Comments for HENRY

Comment on Darwin’s Tongues by Simon

Simon — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:55:54 +0000

Yes, “luddites” wasn’t really the nicest term they could have used. There are some critiques of these approaches who *are* luddites, but most of the criticisms aren’t from luddites.

Comment on Darwin’s Tongues by Claire Bowern

Claire Bowern — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:30:01 +0000

Nice article, on the whole, though I thought the narrative about luddite linguists was a bit irritating. There are actually linguists using these techniques, and one would hope that domain-specific knowledge is useful…

Comment on What do we want? by Fiona

Fiona — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:05:22 +0000

Best sign evah.

Comment on of absolutely no consequence to archaeological scholarship by Shibui

Shibui — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:13:34 +0000

We all ARE aware this is a joke story, right?

Comment on Richard Lewontin in the New York Review of Books by lincoln

lincoln — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:25:12 +0000

very interesting. thanks simon

Comment on H.M.'s brain to be dissected live online by Chicago Interpreter

Chicago Interpreter — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:14:32 +0000

I remember a movie starring Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler – I didn’t realize it can actually happen until I read about HM brain condition. Anyways, that must have been very hard for HM – to lose his long term memory. I hope he was well taken cared of when he was alive, and that he was happy.

Comment on Peer Review 1945 by Ken

Ken — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:56:48 +0000

Great – I can sympathise.

Never actually saw anything quite that extreme in my career but did see and author threaten legal action for defamation against a referee.

Comment on Apocalypse Soon. Is the world really going to end in 2012? by Mel

Mel — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:39:08 +0000

The end of the world ‘as we know it’ wouldn’t be such a bad idea
It is time for a better one methinks…too bad though I don’t believe in doomsdays and oracles.

Comment on Tree Tuesday: Klimt's tree of life by libby

libby — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:37:26 +0000

what was it painted on. I need to no for my homework

Comment on The feeding biomechanics and dietary ecology of Australopithecus africanus by Dr. Glenn King

Dr. Glenn King — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:13:41 +0000

“So how did Homo sapiens, with small jaws, ever evolve out of that lot?” The environment and diet changed and with them the forces of natural selection. Not Lamarckian at all. In any case my cursory reading of the paper finds no claim that these were the ancestors of Homo sapiens. Perhaps a bit more care and reflection are in order before blurting bitter criticism.