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"Bullying is a means for mediocre scientists to rise to the top. Some star academics reached their position because they are bullies, not in spite of it." - Excellent piece about bullying in academia (and really any other professional environment). nature.com/articles/s4156…

Have you ever wondered how seals sleep at sea? The last chapter of my dissertation, now published in Science, illustrates the intricate sleep-spiraling behavior of northern elephant seals. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Heads up - I'll be presenting some of my PhD research on theropod dinosaurs for Pint of Science! On Monday May 22nd, come along to the Notting Hill Hotel in Clayton, crack a beer, and listen to the latest developments in Victorian palaeontology! Tickets: pintofscience.com.au/event/anomalou…

You can also check out my good friends Alyssa Fjeld ✨ and Ben Francischelli on the following night!

Melbourne, meet your #PintAU23 speakers! These science-savvy presenters are from Deakin University, Monash University, CSIRO, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), RMIT University, La Trobe University, University of Melbourne and more! Grab your tickets here: pintofscience.com.au/events/melbour…

1/2 The Megalodon (15-m shark!) is no longer roaming our oceans. Ben Francischelli took us on a fascinating journey to explore possible ancestors (btw NOT great whites!) and reasons why the beast went extinct 2.6 million years ago. #PintAu23 Pint of Science AU Pint of Science World

Curious about croc evolution in Australasia, but don't know where to begin learning more about the topic? No problem, just check out our new #OpenAccess publication. Everything you wanted to know about Australasian crocs is now summarized in one paper! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

latest episode of the podcast is on #Ferrodraco, the #pterosaur species I named a few years ago open.spotify.com/episode/0XkBRZ…

2 days to go! 🤩

PLEASE WELCOME THE MONSTER ITSELF: Perucetus colossus, a colossal super heavy-weighted cetacean! This has been a giganormous work of titanic proportions and we are extremely happy to see it published in nature

Marine sloths were awesome. Period

ab.co/47KYlVm When Mike Cleeland came across a dinosaur fossil on a quiet beach in Eastern Victoria, he had no idea how significant his discovery was.

Don't Forget This Sound.

WOW, what a lineup we have for our next show!! We have Dr Alex Davenport, Ben Francischelli and @fantomime_music who will speak on the 9th of July- Tickets will sell out quickly to this one, so get in quick! Tickets: moshtix.com.au/v2/event/nerd-… La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science HowlerHQ

Introducing Australia's newest pterosaur Haliskia peterseni, or Petersen's sea phantom!! Based on a 22% complete skeleton. Open access paper: go.nature.com/3KElLSH Spectacular palaeoart by Gabriel N. U.

🦴🦕 Bringing 5 million years of history to life for all ages is no easy feat! At our next show, Ben Francischelli will discuss how he showcases fossils from bone-crunching sharks, killer sperm whales, and giant pseudo-toothed birds! 🐋🦅 Get your tickets! moshtix.com.au/v2/event/nerd-…

The idea of whales using echolocation to effectively 'see' a skeleton so male beaked whales can have internal display structures without compromising their hydrodynamic efficiency is rad: academic.oup.com/biolinnean/art…

Imagine if we cared about science?

A thread of rare media of animals that are now extinct 1. Footage from 1933 of the last known surviving Thylacine, commonly called the Tasmanian Tiger. It died in 1936 in captivity in Tasmania.