The First Brachiosaurus
Joyce Havstad, PhD holds the title Philosopher-in-Residence at The Field Museum.* We had the joy of interviewing her about some of the fascinating concepts she researches and explores -- in...
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So we are here in Oversized Geology, surrounded by dinosaurs and any other prehistoric life that is too big to go anywhere else in the museum. And we are here with Joyce Havstad, who quite possibly has a job title almost as great as mine. What is your role here at the Field Museum? People are here call me the Philosopher in Residence. All knowledge must come through the senses. At the Field Museum, what are some of the concepts or ideas you have pursued in your post doctoral residency here? Holotypes Holotypes are the individual physical specimens that bares the name for and acts as the exemplar of a species as a whole. It's the basis, the gold standard, for a... Yeah, it's the universal standard. It's the yard stick that you measure up othe...
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So we are here in Oversized Geology, surrounded by dinosaurs and any other prehistoric life that is too big to go anywhere else in the museum. And we are here with Joyce Havstad, who quite possibly has a job title almost as great as mine. What is your role here at the Field Museum? People are here call me the Philosopher in Residence. All knowledge must come through the senses. At the Field Museum, what are some of the concepts or ideas you have pursued in your post doctoral residency here? Holotypes Holotypes are the individual physical specimens that bares the name for and acts as the exemplar of a species as a whole. It's the basis, the gold standard, for a... Yeah, it's the universal standard. It's the yard stick that you measure up othe...
