Mr. Gnidovec’s talk was so interesting and enjoyable to hear! I loved learning about the different organisms that existed way before our time. I had no idea that megalonyx jeffersonii was a species in the past, and now I get excited to tell everyone the random fact that giant sloths used to exist on Earth. It was also really interesting to hear about all of Cuvier’s contributions, as I had only known of his idea of catastrophism prior to this talk. I also really enjoyed seeing and holding the preserved teeth of animals that have gone extinct and learning about how they influenced the way that those animals chewed. While the content of Mr. Gnidovec’s talk was really intriguing, something he said that really resonated with me was “I could not have designed a better job than this for me.” His passion for working as a collections manager of the Orton geologic museum is so clear and authentic, and I hope I can feed just as much passion into my career in the future.