Hi! Actual paleontologist here! Absolutely NO ONE does this for the money!! We are literally all so fucking poor (I have actually been told by other employees of my museum that I should be looking into marrying rich).

Literally just came here to ask if they turned off comments on Deadspin and I haven’t commented on Jezebel in over a year. 

Where did you see balloons? Genuinely curious because that would really suck.

Sounds like you’re doing a great job teaching your kids responsibility! *eyeroll*

No, it literally IS a dinosaur. Birds are avian dinosaurs. The Mesozoic dinosaurs are non-avian dinosaurs. 

If you think fish are “easy” to keep, then you aren’t doing fish right. A goldfish can live for more than 5 years if you care for them properly. If you think they are easy and disposable starter pets for kids, you’re not doing a good job. 

Just popping in to say that while MM has done a lot of good work, I used to work there and it was a pretty bad experience. The right wing fundamentalism was pervasive. The idea of giving out condoms at an all-adults, co-ed shelter was a no-go, for instance. I was also forced to go to a prayer breakfast where we prayed…

Fossils are also at risk in Bears Ears! http://wilderness.org/blog/paleontologist-explains-why-dinosaur-fossils-are-risk-utahs-bears-ears-region

Shout out Jacqueline Gill, shout out La Brea Webs, shout out the death of our field :( :(

WOW. This cut me to my core. Thanks.

Everyone at fedloan? Right on the application part of the site it says to apply early and often, and suggests the start of each year. They need to verify your employment year to make sure you are still elegible.

You have to re-apply to the program every year tho. So if it disappears before my or anyone else’s 10 years are up, there won’t be anything to apply to therefore we won’t be able to complete the program and receive forgiveness.

So who else is totally panicking right now because they’re in public service loan forgiveness? I’m only in year two. Fuck this garbage lady, forever.

Same same same

Just moved here for a museum job about a year ago and I am SO HAPPY ABOUT THIS! My grant is until 2020 at least so I’m reallllly hoping I get to take advantage of this while waiting out the entire orange presidency from this SoCal oasis.

So, to be clear, you admit that she was assaulted by the store owner first?

I’m a paleontologist and I didn’t know this! Thanks for teaching me something today!

“Incel” I think.

Don’t get excited over the literal bare minimum. You’re complimenting him for doing like, one tiny little piece of his job. Stop setting the bar so low.

On behalf of museum employees everywhere, FUCK this guy.