tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post7588726090756833559..comments2023-08-16T12:07:22.995+00:00Comments on The Daily (Maybe): Brave New TwitJim Jeppshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-15579983187237990712007-10-28T21:39:00.000+00:002007-10-28T21:39:00.000+00:00Well spotted Joe - although thankfully my criticis...Well spotted Joe - although thankfully my criticism still stands.<BR/><BR/>Dorothea's useful addition though shows how the media can incite "bad science" - I'm still of the opinion though that his fanciful exploration does nothing to further the subject that he must have spent many years devoting himself to.<BR/><BR/>However, I have not yet read his essay so, when I get the time I may be making a new post on how an excellent fellow was misinterpretted - perhaps.Jim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-41221896076908132302007-10-27T14:49:00.000+00:002007-10-27T14:49:00.000+00:00The Mail has nothing to do with with this post, af...The Mail has nothing to do with with this post, afaics.<BR/><BR/>The linked BBC report (a year old, as you observe, Joe) looks like the all-too-commonly garbled media luvvie mis-take on science.<BR/><BR/>I've studied a bit of evolutionary theory at degree level, and it is all to easy to misapprehend the details (or maybe it's just a bit too subtle for me).<BR/><BR/>To be fair to Mr Curry, I feel I'm going to have to read his side of the story now;<BR/><BR/>He writes; "In the summer of 2006 I was commissioned by Bravo Television to write an essay on the future of human evolution. The essay was intended as a 'science fiction' way of illustrating some aspects of evolutionary theory.<BR/> <BR/>Bravo then sent out a press release on the essay, but did not release the essay itself. As a result, a wildly distorted version of what I had written ended up being reported as ‘science fact’ in the media. I do not endorse the content of these media reports. <BR/>To read the original essay, please see below..."<BR/><BR/>http://www.olivercurry.com/<BR/><BR/>No doubt the famous socialist Mr HG Wells had similar problems with his fanciful explorations.Dorotheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205862841825018150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-76391064300559318132007-10-26T14:33:00.000+00:002007-10-26T14:33:00.000+00:00Say no more! Neanderthals were RedheadsSay no more!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20071025/tod-uk-neanderthals-hair-b7e5c6f_1.html" REL="nofollow"> Neanderthals were Redheads </A>weggishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651722712995395981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-9105186417146500472007-10-26T13:54:00.000+00:002007-10-26T13:54:00.000+00:00This is not even a new story. Did you notice the O...This is not even a new story. Did you notice the October 2006 date on the BBC item. Somebody at the Mail has been surfing, that's all.<BR/><BR/>Good debunk here too:<BR/><BR/>http://www.badscience.net/?p=316Joe Ottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380362092159905533noreply@blogger.com