This coming Monday I'll be putting up the first in what I hope will be a long series of interviews with paleontologists, and I'm setting the bar high with Bob Bakker. The predatory habits of Tyrannosaurus, the relationship of Dracorex to Pachycephalosaurus, and the current evolution v. creationism controversy are all discussed (plus much more), so be sure to check back on Monday to see the full interview.
I don't know how often I'll be able to post interviews (that will depend on the paleontologists), but I've got a few other people in mind. Who else would you like to hear from? I'm extending the scope of my project to include paleo-artists, too, so if you've got any favorites please speak up in the comments.
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I'm a big Bakker fan, I can't wait to read this!
Best,
Brett
Doug Henderson would be great. I'm looking forward to Bakker.
I cannot WAIT sir!
Is that Bakker? Totally not how I pictured him.
Philly Currie and Phillip Tobias. I'd say Tim White, but I don't want you to sink into a black pit of despair and end up despising paleoanthropologists.
I can't wait to read the Bakker interview. I think Mark Norrell would also make a great interview.
As for artists, Ray Troll is awesome.
Awesome!
Bakker is one of the inspirations for me painting and drawing today! The Dinosaur Heresies gave me such a strong sense of how much information can be encapsulated by the past and discovered in the present. And why I gave up on stippling with ink so early in my career.
I am so so looking forward to your interview. Thanks, Brian!
(This is kind of embarrassing, but...umm, can you ask him to sign my blog with a Sharpie marker? Like, a disinterested scribble, all superstar-like? "To: *scribble* -Bakker" I'll frame it. )
Great !! i'm also a bakker fan !!
i'm looking forward to it !! =D
What a wonderful idea! I've been a Bakker fan for yonks & I'm so looking forward to this.
I'm delighted about this Bakker interview. His "Dinosaur heresies" were a real shock for me, knowing that I had grown up with the stereotypical images of the swamp-dwelling sauropods, sluggish stegosaurs and awkwardly flying pterosaurs. Plus, his drawings are lovely. I'd love to know what new heetic ideas he's currently coming up with.
I great this news of things to come with a hearty WOO-HOO!