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As the bumf on the blog says (and indeed every single web directory containing The Ethical Palaeontologist), I'm a palaeontology student living in West London funding my own part-time PhD because it's cheaper than going full-time (really needing my nice plump policy adviser salary right now!). My full CV and bits about me can be found on my personal site: www.juliaheathcote.com.
Why call the blog The Ethical Palaeontologist? It was clear it needed a name. "Julia Heathcote's Blog" just wasn't cutting it in the blogosphere. I had been interested in the BBC's Ethical Man study, as their man Justin Rowlatt tried to live an ethical life, reducing his carbon footprint, switching to "greener" options where possible, buying fair trade etc. All in all, many of the issues that are important to me (even though, on my student budget, I can but feel a pang of guilt as I buy my H&M t-shirts that are made in Bangladesh).
If you like some of the things I've written about, and want to display them proudly across your chest or rear bumper, head on over to my new CafePress store. It's not-for-profit, just a chance for me to design the sort of t-shirts I'd like to wear (and I hope you would too). If you have any suggestions for designs, go to my contact page and drop me a line.
My long-suffering hubster, Paul, has been very kind and written my very first review on his StumbleUpon page. Yes I know he's married to me so he's hardly going to say this is shit, but I was delighted to see his opinion put into writing, and I happen to think he has quite a way with words. Check out his writing blog Clamouring To Become Visible, for more examples of this.
The Ethical Palaeontologist is a science blog focusing on issues in science in general, and earth sciences and palaeontology in particular. It is widely read by the palaeontological community, and is a great place to read about the state of science in the UK and abroad, and how current news events impact on the wider fields of science, as well as an insight into how someone copes with self-funded study in a badly underfunded field of science, with a government that is apathetic about funding sciences.
©2007 Paul Anthony Anderson