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I have a BSc in paleontology, an MA in history, and a PhD in history and philosophy of science. I have been working as a freelance and contract copy editor since 2011; I edit 550 academic papers/year on average, and have edited several dissertations and monographs as well. Please check me out at kb-editor [dot] weebly [dot] com if you're looking for an editor. Thanks for stopping by!

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The Second Jurassic Dinosaur Rush: Museums and Paleontology in America at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Annals of Science, Oct 1, 2013

This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or s... more This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae, and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand, or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material.

Characterizing uncertainty in expert assessments: ozone depletion and the West Antarctic ice sheet

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, Jul 29, 2011

Large-scale assessments have become an important vehicle for organizing, interpreting, and presen... more Large-scale assessments have become an important vehicle for organizing, interpreting, and presenting scientific information relevant to environmental policy. At the same time, identifying and evaluating scientific uncertainty with respect to the very questions these assessments were designed to address has become more difficult, as ever more complex problems involving greater portions of the Earth system and longer timescales have emerged at the science-policy interface. In this article, we explore expert judgments about uncertainty in two recent cases: the assessment of stratospheric ozone depletion, and the assessment of the response of the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) to global warming. These assessments were fairly adept at characterizing one type of uncertainty in models (parameter uncertainty), but faced much greater difficulty in dealing with structural model uncertainty, sometimes entirely avoiding grappling with it. In the absence of viable models, innovative approaches were developed in the ozone case for consolidating information about highly uncertain future outcomes, whereas little such progress has been made thus far in the case of WAIS. Both cases illustrate the problem of expert disagreement, suggesting that future assessments need to develop improved approaches to representing internal conflicts of judgment, in order to produce a more complete evaluation of uncertainty.

Climate change prediction: Erring on the side of least drama?

Global Environmental Change-human and Policy Dimensions, Feb 1, 2013

From weird wonders to stem lineages: the second reclassification of the Burgess Shale fauna

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Sep 1, 2008

The Burgess Shale, a set of fossil beds containing the exquisitely preserved remains of marine in... more The Burgess Shale, a set of fossil beds containing the exquisitely preserved remains of marine invertebrate organisms from shortly after the Cambrian explosion, was discovered in 1909, and first brought to widespread popular attention by Stephen Jay Gould in his 1989 bestseller Wonderful life: The Burgess Shale and the nature of history. Gould contrasted the initial interpretation of these fossils, in which they were 'shoehorned' into modern groups, with the first major reexamination begun in the 1960s, when the creatures were perceived as 'weird wonders', possessing unique body plans and unrelated to modern organisms. More recently, a third phase of Burgess Shale studies has arisen, which has not yet been historically examined. This third phase represents a revolutionary new understanding, brought about, I believe, by a change in taxonomic methodology that led to a new perception of the Burgess creatures, and a new way to comprehend their relationships with modern organisms. The adoption of cladistics, and its corollary, the stem group concept, has forged a new understanding of the Burgess Shale. .. but has it also changed the questions we are allowed to ask about evolution?

Jane P. Davidson. A History of Paleontology Illustration. (Life of the Past.) xiii + 217 pp., illus., bibl., index. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008. $39.95 (cloth)

Isis, Jun 1, 2009

David Sepkoski;, Michael Ruse (Editors). The Paleobiological Revolution: Essays on the Growth of Modern Paleontology. xi + 568 pp., illus., index. Chicago/London: University of Chicago Press, 2009. $60 (cloth)

Isis, Sep 1, 2010

The Paleobiological Revolution explores the transformation, chiefly in the 1960s and 1970s, of th... more

Characterizing uncertainty in expert assessments

Large-scale assessments have become an important vehicle for organizing, interpreting, and presen... more Large-scale assessments have become an important vehicle for organizing, interpreting, and presenting scientific information relevant to environmental policy. At the same time, identifying and evaluating scientific uncertainty with respect to the very questions these assessments were designed to address has become more difficult, as ever more complex problems involving greater portions of the Earth system and longer timescales have emerged at the science-policy interface. In this article, we explore expert judgments about uncertainty in two recent cases: the assessment of stratospheric ozone depletion, and the assessment of the response of the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) to global warming. These assessments were fairly adept at characterizing one type of uncertainty in models (parameter uncertainty), but faced much greater difficulty in dealing with structural model uncertainty, sometimes entirely avoiding grappling with it. In the absence of viable models, innovative approaches were developed in the ozone case for consolidating information about highly uncertain future outcomes, whereas little such progress has been made thus far in the case of WAIS. Both cases illustrate the problem of expert disagreement, suggesting that future assessments need to develop improved approaches to representing internal conflicts of judgment, in order to produce a more complete evaluation of uncertainty.

Paleontology: A Philosophical Introduction

International Studies in The Philosophy of Science, Mar 1, 2012

Paleontology: A Philosophical Introduction Derek Turner Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 20... more

Cryptozoology, Archaeology and Palaeontology: Histories Near the High Table

Annals of Science, Jan 25, 2010

... 8. Reviewed By. Keynyn Brysse, 411A Robertson Hall, Program in Science, Technology, &amp;... more

Discerning Experts: The Practices of Scientific Assessment for Environmental Policy

Characterizing uncertainty in expert assessments

ABSTRACT Large-scale assessments have become an important vehicle for organizing, interpreting, a... more ABSTRACT Large-scale assessments have become an important vehicle for organizing, interpreting, and presenting scientific information relevant to environmental policy. At the same time, identifying and evaluating scientific uncertainty with respect to the very questions these assessments were designed to address has become more difficult, as ever more complex problems involving greater portions of the Earth system and longer timescales have emerged at the science–policy interface. In this article, we explore expert judgments about uncertainty in two recent cases: the assessment of stratospheric ozone depletion, and the assessment of the response of the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) to global warming. These assessments were fairly adept at characterizing one type of uncertainty in models (parameter uncertainty), but faced much greater difficulty in dealing with structural model uncertainty, sometimes entirely avoiding grappling with it. In the absence of viable models, innovative approaches were developed in the ozone case for consolidating information about highly uncertain future outcomes, whereas little such progress has been made thus far in the case of WAIS. Both cases illustrate the problem of expert disagreement, suggesting that future assessments need to develop improved approaches to representing internal conflicts of judgment, in order to produce a more complete evaluation of uncertainty. WIREs Clim Change 2011 2 728–743 DOI: 10.1002/wcc.135For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website

Discerning Experts

Discerning Experts

Paleontology: A Philosophical Introduction

International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 2012

Jane P. Davidson.A History of Paleontology Illustration

Jim Endersby . A Guinea Pig's History of Biology . xii + 499 pp., illus., index. Cambridge, Mass./London : Harvard University Press , 2007 . $18.95 (paper)

Isis, 2010

David Sepkoski ; Michael Ruse (Editors). The Paleobiological Revolution: Essays on the Growth of Modern Paleontology . xi + 568 pp., illus., index. Chicago/London : University of Chicago Press , 2009 . $60 (cloth)

Isis, 2010

The Paleobiological Revolution explores the transformation, chiefly in the 1960s and 1970s, of th... more

The Second Jurassic Dinosaur Rush: Museums and Paleontology in America at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Ann Sci, 2011

Cryptozoology, Archaeology and Palaeontology: Histories Near the High Table

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 00033790903243316, Jan 25, 2010

... 8. Reviewed By. Keynyn Brysse, 411A Robertson Hall, Program in Science, Technology, &amp;... more

The Second Jurassic Dinosaur Rush: Museums and Paleontology in America at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Annals of Science, 2013

The Second Jurassic Dinosaur Rush: Museums and Paleontology in America at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Annals of Science, Oct 1, 2013

This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or s... more This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae, and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand, or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material.

Characterizing uncertainty in expert assessments: ozone depletion and the West Antarctic ice sheet

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, Jul 29, 2011

Large-scale assessments have become an important vehicle for organizing, interpreting, and presen... more Large-scale assessments have become an important vehicle for organizing, interpreting, and presenting scientific information relevant to environmental policy. At the same time, identifying and evaluating scientific uncertainty with respect to the very questions these assessments were designed to address has become more difficult, as ever more complex problems involving greater portions of the Earth system and longer timescales have emerged at the science-policy interface. In this article, we explore expert judgments about uncertainty in two recent cases: the assessment of stratospheric ozone depletion, and the assessment of the response of the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) to global warming. These assessments were fairly adept at characterizing one type of uncertainty in models (parameter uncertainty), but faced much greater difficulty in dealing with structural model uncertainty, sometimes entirely avoiding grappling with it. In the absence of viable models, innovative approaches were developed in the ozone case for consolidating information about highly uncertain future outcomes, whereas little such progress has been made thus far in the case of WAIS. Both cases illustrate the problem of expert disagreement, suggesting that future assessments need to develop improved approaches to representing internal conflicts of judgment, in order to produce a more complete evaluation of uncertainty.

Climate change prediction: Erring on the side of least drama?

Global Environmental Change-human and Policy Dimensions, Feb 1, 2013

From weird wonders to stem lineages: the second reclassification of the Burgess Shale fauna

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Sep 1, 2008

The Burgess Shale, a set of fossil beds containing the exquisitely preserved remains of marine in... more The Burgess Shale, a set of fossil beds containing the exquisitely preserved remains of marine invertebrate organisms from shortly after the Cambrian explosion, was discovered in 1909, and first brought to widespread popular attention by Stephen Jay Gould in his 1989 bestseller Wonderful life: The Burgess Shale and the nature of history. Gould contrasted the initial interpretation of these fossils, in which they were 'shoehorned' into modern groups, with the first major reexamination begun in the 1960s, when the creatures were perceived as 'weird wonders', possessing unique body plans and unrelated to modern organisms. More recently, a third phase of Burgess Shale studies has arisen, which has not yet been historically examined. This third phase represents a revolutionary new understanding, brought about, I believe, by a change in taxonomic methodology that led to a new perception of the Burgess creatures, and a new way to comprehend their relationships with modern organisms. The adoption of cladistics, and its corollary, the stem group concept, has forged a new understanding of the Burgess Shale. .. but has it also changed the questions we are allowed to ask about evolution?

Jane P. Davidson. A History of Paleontology Illustration. (Life of the Past.) xiii + 217 pp., illus., bibl., index. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008. $39.95 (cloth)

Isis, Jun 1, 2009

David Sepkoski;, Michael Ruse (Editors). The Paleobiological Revolution: Essays on the Growth of Modern Paleontology. xi + 568 pp., illus., index. Chicago/London: University of Chicago Press, 2009. $60 (cloth)

Isis, Sep 1, 2010

The Paleobiological Revolution explores the transformation, chiefly in the 1960s and 1970s, of th... more

Characterizing uncertainty in expert assessments

Large-scale assessments have become an important vehicle for organizing, interpreting, and presen... more Large-scale assessments have become an important vehicle for organizing, interpreting, and presenting scientific information relevant to environmental policy. At the same time, identifying and evaluating scientific uncertainty with respect to the very questions these assessments were designed to address has become more difficult, as ever more complex problems involving greater portions of the Earth system and longer timescales have emerged at the science-policy interface. In this article, we explore expert judgments about uncertainty in two recent cases: the assessment of stratospheric ozone depletion, and the assessment of the response of the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) to global warming. These assessments were fairly adept at characterizing one type of uncertainty in models (parameter uncertainty), but faced much greater difficulty in dealing with structural model uncertainty, sometimes entirely avoiding grappling with it. In the absence of viable models, innovative approaches were developed in the ozone case for consolidating information about highly uncertain future outcomes, whereas little such progress has been made thus far in the case of WAIS. Both cases illustrate the problem of expert disagreement, suggesting that future assessments need to develop improved approaches to representing internal conflicts of judgment, in order to produce a more complete evaluation of uncertainty.

Paleontology: A Philosophical Introduction

International Studies in The Philosophy of Science, Mar 1, 2012

Paleontology: A Philosophical Introduction Derek Turner Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 20... more

Cryptozoology, Archaeology and Palaeontology: Histories Near the High Table

Annals of Science, Jan 25, 2010

... 8. Reviewed By. Keynyn Brysse, 411A Robertson Hall, Program in Science, Technology, &amp;... more

Discerning Experts: The Practices of Scientific Assessment for Environmental Policy

Characterizing uncertainty in expert assessments

ABSTRACT Large-scale assessments have become an important vehicle for organizing, interpreting, a... more ABSTRACT Large-scale assessments have become an important vehicle for organizing, interpreting, and presenting scientific information relevant to environmental policy. At the same time, identifying and evaluating scientific uncertainty with respect to the very questions these assessments were designed to address has become more difficult, as ever more complex problems involving greater portions of the Earth system and longer timescales have emerged at the science–policy interface. In this article, we explore expert judgments about uncertainty in two recent cases: the assessment of stratospheric ozone depletion, and the assessment of the response of the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) to global warming. These assessments were fairly adept at characterizing one type of uncertainty in models (parameter uncertainty), but faced much greater difficulty in dealing with structural model uncertainty, sometimes entirely avoiding grappling with it. In the absence of viable models, innovative approaches were developed in the ozone case for consolidating information about highly uncertain future outcomes, whereas little such progress has been made thus far in the case of WAIS. Both cases illustrate the problem of expert disagreement, suggesting that future assessments need to develop improved approaches to representing internal conflicts of judgment, in order to produce a more complete evaluation of uncertainty. WIREs Clim Change 2011 2 728–743 DOI: 10.1002/wcc.135For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website

Discerning Experts

Discerning Experts

Paleontology: A Philosophical Introduction

International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 2012

Jane P. Davidson.A History of Paleontology Illustration

Jim Endersby . A Guinea Pig's History of Biology . xii + 499 pp., illus., index. Cambridge, Mass./London : Harvard University Press , 2007 . $18.95 (paper)

Isis, 2010

David Sepkoski ; Michael Ruse (Editors). The Paleobiological Revolution: Essays on the Growth of Modern Paleontology . xi + 568 pp., illus., index. Chicago/London : University of Chicago Press , 2009 . $60 (cloth)

Isis, 2010

The Paleobiological Revolution explores the transformation, chiefly in the 1960s and 1970s, of th... more

The Second Jurassic Dinosaur Rush: Museums and Paleontology in America at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Ann Sci, 2011

Cryptozoology, Archaeology and Palaeontology: Histories Near the High Table

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 00033790903243316, Jan 25, 2010

... 8. Reviewed By. Keynyn Brysse, 411A Robertson Hall, Program in Science, Technology, &amp;... more

The Second Jurassic Dinosaur Rush: Museums and Paleontology in America at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Annals of Science, 2013