Author Archives: Patrick

About Patrick

I'm usually a paleontologist or an isotope geochemist, but I like statistics, math history, markets, and soccer on less technical levels. My posts could involve any or all of the above, or anything else for that matter.

Mind Like Kindle

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Patrick

I ordered a Kindle about 6 months ago. In my solstice shopping guide, back in December, I talked a little bit about how much I liked it. But, I don’t just like it… it has sort of changed my life. … Continue reading →

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Patrick’s Winter Solstice Shopping Guide 2011

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Patrick

I view this as a cumulative exercise, I was checking out my recommendations from last year, and in my opinion they hold up pretty well. Check them out if you don’t like what you see in this post. Related Media: … Continue reading →

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Moneyball: Sports, Markets, and Statistics

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Patrick

I’m not exactly early to the party on this one. Michael Lewis’ book, Moneyball, came out in 2003. I’m a bit of a Michael Lewis fan but I ignored Moneyball for years because I’m not really much of a baseball fan. … Continue reading →

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R you ready for this? Statistics for free!

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Patrick

If you’ve listened to the show for a while or if you’ve been reading the paleocave blog from the beginning (like when we actually used to update it regularly), then you might know that I’m rather fascinated with statistics. Imagine … Continue reading →

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Great Deal!

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Patrick

Hey Posse, Been pining away for some Brachiolope schwagg because you are cold and naked? Why haven’t you ordered yet? Oh, because you are poor… Solution: This Saturday, FEB 5th only, visit the Science… sort of store and use the … Continue reading →

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Do Science With Patrick!

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Patrick

Addendum* Lots of traffic to this post and lots of emailed questions. I’ve put up a website specifically for this project  at http://www.hairproject.wheatleyempire.com so check that out if you think you might be able to contribute some found hair to … Continue reading →

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Italian Love Affair

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Patrick

Well, maybe it’s actually a Japanese love affair… The Paleopals are a pretty eco-friendly bunch when it comes to commuting – Ryan is a pretty committed bicycle commuter, Charlie commutes about 35 miles partially by bike and partially by train. … Continue reading →

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Link(s)

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Patrick

We’re kicking it old school today.  Thinking back before a link meant going somewhere on the interwebs (but was still pretty rad). Related Media: Wikipedia: The Missing Manual Eureka Tub Of Linking Shapes, 200 Links in 3 3/4″ x 5 … Continue reading →

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Diagraming Evolution, or How to read a Cladogram

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Patrick

Remember the Linnaean system of classification you probably learned in grade school or high school (heck, maybe even college)? It went something like this… Kingdom -> Phylum -> Class -> Order -> Family -> Genus-> Species Linnaeus started using this classification … Continue reading →

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Brachiolope Stuph

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Patrick

It’s a sale! We’ve lowered the prices on all our swag! So, if you’ve been pining away for some Science… sort of gear but thought it was just out of your price range, go check it out again.  The skinny … Continue reading →

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