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Dean Lomax

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
290 total appearances

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The Life Scientific
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers

And it's a little bit like if you think of owls where they're flying at night and they've got silent flight where they'll reduce that noise and they'll snatch away their prey like mice and things.

The Life Scientific
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers

It's the same sort of thing that we had with these ichthyosaurs when they're hunting in the dark, murky conditions.

The Life Scientific
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers

Yeah, definitely, yeah.

The Life Scientific
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers

So we thought about that as well, that potentially you might be able to replicate these structures and put them on things, say, like wind turbines to reduce noise from wind turbines.

The Life Scientific
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers

And so there is real possibility that an ichthyosaur of 180 years

The Life Scientific
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers

Because my story is really so unconventional, it's kind of a case of like, you can do this as well.

The Life Scientific
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers

And I always say that having your passion and being persistent and having patience is really, really significant, clearly all the three Ps.

The Life Scientific
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers

And it's not just necessarily for children, but I guess anybody listening to this who wants to get into paleontology or the sciences, it's a case of like you gaining as much experience as possible, but also be willing to take some risks.

The Life Scientific
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers

Really put yourself out there like I did when I first went out to Wyoming, but also you've got to have fun.

The Life Scientific
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers

And being that kind of person who was told, no, you're not good enough, I think it's so significant for somebody like me to just say, I've just got to go out there and do it.

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