tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post115287775946461422..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: Last night's lectureStyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1153015616952563982006-07-16T12:06:00.000+10:002006-07-16T12:06:00.000+10:00Yes, Brown mentioned that that was one of the most...Yes, Brown mentioned that that was one of the most exciting things about it: that they had found several complete skeletons, and bits from between 7 and 9 different individuals, so the evidence was really very clear.<BR/><BR/>I love the concept of bonsai elephants too!StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1152917780050605332006-07-15T08:56:00.000+10:002006-07-15T08:56:00.000+10:00That is really fascinating. I saw the Nat Geo doc...That is really fascinating. I saw the Nat Geo documentary, which made much of the "pathological" argument, and then conclusively trashed it, to the extent that I felt a bit sorry for the guy who was propounding it. I feel even MORE sorry for him now!<BR/><BR/>And I didn't realise that subsequent excavation had shown the skeletons to be unlike homonids. That certainly raises a lot of questions, as you say!<BR/><BR/>As I understand it, paleoanthropology is such a speculative field because the physical evidence is so incomplete, and it's often impossible to judge between competing hypotheses on the evidence alone. Brown and his team were very lucky to find relatively complete skeletons. [remember "Peking Man"? that was a single skull fragment!]Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034729067556220528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1152905252686320292006-07-15T05:27:00.000+10:002006-07-15T05:27:00.000+10:00I feel sorry for the guy. Atleast he seems organi...I feel sorry for the guy. Atleast he seems organized....Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280282512166968149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1152891361030824612006-07-15T01:36:00.000+10:002006-07-15T01:36:00.000+10:00This sounds like an excellent talk. Thanks for giv...This sounds like an excellent talk. Thanks for giving us the rundown! <BR/><BR/>I think bonsai elephants is just a hilarious concept. <I>"If we trim just a leeeetle more off of the ear, it will be perfect!</I>Honeybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018341313990685242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1152880839079577872006-07-14T22:40:00.000+10:002006-07-14T22:40:00.000+10:00Cool! I missed Brown when he came to NYC (the clos...Cool! I missed Brown when he came to NYC (the closest he got to my hometown), but even the "academically responsible" New York Times had the same sort of coverage. It was impossible to tell what the man had actually said. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for delurking over at TCP.bridgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257980437758725837noreply@blogger.com