data access

How the new White House policy on public access to federally funded research may affect data

The new policy establishes strong expectations for public access to data from federally funded research programs.

Sep 4, 2022 •

What's the deal with the Sahelanthropus femur?

A news story by Ewen Callaway investigates the mysterious case of this purported earliest bipedal hominin.

Jan 22, 2018 •

How many students in paleoanthropology can see casts of Australopithecus afarensis?

The real problem with a lack of data access is that 50 years of the fossil record is invisible to many students in the field.

Jan 1, 2018 •

Castmaking and early data dissemination in paleoanthropology

The earliest form of data dissemination was the distribution of high fidelity copies of fossils.

Nov 1, 2014 •

Public interests in data from federally funded research

A white paper in which I argue that the public should have access to the data resulting from federally funded research

Jan 12, 2012 •

Sahelanthropus: The femur of Toumaï?

I publish exclusive photos of a femur claimed to be associated with the Sahelanthropus type specimen.

Jul 3, 2009 •

Data access to fossil hominins, reflecting on the NSF policy

In a post from 2005, I reflect on why access to data from fossil hominins is of central value to progress in paleoanthropology.

Apr 16, 2005 •

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