“Perhaps the only thing that saves science from invalid conventional wisdom that becomes effectively permanent is the presence of mavericks in every generation - people who keep challenging convention and thinking up new ideas for the sheer hell of it or from an innate contrariness.”
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David M. Raup
David M. Raup was a renowned paleontologist known for his research on trilobites and Cambrian ecosystems. His contributions to the field of paleontology were significant, particularly in the areas of biological evolution and species diversity. more
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