Riley Black

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Riley Black
Alma mater Rutgers University
Occupation(s) paleontologist and science writer
Known forauthor of natural history books and articles
Awards NCSE Friend of Darwin award (2024) [1]

Riley Black (formerly Brian Switek) is an American paleontologist and science writer. [2] [3] She is the author of natural history books such as The Last Days of the Dinosaurs , Skeleton Keys and My Beloved Brontosaurus.

Biography

Black studied Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Rutgers University. [4] [5]

Her books include The Last Days of the Dinosaurs , Skeleton Keys and My Beloved Brontosaurus. [6] Black was hired as "resident paleontologist" for the 2015 film Jurassic World . [7] She also starred in the 2022 documentaries Alaskan Dinosaurs and Dinosaur Apocalypse. [7]

Black previously wrote under the name Brian Switek. [8] In 2019, she came out publicly as transgender and non-binary and started hormone replacement therapy. [2] [9]

References

  1. ↑ https://ncse.ngo/friend-darwin-and-friend-planet-awards-ceremony-2024
  2. 1 2 Black, Riley (2019). "Queer voices in palaeontology". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02113-6. PMID   32620880 . Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Articles by Riley Black from Smithsonian Magazine". Smithsonian Magazine.
  4. ↑ "Riley Black". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Riley Black — Museum of the Earth". Museum of the Earth. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Riley Black". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. 1 2 "About Riley". Riley Black. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "My Own Personal Extinction". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Riley Black". Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division. Retrieved 1 June 2024.


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