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What Has Preservation Bias Done for You, Lately?

Perhaps we should demand more from our realities

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Amy L Bernstein
Jun 04, 2024
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I recently came across the concept of preservation bias, which immediately captured my imagination.  

Strictly speaking, preservation bias is a scientific concept about fossils. Fossils exist because certain conditions that favor long-term preservation have been met, such as environments that are wet and low on oxygen, and…

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