Dr Dave Hone
@davehone.bsky.social
Palaeontologist specialising in the behaviour of dinosaurs and biology of pterosaurs. Reader in Zoology @QMUL. Author of several books, podcaster, general sci-commer. Thoughts my own. He / him. davehone.co.uk
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pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
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My Review on Spinosaur Tales (10/10)!
This new dinosaur book by @davehone.bsky.social and @markwitton.bsky.social is the best one about Spinosaurus and its relatives to date for sure!
I highly recommend it to any dinosaur enthusiast, or spinosaur enthusiast.
This new dinosaur book by @davehone.bsky.social and @markwitton.bsky.social is the best one about Spinosaurus and its relatives to date for sure!
I highly recommend it to any dinosaur enthusiast, or spinosaur enthusiast.
December 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My Review on Spinosaur Tales (10/10)!
This new dinosaur book by @davehone.bsky.social and @markwitton.bsky.social is the best one about Spinosaurus and its relatives to date for sure!
I highly recommend it to any dinosaur enthusiast, or spinosaur enthusiast.
This new dinosaur book by @davehone.bsky.social and @markwitton.bsky.social is the best one about Spinosaurus and its relatives to date for sure!
I highly recommend it to any dinosaur enthusiast, or spinosaur enthusiast.
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in hindsight, this one was a little too birder-specific to make it into the New Yorker
December 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
in hindsight, this one was a little too birder-specific to make it into the New Yorker
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
Yeah, another biologist here. This is not what I think or any biologist that I know thinks. Very much a trans-supporting community of scientists.
Hey, fellow evolutionary biologists:
If you support trans rights, like, comment, or repost this. I want to show that transphobes like Richard Dawkins are a loud minority that does not represent our community
If you support trans rights, like, comment, or repost this. I want to show that transphobes like Richard Dawkins are a loud minority that does not represent our community
And that’s a follow.
Actually I do have a question if you have a sec.
Without exception the most transphobic group of scientists I’ve run into online are evolutionary biologists. Every single one of them has expressed the same opinion: transness cannot be anything other than social contagion. Why?
Actually I do have a question if you have a sec.
Without exception the most transphobic group of scientists I’ve run into online are evolutionary biologists. Every single one of them has expressed the same opinion: transness cannot be anything other than social contagion. Why?
December 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Yeah, another biologist here. This is not what I think or any biologist that I know thinks. Very much a trans-supporting community of scientists.
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a transitional pterosaur differing from Propterodactylus
open.spotify.com/episode/0TUj...
best regards to @davehone.bsky.social and the Lauer Foundation
palaeo-electronica.org/content/pdfs...
open.spotify.com/episode/0TUj...
best regards to @davehone.bsky.social and the Lauer Foundation
palaeo-electronica.org/content/pdfs...
December 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
a transitional pterosaur differing from Propterodactylus
open.spotify.com/episode/0TUj...
best regards to @davehone.bsky.social and the Lauer Foundation
palaeo-electronica.org/content/pdfs...
open.spotify.com/episode/0TUj...
best regards to @davehone.bsky.social and the Lauer Foundation
palaeo-electronica.org/content/pdfs...
Dear TV commissioners / producers / directors. There are actually presenters out there other than Paddy McGuinness. Many of them are actually talented and likeable too.
December 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Dear TV commissioners / producers / directors. There are actually presenters out there other than Paddy McGuinness. Many of them are actually talented and likeable too.
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And finally got it! Both @davehone.bsky.social and @markwitton.bsky.social had previously published great divulgative work on tyrannosaurs, and this joint effort on a far less well sampled clade delivers as expected: informative yet witty, and with detailed diagrams and superb artwork. A must.
December 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
And finally got it! Both @davehone.bsky.social and @markwitton.bsky.social had previously published great divulgative work on tyrannosaurs, and this joint effort on a far less well sampled clade delivers as expected: informative yet witty, and with detailed diagrams and superb artwork. A must.
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circus marketing
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
circus marketing
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Hark! @davehone.bsky.social and I have been interviewed about spinosaurs for the Instant Genius podcast, created by BBC Science Focus. If you need a listen for your commute home, we may not be your worst option.
#dinosaurs #fossils #paleontology #scicomm
open.spotify.com/episode/7hWf...
#dinosaurs #fossils #paleontology #scicomm
open.spotify.com/episode/7hWf...
The real story behind Jurassic Park’s most controversial dinosaur
open.spotify.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Hark! @davehone.bsky.social and I have been interviewed about spinosaurs for the Instant Genius podcast, created by BBC Science Focus. If you need a listen for your commute home, we may not be your worst option.
#dinosaurs #fossils #paleontology #scicomm
open.spotify.com/episode/7hWf...
#dinosaurs #fossils #paleontology #scicomm
open.spotify.com/episode/7hWf...
Here's a nice 30 mins on #Spinosaurus that I recorded with @markwitton.bsky.social for the BBC Instant Genius Podcast.
open.spotify.com/episode/7hWf...
(Note it has a ton of ads at the start, talking begins after 3 minutes)
open.spotify.com/episode/7hWf...
(Note it has a ton of ads at the start, talking begins after 3 minutes)
The real story behind Jurassic Park’s most controversial dinosaur
open.spotify.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Here's a nice 30 mins on #Spinosaurus that I recorded with @markwitton.bsky.social for the BBC Instant Genius Podcast.
open.spotify.com/episode/7hWf...
(Note it has a ton of ads at the start, talking begins after 3 minutes)
open.spotify.com/episode/7hWf...
(Note it has a ton of ads at the start, talking begins after 3 minutes)
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📣Job vacancy!📣
Research Fellow in Global Conservation at Leeds, working with Dave Williams (and me, a bit) to assess the impact of conservation initiatives on biodiversity, carbon, and people: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
#ConservationScience 🌍
Research Fellow in Global Conservation at Leeds, working with Dave Williams (and me, a bit) to assess the impact of conservation initiatives on biodiversity, carbon, and people: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
#ConservationScience 🌍
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow in Global Conservation
Salary: Grade 7 (£41,064 – £48,822 p.a. depending on experience) This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
📣Job vacancy!📣
Research Fellow in Global Conservation at Leeds, working with Dave Williams (and me, a bit) to assess the impact of conservation initiatives on biodiversity, carbon, and people: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
#ConservationScience 🌍
Research Fellow in Global Conservation at Leeds, working with Dave Williams (and me, a bit) to assess the impact of conservation initiatives on biodiversity, carbon, and people: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
#ConservationScience 🌍
Unsolicited email about Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior. "I always liked your books and this one is no exception. In all honesty, they've influenced my way of thinking a lot. I mean it when I say your books made me a better scientist and I highly recommend them to students that are new in the field."
December 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Unsolicited email about Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior. "I always liked your books and this one is no exception. In all honesty, they've influenced my way of thinking a lot. I mean it when I say your books made me a better scientist and I highly recommend them to students that are new in the field."
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I'm terrible at self-marketing but I will say that if you want to buy prints, today is a pretty good day to do it. Also if there's something you want a print of that I haven't uploaded yet, let me know (I'm very behind on updating!)
#SciArt #BirdArt #bskynightmarket
www.inprnt.com/gallery/tiny...
#SciArt #BirdArt #bskynightmarket
www.inprnt.com/gallery/tiny...
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I'm terrible at self-marketing but I will say that if you want to buy prints, today is a pretty good day to do it. Also if there's something you want a print of that I haven't uploaded yet, let me know (I'm very behind on updating!)
#SciArt #BirdArt #bskynightmarket
www.inprnt.com/gallery/tiny...
#SciArt #BirdArt #bskynightmarket
www.inprnt.com/gallery/tiny...
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It's the time of year when people are putting out lists of best books of the year. So why not tell an author you've loved their book this year? Because not being on those lists makes many authors sad. You can make them happy!
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
It's the time of year when people are putting out lists of best books of the year. So why not tell an author you've loved their book this year? Because not being on those lists makes many authors sad. You can make them happy!
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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Strong review of Spinosaur Tales from The Inquisitive Biologist: "Spinosaur Tales is a thoughtful and accessible book about these enigmatic dinosaurs... presenting a nuanced overview of what we know, what we can reasonably infer, and what is spin."
inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/11/26/b...
inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/11/26/b...
Book review – Spinosaur Tales: The Biology and Ecology of the Spinosaurs
Spinosaur Tales brings together two of the finest popular palaeontology writers for a nuanced and detailed overview of this challenging group of dinosaurs.
inquisitivebiologist.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Strong review of Spinosaur Tales from The Inquisitive Biologist: "Spinosaur Tales is a thoughtful and accessible book about these enigmatic dinosaurs... presenting a nuanced overview of what we know, what we can reasonably infer, and what is spin."
inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/11/26/b...
inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/11/26/b...
Started watching The Boys From Brazil to discover one of the all-time great casting mismatches:
Laurence Olivier - one of the all time greats.
Gregory Peck & James Mason from the golden age of Hollywood
And....
Steve Guttenberg - Mahoney from Police Academy.
Laurence Olivier - one of the all time greats.
Gregory Peck & James Mason from the golden age of Hollywood
And....
Steve Guttenberg - Mahoney from Police Academy.
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Started watching The Boys From Brazil to discover one of the all-time great casting mismatches:
Laurence Olivier - one of the all time greats.
Gregory Peck & James Mason from the golden age of Hollywood
And....
Steve Guttenberg - Mahoney from Police Academy.
Laurence Olivier - one of the all time greats.
Gregory Peck & James Mason from the golden age of Hollywood
And....
Steve Guttenberg - Mahoney from Police Academy.
So we're slightly late to the party given that the big news dropped a month ago, but here's a full hour of the #TerribleLizards #Podcast where @iszi.com and I talk about #Nanotyrannus and what it all means for T. rex and tyrannosaur research going forwards. terriblelizards.libsyn.com/nanotyrannus
Terrible Lizards: Nanotyrannus or not?
The biggest news in palaeontology this year dropped just in time for us to miss it with last month’s episode but we’re giving it the full hour this time. The idea that there’s a miniature tyrannosaur ...
terriblelizards.libsyn.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
So we're slightly late to the party given that the big news dropped a month ago, but here's a full hour of the #TerribleLizards #Podcast where @iszi.com and I talk about #Nanotyrannus and what it all means for T. rex and tyrannosaur research going forwards. terriblelizards.libsyn.com/nanotyrannus
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What does Marc think of @davehone.bsky.social and @markwitton.bsky.social's foray into the world of spinosaurid palaeontology? Find out here!
Spinosaur Tales – review
Back in 2016, Dave Hone (for it was he) wrote The Tyrannosaur Chronicles, a book all about the best little clade of theropod dinosaurs that there ever was. Earlier this year saw the publication of …
chasmosaurs.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
What does Marc think of @davehone.bsky.social and @markwitton.bsky.social's foray into the world of spinosaurid palaeontology? Find out here!
Hey look, there's a Japanese edition of The Future of Dinosaurs!
November 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Hey look, there's a Japanese edition of The Future of Dinosaurs!
Someone has DMed me on Bluesky. If you don't already know, the UK's new bizarre laws to attempt to control some bits of the internet means I can't easily access these anymore. So please email me instead.
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Someone has DMed me on Bluesky. If you don't already know, the UK's new bizarre laws to attempt to control some bits of the internet means I can't easily access these anymore. So please email me instead.
So last week I got to go to SVP for the first time in a decade. It was great to catch up with so many old friends and colleagues and talk about old times and new research. I felt like a proper scientist for the first time in ages. Here's me posing next to one of my posters under dreadful lighting.
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
So last week I got to go to SVP for the first time in a decade. It was great to catch up with so many old friends and colleagues and talk about old times and new research. I felt like a proper scientist for the first time in ages. Here's me posing next to one of my posters under dreadful lighting.