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  1. Lance Grande is a curator specializing in fossil fish at the Field Museum in Chicago. In his scientific memoir CURATORS: BEHIND THE SCENES OF NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS, he discusses his career: from being given a fossil when he was a junior, a gift that sent him into geology as a field, to graduate school in New York City during a time of sizzling dispute between evolutionary taxonomy and cladistics. (Cladistics eventually won out.) From there he was hired by the Field, where he spent his career until retirement. He went on field expeditions, travelled abroad to search museum collections, and became head of the Collections & Research department.

    Grande has a lot of good stories: the Field, and by extension Grande, got entangled in the lawsuits over the T. rex skeleton Sue. He has lots of great stories about incidents on field expeditions, both unexpected finds and narrowly avoided hazards, and also stories while in management, where he discusses the ethics of collections of human remains and leads a spectacular redesign of the museum's hall of gemstones. It's a really interesting collection of personal stories.

    Also, I have to commend the publisher on ending each chapter with colour photographs and illustrations related to the chapter's topic. It's a much better editorial decision than having a ruthlessly cut-down selection of illustrations in a single glossy signature in the middle of the book; more books should do this!

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    #books #museums #FieldMuseum #LanceGrande

  2. Lance Grande is a curator specializing in fossil fish at the Field Museum in Chicago. In his scientific memoir CURATORS: BEHIND THE SCENES OF NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS, he discusses his career: from being given a fossil when he was a junior, a gift that sent him into geology as a field, to graduate school in New York City during a time of sizzling dispute between evolutionary taxonomy and cladistics. (Cladistics eventually won out.) From there he was hired by the Field, where he spent his career until retirement. He went on field expeditions, travelled abroad to search museum collections, and became head of the Collections & Research department.

    Grande has a lot of good stories: the Field, and by extension Grande, got entangled in the lawsuits over the T. rex skeleton Sue. He has lots of great stories about incidents on field expeditions, both unexpected finds and narrowly avoided hazards, and also stories while in management, where he discusses the ethics of collections of human remains and leads a spectacular redesign of the museum's hall of gemstones. It's a really interesting collection of personal stories.

    Also, I have to commend the publisher on ending each chapter with colour photographs and illustrations related to the chapter's topic. It's a much better editorial decision than having a ruthlessly cut-down selection of illustrations in a single glossy signature in the middle of the book; more books should do this!

    (1/2)

    #books #museums #FieldMuseum #LanceGrande

  3. Lance Grande is a curator specializing in fossil fish at the Field Museum in Chicago. In his scientific memoir CURATORS: BEHIND THE SCENES OF NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS, he discusses his career: from being given a fossil when he was a junior, a gift that sent him into geology as a field, to graduate school in New York City during a time of sizzling dispute between evolutionary taxonomy and cladistics. (Cladistics eventually won out.) From there he was hired by the Field, where he spent his career until retirement. He went on field expeditions, travelled abroad to search museum collections, and became head of the Collections & Research department.

    Grande has a lot of good stories: the Field, and by extension Grande, got entangled in the lawsuits over the T. rex skeleton Sue. He has lots of great stories about incidents on field expeditions, both unexpected finds and narrowly avoided hazards, and also stories while in management, where he discusses the ethics of collections of human remains and leads a spectacular redesign of the museum's hall of gemstones. It's a really interesting collection of personal stories.

    Also, I have to commend the publisher on ending each chapter with colour photographs and illustrations related to the chapter's topic. It's a much better editorial decision than having a ruthlessly cut-down selection of illustrations in a single glossy signature in the middle of the book; more books should do this!

    (1/2)

    #books #museums #FieldMuseum #LanceGrande

  4. Lance Grande is a curator specializing in fossil fish at the Field Museum in Chicago. In his scientific memoir CURATORS: BEHIND THE SCENES OF NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS, he discusses his career: from being given a fossil when he was a junior, a gift that sent him into geology as a field, to graduate school in New York City during a time of sizzling dispute between evolutionary taxonomy and cladistics. (Cladistics eventually won out.) From there he was hired by the Field, where he spent his career until retirement. He went on field expeditions, travelled abroad to search museum collections, and became head of the Collections & Research department.

    Grande has a lot of good stories: the Field, and by extension Grande, got entangled in the lawsuits over the T. rex skeleton Sue. He has lots of great stories about incidents on field expeditions, both unexpected finds and narrowly avoided hazards, and also stories while in management, where he discusses the ethics of collections of human remains and leads a spectacular redesign of the museum's hall of gemstones. It's a really interesting collection of personal stories.

    Also, I have to commend the publisher on ending each chapter with colour photographs and illustrations related to the chapter's topic. It's a much better editorial decision than having a ruthlessly cut-down selection of illustrations in a single glossy signature in the middle of the book; more books should do this!

    (1/2)

    #books #museums #FieldMuseum #LanceGrande

  5. Lance Grande is a curator specializing in fossil fish at the Field Museum in Chicago. In his scientific memoir CURATORS: BEHIND THE SCENES OF NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS, he discusses his career: from being given a fossil when he was a junior, a gift that sent him into geology as a field, to graduate school in New York City during a time of sizzling dispute between evolutionary taxonomy and cladistics. (Cladistics eventually won out.) From there he was hired by the Field, where he spent his career until retirement. He went on field expeditions, travelled abroad to search museum collections, and became head of the Collections & Research department.

    Grande has a lot of good stories: the Field, and by extension Grande, got entangled in the lawsuits over the T. rex skeleton Sue. He has lots of great stories about incidents on field expeditions, both unexpected finds and narrowly avoided hazards, and also stories while in management, where he discusses the ethics of collections of human remains and leads a spectacular redesign of the museum's hall of gemstones. It's a really interesting collection of personal stories.

    Also, I have to commend the publisher on ending each chapter with colour photographs and illustrations related to the chapter's topic. It's a much better editorial decision than having a ruthlessly cut-down selection of illustrations in a single glossy signature in the middle of the book; more books should do this!

    (1/2)

    #books #museums #FieldMuseum #LanceGrande

  6. New Feathered Dinosaur May Have Solved a 120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Mystery

    The new microraptor dinosaur Jian changmaensis (left) attacks the early bird Gansus yumenensis (right) in what is now…
    #NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #dinosaurs #Evolution #FieldMuseum #fossils #Paleontology
    newsbeep.com/au/734762/

  7. New Feathered Dinosaur May Have Solved a 120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Mystery

    The new microraptor dinosaur Jian changmaensis (left) attacks the early bird Gansus yumenensis (right) in what is now…
    #NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #dinosaurs #Evolution #FieldMuseum #fossils #Paleontology
    newsbeep.com/au/734762/

  8. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦖👃 T. rex breath likely smelled like rotting meat, thanks to bits of prey getting stuck between its widely spaced #teeth.

    To create an exhibit at #Chicago’s #FieldMuseum, developer Ben Miller used a synthetic corpse smell originally designed for training disaster response #dogs.

    👉 popsci.com/science/t-rex-breat

    #tyrannosaurus #trex #dinosaurs #paleontology #cretaceous #indianapolis #children #museum #fossils #science #kids #northamerica

  9. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦖👃 T. rex breath likely smelled like rotting meat, thanks to bits of prey getting stuck between its widely spaced #teeth.

    To create an exhibit at #Chicago’s #FieldMuseum, developer Ben Miller used a synthetic corpse smell originally designed for training disaster response #dogs.

    👉 popsci.com/science/t-rex-breat

    #tyrannosaurus #trex #dinosaurs #paleontology #cretaceous #indianapolis #children #museum #fossils #science #kids #northamerica

  10. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦖👃 T. rex breath likely smelled like rotting meat, thanks to bits of prey getting stuck between its widely spaced #teeth.

    To create an exhibit at #Chicago’s #FieldMuseum, developer Ben Miller used a synthetic corpse smell originally designed for training disaster response #dogs.

    👉 popsci.com/science/t-rex-breat

    #tyrannosaurus #trex #dinosaurs #paleontology #cretaceous #indianapolis #children #museum #fossils #science #kids #northamerica

  11. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦖👃 T. rex breath likely smelled like rotting meat, thanks to bits of prey getting stuck between its widely spaced #teeth.

    To create an exhibit at #Chicago’s #FieldMuseum, developer Ben Miller used a synthetic corpse smell originally designed for training disaster response #dogs.

    👉 popsci.com/science/t-rex-breat

    #tyrannosaurus #trex #dinosaurs #paleontology #cretaceous #indianapolis #children #museum #fossils #science #kids #northamerica

  12. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦖👃 T. rex breath likely smelled like rotting meat, thanks to bits of prey getting stuck between its widely spaced #teeth.

    To create an exhibit at #Chicago’s #FieldMuseum, developer Ben Miller used a synthetic corpse smell originally designed for training disaster response #dogs.

    👉 popsci.com/science/t-rex-breat

    #tyrannosaurus #trex #dinosaurs #paleontology #cretaceous #indianapolis #children #museum #fossils #science #kids #northamerica

  13. 146,000-Year-Old Discovery Rewrites the Story of Human Creativity

    Crystals growing inside a bone found at the Lingjing archaeological site; these crystals were used to date the…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #Anthropology #archaeology #FieldMuseum #hominin #Palaeoanthropology
    newsbeep.com/us/660576/

  14. 146,000-Year-Old Discovery Rewrites the Story of Human Creativity

    Crystals growing inside a bone found at the Lingjing archaeological site; these crystals were used to date the…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #Anthropology #archaeology #FieldMuseum #hominin #Palaeoanthropology
    newsbeep.com/us/660576/

  15. "#Jews are often thought of as #urban, #bookish folks who don’t venture out into the wild. But there have been plenty of Jews who break that mold — #AbrahamCahan, founder of the Forward, was himself a #birder. In To Life: Jews Exploring #Nature, #author #JoelGreenberg, with #JudithWinston, a #research associate at the #Smithsonian Marine Station in #Florida, tells the life stories of a group of #Jewish #researchers, #naturalists and #environmentalists. I spoke with #Greenberg, a research associate of the #FieldMuseum and the #Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert #Nature #Museum, book author and avid birder who lives in #Westmont, #IL, about the accomplished and often adventurous lives of the #scientists he profiled. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity."

    forward.com/culture/824284/to-

  16. "#Jews are often thought of as #urban, #bookish folks who don’t venture out into the wild. But there have been plenty of Jews who break that mold — #AbrahamCahan, founder of the Forward, was himself a #birder. In To Life: Jews Exploring #Nature, #author #JoelGreenberg, with #JudithWinston, a #research associate at the #Smithsonian Marine Station in #Florida, tells the life stories of a group of #Jewish #researchers, #naturalists and #environmentalists. I spoke with #Greenberg, a research associate of the #FieldMuseum and the #Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert #Nature #Museum, book author and avid birder who lives in #Westmont, #IL, about the accomplished and often adventurous lives of the #scientists he profiled. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity."

    forward.com/culture/824284/to-

  17. "#Jews are often thought of as #urban, #bookish folks who don’t venture out into the wild. But there have been plenty of Jews who break that mold — #AbrahamCahan, founder of the Forward, was himself a #birder. In To Life: Jews Exploring #Nature, #author #JoelGreenberg, with #JudithWinston, a #research associate at the #Smithsonian Marine Station in #Florida, tells the life stories of a group of #Jewish #researchers, #naturalists and #environmentalists. I spoke with #Greenberg, a research associate of the #FieldMuseum and the #Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert #Nature #Museum, book author and avid birder who lives in #Westmont, #IL, about the accomplished and often adventurous lives of the #scientists he profiled. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity."

    forward.com/culture/824284/to-

  18. "#Jews are often thought of as #urban, #bookish folks who don’t venture out into the wild. But there have been plenty of Jews who break that mold — #AbrahamCahan, founder of the Forward, was himself a #birder. In To Life: Jews Exploring #Nature, #author #JoelGreenberg, with #JudithWinston, a #research associate at the #Smithsonian Marine Station in #Florida, tells the life stories of a group of #Jewish #researchers, #naturalists and #environmentalists. I spoke with #Greenberg, a research associate of the #FieldMuseum and the #Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert #Nature #Museum, book author and avid birder who lives in #Westmont, #IL, about the accomplished and often adventurous lives of the #scientists he profiled. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity."

    forward.com/culture/824284/to-

  19. "#Jews are often thought of as #urban, #bookish folks who don’t venture out into the wild. But there have been plenty of Jews who break that mold — #AbrahamCahan, founder of the Forward, was himself a #birder. In To Life: Jews Exploring #Nature, #author #JoelGreenberg, with #JudithWinston, a #research associate at the #Smithsonian Marine Station in #Florida, tells the life stories of a group of #Jewish #researchers, #naturalists and #environmentalists. I spoke with #Greenberg, a research associate of the #FieldMuseum and the #Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert #Nature #Museum, book author and avid birder who lives in #Westmont, #IL, about the accomplished and often adventurous lives of the #scientists he profiled. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity."

    forward.com/culture/824284/to-

  20. #handynasty #fieldmuseum Field Museum Tomb figures were an important part of many Han Dynasty burials, though the number and type varied depending on a person’s status. The wealthy and powerful were buried with figures to serve every need: clay soldiers, carriage drivers, musicians, dancer… See more

  21. #handynasty #fieldmuseum Field Museum Tomb figures were an important part of many Han Dynasty burials, though the number and type varied depending on a person’s status. The wealthy and powerful were buried with figures to serve every need: clay soldiers, carriage drivers, musicians, dancer… See more

  22. #handynasty #fieldmuseum Field Museum Tomb figures were an important part of many Han Dynasty burials, though the number and type varied depending on a person’s status. The wealthy and powerful were buried with figures to serve every need: clay soldiers, carriage drivers, musicians, dancer… See more

  23. Animals, animals, everywhere! That's the #FieldMuseum in Chicago.

    I had the opportunity to visit recently and was both impressed and overwhelmed. So much to see!

    maryewarner.com/2026/04/27/the

  24. Animals, animals, everywhere! That's the #FieldMuseum in Chicago.

    I had the opportunity to visit recently and was both impressed and overwhelmed. So much to see!

    maryewarner.com/2026/04/27/the

  25. Animals, animals, everywhere! That's the #FieldMuseum in Chicago.

    I had the opportunity to visit recently and was both impressed and overwhelmed. So much to see!

    maryewarner.com/2026/04/27/the

  26. Animals, animals, everywhere! That's the #FieldMuseum in Chicago.

    I had the opportunity to visit recently and was both impressed and overwhelmed. So much to see!

    maryewarner.com/2026/04/27/the

  27. Animals, animals, everywhere! That's the #FieldMuseum in Chicago.

    I had the opportunity to visit recently and was both impressed and overwhelmed. So much to see!

    maryewarner.com/2026/04/27/the

  28. #jade #fieldmuseum Field Museum In the history of the art of the Chinese empire, jade has had a special significance, comparable with that of gold and diamonds in the West.[6] Jade was used for the finest objects and cult figures, and for grave furnishings for high-ranking members of… See more

  29. #Anthropology Department loans hundreds of objects to other institutions so that they can study them, or display them in their own museums. Here #FieldMuseum Antlaropology stuff prepare a cradle board for loan to anotiser musisom

  30. #Anthropology Department loans hundreds of objects to other institutions so that they can study them, or display them in their own museums. Here #FieldMuseum Antlaropology stuff prepare a cradle board for loan to anotiser musisom

  31. #Anthropology Department loans hundreds of objects to other institutions so that they can study them, or display them in their own museums. Here #FieldMuseum Antlaropology stuff prepare a cradle board for loan to anotiser musisom

  32. #Anthropology Department loans hundreds of objects to other institutions so that they can study them, or display them in their own museums. Here #FieldMuseum Antlaropology stuff prepare a cradle board for loan to anotiser musisom

  33. #Anthropology Department loans hundreds of objects to other institutions so that they can study them, or display them in their own museums. Here #FieldMuseum Antlaropology stuff prepare a cradle board for loan to anotiser musisom

  34. Students from Wheaton Montesorri stepped behind the scenes at the museum—not just to observe, but to contribute. From helping process collections to supporting real scientific work, this trip showed that science isn’t limited to labs or experts—it’s something we can all be part of. #CitizenScienceMonth #MuseumLearning #ScienceForAll #communityscience, #scistarter, #ScienceForEveryone #OpenScienceForAll #EveryoneCanDoScience #globaltcn, #fieldmuseum

  35. “Weird blob” creature thought to be the world’s oldest octopus isn’t an octopus after all. Here’s what scientists found.

    A prehistoric fossil previously thought to belong to the world’s oldest octopus has been reclassified as something else,…
    #NewsBeep #News #Science #CA #Canada #Chicago #FieldMuseum #GuinnessWorldRecords
    newsbeep.com/ca/594152/

  36. “Weird blob” creature thought to be the world’s oldest octopus isn’t an octopus after all. Here’s what scientists found.

    A prehistoric fossil previously thought to belong to the world’s oldest octopus has been reclassified as something else,…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #Chicago #FieldMuseum #GuinnessWorldRecords
    newsbeep.com/us/574164/

  37. “Weird blob” creature thought to be the world’s oldest octopus isn’t an octopus after all. Here’s what scientists found.

    A prehistoric fossil previously thought to belong to the world’s oldest octopus has been reclassified as something else,…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #Chicago #FieldMuseum #GuinnessWorldRecords
    newsbeep.com/us/574164/

  38. Faster scientific discovery-With large datasets available digitally, researchers can use tools like AI and data modeling to discover new patterns, relationships, and even identify new species more efficiently. Participate in a virtual event: scistarter.org/citizensciencem
    #communityscience, #scistarter, #ScienceForEveryone #OpenScienceForAll #EveryoneCanDoScience #globaltcn, #fieldmuseum, #zooniverse

  39. Faster scientific discovery-With large datasets available digitally, researchers can use tools like AI and data modeling to discover new patterns, relationships, and even identify new species more efficiently. Participate in a virtual event: scistarter.org/citizensciencem
    #communityscience, #scistarter, #ScienceForEveryone #OpenScienceForAll #EveryoneCanDoScience #globaltcn, #fieldmuseum, #zooniverse

  40. Faster scientific discovery-With large datasets available digitally, researchers can use tools like AI and data modeling to discover new patterns, relationships, and even identify new species more efficiently. Participate in a virtual event: scistarter.org/citizensciencem
    #communityscience, #scistarter, #ScienceForEveryone #OpenScienceForAll #EveryoneCanDoScience #globaltcn, #fieldmuseum, #zooniverse

  41. Faster scientific discovery-With large datasets available digitally, researchers can use tools like AI and data modeling to discover new patterns, relationships, and even identify new species more efficiently. Participate in a virtual event: scistarter.org/citizensciencem
    #communityscience, #scistarter, #ScienceForEveryone #OpenScienceForAll #EveryoneCanDoScience #globaltcn, #fieldmuseum, #zooniverse

  42. Faster scientific discovery-With large datasets available digitally, researchers can use tools like AI and data modeling to discover new patterns, relationships, and even identify new species more efficiently. Participate in a virtual event: scistarter.org/citizensciencem
    #communityscience, #scistarter, #ScienceForEveryone #OpenScienceForAll #EveryoneCanDoScience #globaltcn, #fieldmuseum, #zooniverse

  43. the #fieldmuseum collection of 40 million biological speciment is a historical record of the natural world sfaely stored for scientists today and into the future even if the signifcance

  44. When biodiversity data is digitized, scientists and policymakers can quickly analyze species distributions, population trends, and threats. This supports smarter conservation strategies, especially for endangered species and fragile ecosystems. scistarter.org/citizensciencem
    #communityscience, #scistarter, #ScienceForEveryone #OpenScienceForAll #EveryoneCanDoScience #globaltcn, #fieldmuseum, #zooniverse

  45. Digital records help monitor changes over time—such as shifts caused by climate change, habitat loss, or invasive species. This is critical for studying patterns in Climate Change and predicting future impacts. #wedigbio #biodiversity #communityscientist #naturalhistory #science #scienceforall #scistarter #scienceforeveryone #fieldmuseum
    @iDigBio @SciStarter
    link: scistarter.org/citizensciencem

  46. Digital records help monitor changes over time—such as shifts caused by climate change, habitat loss, or invasive species. This is critical for studying patterns in Climate Change and predicting future impacts. #wedigbio #biodiversity #communityscientist #naturalhistory #science #scienceforall #scistarter #scienceforeveryone #fieldmuseum
    @iDigBio @SciStarter
    link: scistarter.org/citizensciencem

  47. Digital records help monitor changes over time—such as shifts caused by climate change, habitat loss, or invasive species. This is critical for studying patterns in Climate Change and predicting future impacts. #wedigbio #biodiversity #communityscientist #naturalhistory #science #scienceforall #scistarter #scienceforeveryone #fieldmuseum
    @iDigBio @SciStarter
    link: scistarter.org/citizensciencem

  48. Digital records help monitor changes over time—such as shifts caused by climate change, habitat loss, or invasive species. This is critical for studying patterns in Climate Change and predicting future impacts. #wedigbio #biodiversity #communityscientist #naturalhistory #science #scienceforall #scistarter #scienceforeveryone #fieldmuseum
    @iDigBio @SciStarter
    link: scistarter.org/citizensciencem

  49. Digital records help monitor changes over time—such as shifts caused by climate change, habitat loss, or invasive species. This is critical for studying patterns in Climate Change and predicting future impacts. #wedigbio #biodiversity #communityscientist #naturalhistory #science #scienceforall #scistarter #scienceforeveryone #fieldmuseum
    @iDigBio @SciStarter
    link: scistarter.org/citizensciencem

  50. Digital platforms allow anyone—from students to citizen scientists—to explore biodiversity, contribute observations, and better understand the natural world. #communityscience #scistarter #ScienceForEveryone #OpenScienceForAll #EveryoneCanDoScience #globaltcn #fieldmuseum #zooniverse @iDigBio @nfromn @eurotaxonomy @the_zooniverse
    scistarter.org/citizensciencem

  51. Looking to participate in the #WeDigBio event this April 9th -12th? Help biodiversity efforts by mobilizing thousands of natural history records, and make your mark on community-led science. Click the link for more information: scistarter.org/citizensciencem
    #communityscience, #scistarter, #ScienceForEveryone #OpenScienceForAll #EveryoneCanDoScience #globaltcn, #scistarter, #fieldmuseum, #zooniverse

  52. Block your calendars! #WeDigBio April 9th through the 12th, 2026 is just under 2 weeks away! Mobilize 1000's of biodiversity data records! Register your event or find where to participate #communityscience, #scistarter, #ScienceForEveryone #OpenScienceForAll #EveryoneCanDoScience #globaltcn, #scistarter, #fieldmuseum, #zooniverse
    @idigbio @nfromn @eurotaxonomy @the_zooniverse