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Yay for ID day! The first photo of a scientist holding a dinosaur bone up for the two boys is my good friend Carl Mehling. We were fellow member s of the New York Paleontological Society.
Here in Austin, as a member (current president) of the Paleontological Society of Austin, we help the Texas Natural Science Center do their annual ID day. It is lots of fun and as Rachel pointed out, amongst the majority of very common stuff folks bring in, there are always some real gems. Things we just cannot quite figure out and possibly new to science. We do the fossils but they have folks identifying recent animals, artifacts, rocks and minerals.
There are professional, academic and amateur groups in almost every city or region that can be called upon by museums and science centers to help with these events. Fo many people it isn't just the finding of stuff that gets them excited. It is when they learn that the weird-stone they plucked from the creek is actually a 450 million year old critter who lived when a sea covered the land. Science is always best when you can hold it in your hand.
Erich
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On May 14, 2013, at 10:02 PM, Cricket Brooks wrote:
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> Under better late than never:
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> I just saw that The American Museum of Natural History received a nice
> shout-out from Rachel Maddow last week. Their Identification Day (last
> Saturday) was her "Best New Thing in the World Today" on the May 10 program.
>
> I think this link will take you to the segment - it's quite fun to watch.
> video.msnbc.msn.com/the-rachel-maddow-show/51849341
>
> Otherwise, it's the final segment on the May 10, 2013 episode of The Rachel
> Maddow Show, available online.
>
> Enjoy
> Cricket
> DuPage Children's Museum
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