David Moscato
@dmos150.bsky.social
Paleontologist. Science Writer. Podcaster. Host of the Common Descent Podcast. He/they
Meccha Chameleon is unironically an excellent tool for understanding how animal camouflage works.
Happy Pride to this Caravaggio self-portrait that made one man so gay he had to go to the hospital
Apparently if you accidentally call a fax machine it screams at you as punishment
I do this all the time with Pokédex entries
Randall Munroe@xkcd.com · 3mo ago182.8 Meters xkcd.com/3248/
![Comic. [Person with bun gesturing at informational sign as she talks to person with ponytail, another person, person with shoulder-length hair, and a person with a white hat] PERSON WITH BUN: In some places, the bay is more than 182.8 meters deep. [thought bubble above another person’s head] PERSON: *”More than”?* Why would they use that for such a precise... Aha! 100 fathoms! [caption] My hobby: reverse-engineering original units](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreietzkk2q6orvtivslzksr7ex2gytqoqon5zjz6ourowsspulp6asi)
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to visit where the great toothy ones live? I’ll take you there in Tyrant Lizard Queen. Pre-order now and help make my new book a roaring success.
Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
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As the Integrity crew splashed down TO THE MINUTE of their estimated arrival and hit the BULLSEYE, this is a reminder that Katherine Johnson was an absolute genius. My God. #NASA #ArtemisII
Someone get those folks a pre-opened juice box for the good NASA job they did
Thoughts on trailers I saw at the movies today: Oak Street - High hopes for the premise, low hopes for the dinosaurs Paw Patrol - I know zero about Paw Patrol, but excited to see fun dinos for kids Minions - Not gonna see it, but the trailer made me laugh Animal Farm - Andy, what are you doing?
Project Hail Mary is my second favorite movie based on a novel by Andy Weir where a scientist gets stranded in space.
The Dinosaur Renaissance was a pivotal event in paleontology. But there's more than a little mythology to the story, distorting a complex history involving the ways the public encountered dinosaurs as well as scientific shifts. It was a joy to dig into the history with @commondescentpod.bsky.social.
Common Descent@commondescentpod.bsky.social · 6mo ago@restingdinoface.bsky.social joins us for a journey through the evolution of dinosaur science of the 20th Century!
Just posted a long message about my favorite Pokémon, then immediately posted another long message about the appropriate response to abusers in science, both on the same Discord server that I built with my friend by talking a lot about fossils. What a life. For the record, Steelix and ostracism.
Turns out sometimes you make a silly science video for the internet and then someone goes and makes incredible art about it.
Lucas Nunes@lucasjn.bsky.social · 10mo agoHere's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖
In case you missed it, we got a new dinosaur yesterday!
Riley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦕@restingdinoface.bsky.social · 11mo agoNew dinosaur day! Meet Zavacephale, the oldest and most-complete pachycephalosaur yet described. And it’s tiny, a beeper that only weighed about 10kg. I’ll tell you all about it at NatGeo.
At long last, @paleolorax.bsky.social gives us her Plant-Based History of the Earth!
Leaf It To Us Podcast@leafittouspod.bsky.social · 11mo agoScientists organize the history of the Earth based on the experiences of animals. But what if the Geologic Time Scale was plant-centric? This episode, Aly presents Nora with her take on a time scale based on the evolution and extinction of plants through time. Image by Lucy Wayland
Plants require sunlight to survive, but when night falls and the daytime-dwellers disappear, many varieties of flower come alive. This episode, Nora and Aly explore the allure of “moon gardens” and the adaptations that allow beautiful and aromatic flowers to thrive in darkness.
Some plants get big – like, several acres big – like, an entire forest big – like, the largest living things on the planet big. This episode, Nora and Aly address some of the most sprawling plants on Earth and explore the plant super-powers that allow them to achieve super-size.
PUMPED
Butt teeth! Butt teeth! Butt teeth!@panic.gay · 12mo agoI'm still agog and agag and agiddy about this lineup. @siliconchef.bsky.social @tkingfisher.com @effinbirds.com @dmos150.bsky.social @haruspex.bsky.social @stealingfromwizards.com All on one show (plus other very cool people who I don't think are on bsky)!!!
Title: "We Have Wolves At Home": Dire Wolves, Dodos, and De-Extinction Time: Sat 04:00 pm Location: 209-211 Hilton (Length: 1 Hour) @dmos150.bsky.social and I have sworn to support each other emotionally, and hold each other back physically, in this panel.
Did you know that placing a banana next to an apple can help the banana ripen faster? Well that was news to some people! This episode, Nora and Aly discuss what exactly is going on inside a ripening fruit and how the fruit knows it’s time to signal its own deliciousness. Image by Dominique Hessel
I have been told I should crow about this more. Apparently goodreads reviewers are known to be brutal. Mostly I'm just glad my books found their audience. #booksky www.goodreads.com/series/27255...
"Aaaaaahhhhhh!" -plants, somehow
Leaf It To Us Podcast@leafittouspod.bsky.social · last yr.Plants do not have mouths, but that doesn’t stop them from expressing themselves! This episode, Nora and Aly touch on the topic of plant communication and explore how plants signal distress. Image by Mtaufiqurrahman
