Come for the important topic and expert commentary, stay for the wonderfully comical placement of ring lights 😂

There has been an overall positive trend toward open science and open data in palaeobiology in recent years - as seen here by the trends for Paleobiology:

(7/n)

Databases like @paleodb.bsky.social are cornerstones of palaeobiological research. Most are concentrated in the 'Global North', but the associated socio-economic advantages sadly do not make them infallible to financial and infrastructure challenges... (4/n)

Our paper highlights where and how inequity impacts the processes of data collection, storage, study, analysis, publication, and reuse. For example, illegal research can impede data (fossil) collection and financial barriers block access to data and publications... (3/n)

Delighted to share our paper on data equity in #palaeobiology as part of Paleobiology's 50th anniversary issue 🥳

We look at how palaeo data is collected, stored, curated & shared, and how equity in these processes is crucial for our field's future (1/n) 🧪⚒️

doi.org/10.1017/pab....

The Christmas markets in Erlangen, Nürnberg and surrounding towns are in full swing - just in time for everyone arriving for #PalAss24! 🎄🌟

🚨 There's only 1 WEEK left to nab early bird registration and submit an abstract to the PalAss Annual Meeting in Erlangen! 🇩🇪

🚨 Deadline is Thurs Oct 3rd 23:59 BST! #PalAss24

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Just 3 more weeks to nab early bird registration and submit your abstract for #PalAss24! ✨

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🚨 Registration for #PalAss24 is now OPEN! ✨

We're so excited to welcome everyone to Erlangen 🇩🇪 in December! Check out the webpage for all that will be on offer during the conference and beyond:🎄🥨

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