-discovering a ′missing link’ fossil fish, will lead the National Academy of Sciences if the decision is ratified by members. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Embattled US scientific society names palaeontologist for top job
Neil Shubin, a University of Chicago researcher known for co-discovering a ′missing link’ fossil fish, will lead the National Academy of Sciences if the decision is ratified by members.
www.nature.com
July 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Embattled US scientific society names palaeontologist for top job Neil Shubin, a University of Chicago researcher known for co-discovering a ′missing link’ fossil fish, will lead the National Academy of Sciences if the decision is ratified by members. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
bsky.app/profile/chri... reminds me of discovering that the holotype Polycotylus latipinus was split between the AMNH and USNM collections
A Paleontologist Matched Two Halves of the Same Fossil Stored at Different Museums—and Discovered a New Species www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
A Paleontologist Matched Two Halves of the Same Fossil Stored at Different Museums—and Discovered a New Species
Meet Sphenodraco scandentis, a tree-dwelling, lizard-like reptile that roamed around with the dinosaurs during the Late Jurassic period roughly 145 million years ago
www.smithsonianmag.com
July 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
bsky.app/profile/chri... reminds me of discovering that the holotype Polycotylus latipinus was split between the AMNH and USNM collections
Had lunch with the great ornithopod/stegosaur/ankylosaur/ theropod/prosauropod worker Peter Galton (85!)
April 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Had lunch with the great ornithopod/stegosaur/ankylosaur/ theropod/prosauropod worker Peter Galton (85!)
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Part of John Bell Hatcher's letter to his boss, O.C. Marsh threatening to quit and complaining about Marsh ignoring what he writes. Aug. 1, 1890. He would continue to work for another three years.
January 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Part of John Bell Hatcher's letter to his boss, O.C. Marsh threatening to quit and complaining about Marsh ignoring what he writes. Aug. 1, 1890. He would continue to work for another three years.
We need to stand with our federal paleontology colleagues
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump offering federal workers buyouts with about 8 months' pay in effort to shrink government
The email sent to employees says those who leave their posts voluntarily will receive about eight months of salary, but they have to chose to do so by Feb 6.
apnews.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
We need to stand with our federal paleontology colleagues
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Earthquake now upgrade to mag. 7. Plate tectonics lives!
December 5, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Earthquake now upgrade to mag. 7. Plate tectonics lives!
Well, that was interesting. Just had a 6 earthquake and now tsunami alert. Fortunately, we deliberately avoided low ground when we moved here.
December 5, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Well, that was interesting. Just had a 6 earthquake and now tsunami alert. Fortunately, we deliberately avoided low ground when we moved here.
Scientists rushing to Bluesky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky
Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Scientists rushing to Bluesky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Nature presents preliminary results of how AI is being used in research. 81% of 1,043 researchers use some form.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
ChatGPT turns two: how the AI chatbot has changed scientists’ lives
How many researchers are using the AI tool? Nature gathers data and talks to members of the academic community.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Nature presents preliminary results of how AI is being used in research. 81% of 1,043 researchers use some form.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Its a given that AI is becoming an important tool in research.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Banish the PDF-hunting blues with these AI and digital tools
Ten years in the making, Candice P. Chu’s workflow takes some of the pain out of reference management.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Its a given that AI is becoming an important tool in research.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...