Fossils and Fiction is a podcast of conversations about the culture and science of palaeontology and prehistoric life, featuring palaeontologists, creators, authors, experts, and fans.
Latest Episodes
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Episode 47: King Tyrant vs AI
From Part 2 of our interview with palaeontologist and palaeoartist Mark Witton featuring chat on AI, to news about the origins of teeth, and a very difficult game of ‘guess that fossil’, this episode has a little bit of everything. More info: Transcript.
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Episode 46: Mark Witton’s Palaeoart
Can they spell it? No, they can’t! This episode features renowned palaeoartist Mark Witton talking about his new book King Tyrant and other topics in palaeoart. Plus, news on the world’s first sauropod gut contents. Then, Travis and Alyssa challenge each other to a prehistoric spelling bee. More info:
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Episode 45: T. rex: the Asian king?
Palaeo artist James Pascoe shares his lifelong fascination with dinosaurs and how it has shaped his journey. He discusses the importance of community in the paleo art world and the role of engagement in science communication. We discuss new research showing the origin of tyrannosaurs may have been in Asia and also how megaraptors arose…