Some archaeological whoppers get the skewer treatment
Here’s a nice article about two archaeologists, Gayle Fritz and David Freidel, and their efforts to better educate the public and their students about critic...
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Tortoises down
John Wilkins comments on an old fable, often attributed to William James, in the service of commenting on the snooty attitudes toward common folk beliefs (“T...
Bigfoot and Darwin together at last
No, that’s not a snark on Jennifer Connelly. Although she was in Labyrinth…
"Historians Gone Wild" on Oprahbulations
I think that this NY Times story by Noam Cohen, titled “In Douglass Tribute, Slave Folklore and Fact Collide,” is just fascinating. It’s an old story (from e...
Myths about Neandertals
Tyler Cowen comments on last week’s “Let’s clone mammoths, and OOH OOH Neandertals too” article. I’m pointing to the post because the commenters embody so ma...