I am an interdisciplinary humanities scholar interested in a whole bunch of topics at the intersection of the earth and life sciences. Some of the things that get me excited are: problematic fossils, obsolete tectonic theories, Stephen Jay Gould, nineteenth century America geology, "uniformitarianism," and studies of early animal evolution. Dislikes include snobbishness, the word "curated," and academic publishing companies. (Oh, and I guess AI.)

My most important project at the moment is parenting two adorable little kids. I'm also writing a book, which is a history of controversy about the Cambrian Period— think the "Cambrian explosion" and all that. In my spare time, I maintain Extinct: The Philosophy of Palaeontology Blog, where I write the "Problematica" essay series.

Pictured: yours truly, reclining at the Mount Stephen trilobite beds in British Columbia (with friend Janella Baxter also in frame)