Ray: Paleontologist 90,000 Hours

Ray Mann is a Paleontology Field Crew Leader living in Asheville, NC. After retiring from a career in software engineering, a trip to Marmath Research Foundation with his daughter reignited a forgotten childhood fascination with dinosaurs and paleontology. Ray fell into volunteer position leading field crews and became unexpectedly indispensable at Marmath, as well as the Gray Fossil Site in TN. Ray talks about the risks, as well as the meditative delicacy involved in digging for fossils; the dogma in tradition that holds the field back from progress, and the philosophy of service to the greater scientific community that inspires him to go forward.
Producer: Robin Landy
Mastering: Matthew Solberg
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Intro: "Crossing The Line" - Eric Andrew Kuhn
Underscore: "Fall," "Dire, " "Moonrise" - Eric Andrew Kuhn
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