I’m a historian of science. I post about museums, plants, animals, books, & travel. I wrote The Second Jurassic Dinosaur Rush & Now Is the Time to Collect.
Raleigh, NC
Joined October 2014
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This Hypertragulus skull, collected back in 2007, cleaned up nicely! @NaturalSciences
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“What’s the Point of Natural History Collections?” Is up on YouTube/AntLab new today! Go find it!
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#OnThisDay in 1759, colonial Governor Arthur Dobbs wrote a letter describing the Venus flytrap as a “kind of Catch Fly, sensitive, which closes upon anything that touches it.” The plant, native to coast NC and SC, was adopted as the official state carnivorous plant in 2005.
ALT Venus flytrap plants with open traps displaying vibrant red interiors and sharp, spiky edges.
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The latest edition of Archives of Natural History is out! 🙌
Just in time for some festive reading, it covers everything from controversial ducks 🦆👀 to the early 20C trading of African wildlife 🦁🦒
Have a peruse for yourself! 👇
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ALT A greenbackground containing the words "The society for the history of natural history" and "Archives of Natural History, volume 51, part 2, october 2024".
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#OnThisDay in 1903, North Carolina earned its #FirstInFlight nickname when Wilbur and Orville Wright achieved the first sustained, powered heavier-than-air aircraft flight in Kitty Hawk. On their final flight of the day, Wilbur traveled 852 feet and was airborne for 59 seconds.
ALT The Wright brothers' first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, with one person observing the biplane in mid-air and another on the ground watching closely.
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We honored Dr. Nancy Mitchell who is retiring after thirty years with a reception. Faculty, students and even Dr. Mitchell's former advisor were on hand to celebrate her.
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Congratulations to Dr. Steve Lechner! His article, "A Swann's Song: The NFL's War on Violence and a Concussion Crisis Averted in the 1970s" has just been published in the Journal of Sports History. muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/article/…
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One of few War of 1812-related artifacts in the NCMOH collection is this sword. It was carried by William Augustus Blount, born #OnThisDay in 1792. The sword was made by Peter Mood, a prominent silversmith in Charleston, suggesting that Blount acquired it while stationed there.
ALT Antique saber with a curved blade and a detailed handle, alongside its sheath. Both items are set against a neutral gray background.
Faculty @NCStateHistory are well represented on the non-fiction new releases table @SoandSoBooks.
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Dr Tate Paulette ( @TatePaulette1) had a great turnout at D.H. Hill's Fishbowl Forum where he discussed his new book, "In the Land of Ninkasi, A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia."
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Our History club toured the Bell tower yesterday. Is that Chancellor Woodson or a new undergrad? #ncstatehistoryclub
Read a brief interview about me and my new book here: gcc02.safelinks.protection.o…
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Dr. Tate Paulette will take part in an Ancient Beer discussion with Les Stewart of Trophy Brewing at So & So Books (719 N. Person Street) on Tuesday, Sept 10 at 6pm. Hope you can make it!
Spotted in the wild for the first time yesterday in the gift shop @NaturalSciences.
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Dr. Paul Brinkman has a new book out! history.chass.ncsu.edu/2024/…
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🚨New book!🚨 Explore the Chicago Field Museum's 1896 Africa expedition & "salvage zoology" in "Now" Is the Time to Collect by Paul D. Brinkman.
Get your copy today: tinyurl.com/4hdhzpj6
#FieldMuseum #Museums #Africa #conservationism #Extinction
When I showed this new book to a colleague, who’d had his annual review this week, he said: “Meets expectations.” @NaturalSciences
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Our latest exhibition highlights a selection of recently acquired rare books featuring beautiful artwork, exceptional bookbinding techniques and notable presentations of scientific information. Open now through October 4.
Learn More: bit.ly/4con5EL
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Have you ever heard of Zaddie Bunker? Summer Intern Reilly came across this aviation pioneer during her work this summer digitizing the Aycock Brown collection. Read more about Zaddie at the link below!
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ALT Black and white: man and woman stand next to the nose of a small plane with the text "Zaddie's Rockin' Chair" ZADDIE R. BUNKER FLYING GREAT GRANDMOTHER PALM SPRINGS.CALIF.