@chrismanias.bsky.social
Historian of science based at King's College London, working on history of evolutionary & deep-time sciences and environmental history. Runs #PopPalaeo ( www.poppalaeo.com ) and co-leads the King's Environmental Humanities network
@chrismanias.bsky.social😄
@chrismanias.bsky.socialAnd calling this a "salon" started off fairly ironically, but has now stuck! (not least because we want to include the artistic and historic dimensions of palaeoart as much as possible)
@chrismanias.bsky.socialMark and I have indeed been plotting! 🖼🖌🎨 --- 🦕🦖🦣🌵🌴
@kingschostm.bsky.socialReposted by @chrismanias.bsky.social
@chrismanias.bsky.socialSome great names in the appendix of this article on horses used in the Han Dynasty postal service:
@chrismanias.bsky.socialThis got introduced to me once as a "Snowball discussion"...?
@richardfallon.bsky.socialReposted by @chrismanias.bsky.socialAnother session of unfurling mystery geological charts at @theul.bsky.social. Here depicted: a panel from a von Zittel wall chart with dinosaur, a fragile painted plesiosaur by George Scharf, and the Rhine Falls by artist unknown — with delightful horse and carriage going across the bridge.
@pavementgeology.bsky.socialReposted by @chrismanias.bsky.socialSaturday! An #urbangeology walk around the city of London. Reserve a place at www.walks.com/our-walks/ge...
@chrismanias.bsky.socialDidn't know that - will reserve as a Fun Fact for when I next teach about Egyptomania!
@kakapojay.bsky.socialReposted by @chrismanias.bsky.socialI stand by this!! Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie is a well crafted movie that treats dinosaurs with appropriate respect and care as animals!
@tetzoo.bsky.socialReposted by @chrismanias.bsky.socialHello from the 10 Years of #PopPalaeo meeting at King's College, London
@chrismanias.bsky.socialI suppose if we need a break from talking Polycrisis, we could get people to design what a Pokemon called "Poppalaeo" would look like....
@chrismanias.bsky.socialHah!
@chrismanias.bsky.socialSign-ups for this event closing at 13:00 tomorrow (1 September), so just under 24 hours to register if you would like to come along
@chrismanias.bsky.socialOn Thursday 3 September, at King's College London, we'll have a panel discussion entitled "Deep Time Cultures, Current Crises," thinking about how art & culture around deep time can (and can’t) help us engage with the current world
Full info: shorturl.at/ufxe2
& sign-up link: shorturl.at/CklAN
