Late in 2009 I got together with Richard Dawkins for a chat. Nice chap and some stimulating conversation.
Sorry about the poor audio. The leading reason were that I was primarily in Europe to do research, and when I left the US 2 months before this was not something that was seriously considered (I had VERY [...]
March 5th, 2010 | Posted in science publication | 8 Comments
The two-hour special premieres this Sunday, October 11th @ 9pm E/P on Discovery.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ardipithecus/ardipithecus.html?smid=YTDSC-YTD-SHP
Find out how scientists managed to safely free the fragile fossils from the sediment surrounding them.
Following publication in the journal Science on the discovery and study of a 4.4 million-year-old female partial skeleton nicknamed “Ardi,” Discovery Channel will present a world premiere special, [...]
November 11th, 2009 | Posted in science publication | 25 Comments
The two-hour special premieres this Sunday, October 11th @ 9pm E/P on Discovery.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ardipithecus/ardipithecus.html?smid=YTDSC-YTD-SHP
Human feet are very different from those of other primates. Ardi’s foot had a big toe that could grasp as she climbed in the trees.
Following publication in the journal Science on the discovery and study of a 4.4 million-year-old female partial skeleton nicknamed [...]
October 24th, 2009 | Posted in publication journal | 16 Comments
The two-hour special premieres this Sunday, October 11th @ 9pm E/P on Discovery.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ardipithecus/ardipithecus.html?smid=YTDSC-YTD-SHP
Human feet are very different from those of other primates. Ardi’s foot had a big toe that could grasp as she climbed in the trees.
Following publication in the journal Science on the discovery and study of a 4.4 million-year-old female partial skeleton nicknamed [...]
October 24th, 2009 | Posted in publication journal | 14 Comments
The two-hour special premieres this Sunday, October 11th @ 9pm E/P on Discovery.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ardipithecus/ardipithecus.html?smid=YTDSC-YTD-SHP
Clues from Ardi’s pelvis indicate she walked upright on two legs, not on all four like chimpanzees.
Following publication in the journal Science on the discovery and study of a 4.4 million-year-old female partial skeleton nicknamed “Ardi,” Discovery Channel will present a world premiere [...]
October 21st, 2009 | Posted in publication journal | 25 Comments
The two-hour special premieres this Sunday, October 11th @ 9pm E/P on Discovery.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ardipithecus/ardipithecus.html?smid=YTDSC-YTD-SHP
Clues from Ardi’s pelvis indicate she walked upright on two legs, not on all four like chimpanzees.
Following publication in the journal Science on the discovery and study of a 4.4 million-year-old female partial skeleton nicknamed “Ardi,” Discovery Channel will present a world premiere [...]
October 21st, 2009 | Posted in publication journal | 25 Comments
The two-hour special premieres this Sunday, October 11th @ 9pm E/P on Discovery.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ardipithecus/ardipithecus.html?smid=YTDSC-YTD-SHP
Following publication in the journal Science on the discovery and study of a 4.4 million-year-old female partial skeleton nicknamed “Ardi,” Discovery Channel will present a world premiere special, DISCOVERING ARDI, Sunday October 11 at 9 PM (ET/PT) documenting the sustained, intensive investigation leading [...]
October 18th, 2009 | Posted in publication journal | 18 Comments
The two-hour special premieres this Sunday, October 11th @ 9pm E/P on Discovery.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ardipithecus/ardipithecus.html?smid=YTDSC-YTD-SHP
Discover how scientists estimated the age of a skeleton so ancient that its bones no longer contain any material useful for dating.
Following publication in the journal Science on the discovery and study of a 4.4 million-year-old female partial skeleton nicknamed “Ardi,” Discovery Channel [...]
October 18th, 2009 | Posted in publication journals | 10 Comments
The two-hour special premieres this Sunday, October 11th @ 9pm E/P on Discovery.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ardipithecus/ardipithecus.html?smid=YTDSC-YTD-SHP
Because so much of Ardi’s skeleton was preserved, a natural history artist could bring her bones to life within her lost world. See the results.
Following publication in the journal Science on the discovery and study of a 4.4 million-year-old female partial skeleton nicknamed [...]
October 15th, 2009 | Posted in publication journals | 25 Comments
The two-hour special premieres this Sunday, October 11th @ 9pm E/P on Discovery.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/ardipithecus/ardipithecus.html?smid=YTDSC-YTD-SHP
Scientists returned to the Ethiopian desert year after year to search for fossilized evidence of the plants and animals that lived with Ardi.
Following publication in the journal Science on the discovery and study of a 4.4 million-year-old female partial skeleton nicknamed “Ardi,” Discovery [...]
October 11th, 2009 | Posted in publication journal | 25 Comments