 On this episode, Predrag (Pedja) Radović joins us as we travel back to l’Âge de Pierre in the French movie RRRrrrr!!! (2004), a comedy in which cavemen use shampoo and investigate the world’s first murder. We wish we understood French better because we probably missed a lot of good puns in the translation.Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:Gerard Depardieu claims to have killed two lions: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/12/13/gerard-depardieu-shot-and_n_6319362.html Sima de los Huesos, the Pit of Bones: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-sima-hominins-an-ancient-human-cold-caseRouffignac Cave Paintings: https://www.bradshawfoundation.com/france/rouffignac/index.phpThe Red Lady of Paviland Cave: https://www.bradshawfoundation.com/british_isles_prehistory_archive/red_lady_paviland/index.phpFlickering fire light may have “animated” Palaeolithic cave paintings: https://nautil.us/early-humans-made-animated-art-1750/An “animated” ancient goat from a bowl discovered in Iran: https://theheritagetrust.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/worlds-oldest-animation/Palaeolithic thaumatropes: https://rockartblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/prehistoric-animation-paleolithic.htmlPedja and Josh have written about Paradolichopithecus, an extinct monkey from Europe: https://theconversation.com/monkey-fossils-found-in-serbia-offer-clues-about-life-in-a-warmer-world-millions-of-years-ago-125420 Mangalitsa – Hungarian Woolly Pig: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pseRWj9TDj4 Daniel Fisher suggests Palaeolithic humans may have preserved meat in ponds: https://youtu.be/dJ69uhCxB1Q?t=751 

On this episode, Predrag (Pedja) Radović joins us as we travel back to l’Âge de Pierre in the French movie RRRrrrr!!! (2004), a comedy in which cavemen use shampoo and investigate the world’s first murder. We wish we understood French better because we probably missed a lot of good puns in the translation.Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:Gerard Depardieu claims to have killed two lions: <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/12/13/gerard-depardieu-shot-and_n_6319362.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/12/13/gerard-depardieu-shot-and_n_6319362.html</a> Sima de los Huesos, the Pit of Bones: <a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-sima-hominins-an-ancient-human-cold-case" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-sima-hominins-an-ancient-human-cold-case</a>Rouffignac Cave Paintings: <a href="https://www.bradshawfoundation.com/france/rouffignac/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bradshawfoundation.com/france/rouffignac/index.php</a>The Red Lady of Paviland Cave: <a href="https://www.bradshawfoundation.com/british_isles_prehistory_archive/red_lady_paviland/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bradshawfoundation.com/british_isles_prehistory_archive/red_lady_paviland/index.php</a>Flickering fire light may have “animated” Palaeolithic cave paintings: <a href="https://nautil.us/early-humans-made-animated-art-1750/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nautil.us/early-humans-made-animated-art-1750/</a>An “animated” ancient goat from a bowl discovered in Iran: <a href="https://theheritagetrust.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/worlds-oldest-animation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theheritagetrust.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/worlds-oldest-animation/</a>Palaeolithic thaumatropes: <a href="https://rockartblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/prehistoric-animation-paleolithic.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rockartblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/prehistoric-animation-paleolithic.html</a>Pedja and Josh have written about Paradolichopithecus, an extinct monkey from Europe: <a href="https://theconversation.com/monkey-fossils-found-in-serbia-offer-clues-about-life-in-a-warmer-world-millions-of-years-ago-125420" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/monkey-fossils-found-in-serbia-offer-clues-about-life-in-a-warmer-world-millions-of-years-ago-125420</a> Mangalitsa – Hungarian Woolly Pig: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pseRWj9TDj4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pseRWj9TDj4</a> Daniel Fisher suggests Palaeolithic humans may have preserved meat in ponds: <a href="https://youtu.be/dJ69uhCxB1Q?t=751" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/dJ69uhCxB1Q?t=751</a>

Episode 29: RRRrrrr!!! (2004)

We were so preoccupied with whether or not we could we didn’t stop to think if we should! On this episode we’re joined by Dr. Elsa Panciroli to discuss Steven Spielberg’s classic Jurassic Park (1993), even though it has nothing to do with the Stone Age. We all agree it is a perfect movie and possibly the best of all time, but we’re still going to criticize its scientific accuracy, because that’s what we do here.  Follow Elsa on Twitter:https://twitter.com/gscienceladyand Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/elsapanciroli/Read Elsa’s Books:Beasts Before Us: The Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution (2021) https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/beasts-before-us-9781472983978/The Earth: A Biography of Life (2022) https://www.nhbs.com/the-earth-a-biography-of-life-book Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:The oldest DNA found so far: https://www.science.org/content/article/mammoth-molars-yield-oldest-dna-ever-sequencedAnimals that can change sex: https://www.treehugger.com/animals-can-change-their-sex-4869361How old is amber? https://nammu.com/eng/how-old-is-amber/Docodonta – Mesozoic mammals: https://fossil.fandom.com/wiki/Docodonta 3D-printed mummy voicebox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O66mc-bDeXUThagomizer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThagomizerHerbivores aren’t friendly: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HerbivoresAreFriendlyInaccurate dinosaurs in Jurassic Park: https://screenrant.com/jurassic-park-completely-wrong-about-dinosaurs/Jurassic Park’s Velociraptors were actually based on Deinonychus: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/you-say-velociraptor-i-say-deinonychus-33789870/Raptor Red (1996) by a guy named Bakker: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/7633/raptor-red-by-robert-t-bakker/9780553575613 

We were so preoccupied with whether or not we could we didn’t stop to think if we should! On this episode we’re joined by Dr. Elsa Panciroli to discuss Steven Spielberg’s classic Jurassic Park (1993), even though it has nothing to do with the Stone Age. We all agree it is a perfect movie and possibly the best of all time, but we’re still going to criticize its scientific accuracy, because that’s what we do here. Follow Elsa on Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/gsciencelady" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/gsciencelady</a>and Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/elsapanciroli/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/elsapanciroli/</a>Read Elsa’s Books:Beasts Before Us: The Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution (2021) <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/beasts-before-us-9781472983978/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/beasts-before-us-9781472983978/</a>The Earth: A Biography of Life (2022) <a href="https://www.nhbs.com/the-earth-a-biography-of-life-book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nhbs.com/the-earth-a-biography-of-life-book</a> Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:The oldest DNA found so far: <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/mammoth-molars-yield-oldest-dna-ever-sequenced" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.science.org/content/article/mammoth-molars-yield-oldest-dna-ever-sequenced</a>Animals that can change sex: <a href="https://www.treehugger.com/animals-can-change-their-sex-4869361" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.treehugger.com/animals-can-change-their-sex-4869361</a>How old is amber? <a href="https://nammu.com/eng/how-old-is-amber/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nammu.com/eng/how-old-is-amber/</a>Docodonta – Mesozoic mammals: <a href="https://fossil.fandom.com/wiki/Docodonta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fossil.fandom.com/wiki/Docodonta</a> 3D-printed mummy voicebox: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O66mc-bDeXU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O66mc-bDeXU</a>Thagomizer: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer</a>Herbivores aren’t friendly: <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HerbivoresAreFriendly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HerbivoresAreFriendly</a>Inaccurate dinosaurs in Jurassic Park: <a href="https://screenrant.com/jurassic-park-completely-wrong-about-dinosaurs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://screenrant.com/jurassic-park-completely-wrong-about-dinosaurs/</a>Jurassic Park’s Velociraptors were actually based on Deinonychus: <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/you-say-velociraptor-i-say-deinonychus-33789870/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/you-say-velociraptor-i-say-deinonychus-33789870/</a>Raptor Red (1996) by a guy named Bakker: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/7633/raptor-red-by-robert-t-bakker/9780553575613" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/7633/raptor-red-by-robert-t-bakker/9780553575613</a>

Episode 28: Jurassic Park (1993)

Happy Anniversary! This episode marks one full year of SotSA, so to celebrate we’re reviewing Encino Woman (1996), the made-for-TV sequel to our favourite movie, Encino Man. It’s really not fair to compare the two, but this movie has its own message and it does its best to tell it. Or maybe it’s just the 90s nostalgia...    Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:Watch a VHS recording of this movie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAAAWSvjRfA Archaeological woven sandals: https://www.sapiens.org/column/curiosities/ancient-shoes/Mousterian bowls make their return! http://www.propbay.com/original/mousterian-bowl-encino-man-1992-movie-prop-5413.html The history of perspective in art: http://www.classicalart.org/blog/a-brief-history-of-perspectiveLucy, the Australopithecus: https://iho.asu.edu/about/lucys-storyBreccia: https://geology.com/rocks/breccia.shtmlRiviere and Wheeler (2005) Cementum on Smilodon sabers: https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.a.20199Antón et al. (2022) Concealed weapons: A revised reconstruction of the facial anatomy and life appearance of the sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens (Felidae, Machairodontinae): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107471 

Happy Anniversary! This episode marks one full year of SotSA, so to celebrate we’re reviewing Encino Woman (1996), the made-for-TV sequel to our favourite movie, Encino Man. It’s really not fair to compare the two, but this movie has its own message and it does its best to tell it. Or maybe it’s just the 90s nostalgia... Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:Watch a VHS recording of this movie on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAAAWSvjRfA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAAAWSvjRfA</a> Archaeological woven sandals: <a href="https://www.sapiens.org/column/curiosities/ancient-shoes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sapiens.org/column/curiosities/ancient-shoes/</a>Mousterian bowls make their return! <a href="http://www.propbay.com/original/mousterian-bowl-encino-man-1992-movie-prop-5413.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.propbay.com/original/mousterian-bowl-encino-man-1992-movie-prop-5413.html</a> The history of perspective in art: <a href="http://www.classicalart.org/blog/a-brief-history-of-perspective" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.classicalart.org/blog/a-brief-history-of-perspective</a>Lucy, the Australopithecus: <a href="https://iho.asu.edu/about/lucys-story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://iho.asu.edu/about/lucys-story</a>Breccia: <a href="https://geology.com/rocks/breccia.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://geology.com/rocks/breccia.shtml</a>Riviere and Wheeler (2005) Cementum on Smilodon sabers: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.a.20199" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.a.20199</a>Antón et al. (2022) Concealed weapons: A revised reconstruction of the facial anatomy and life appearance of the sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens (Felidae, Machairodontinae): <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107471" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107471</a>

Episode 27: Encino Woman (1996)

 On this episode we’re joined by Dr. Matt Tocheri to discuss The Cannibal in the Jungle (2015), an Animal Planet mockumentary which blurs the line between fact and fiction. The (fictional) story centres around a team of ornithologists who were attacked by a group of Homo floresiensis (the so-called “hobbits”), which happen to be Matt’s area of expertise. We discuss hominin evolution, biogeography, and the boundaries between entertainment and misinformation.      Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:Watch the director’s cut here: https://www.simongeorgedirector.com/amerikan-kanibal Homo Floresiensis and the myth of the ebu gogo: https://aeon.co/ideas/investigating-homo-floresiensis-and-the-myth-of-the-ebu-gogo Between Ape and Human: An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid By Gregory Forth:  https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Between-Ape-and-Human/Gregory-Forth/9781639361434 Ghostwatch (1992) BBC Halloween special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQfMTktMZLQ Wolf Creek (2005): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416315/The Flores Scops Owl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flores_scops_owlWhat is the Wallace Line? https://www.thoughtco.com/the-wallace-line-1224711 Evans et al. (2020). Mitogenomics of macaques (Macaca) across Wallace's Line in the context of modern human dispersals. Journal of Human Evolution, 146, 102852: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102852 Teixeira et al. (2021). Widespread Denisovan ancestry in Island Southeast Asia but no evidence of substantial super-archaic hominin admixture. Nature Ecology &amp; Evolution, 5 (5), 616-624: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-021-01408-0 

On this episode we’re joined by Dr. Matt Tocheri to discuss The Cannibal in the Jungle (2015), an Animal Planet mockumentary which blurs the line between fact and fiction. The (fictional) story centres around a team of ornithologists who were attacked by a group of Homo floresiensis (the so-called “hobbits”), which happen to be Matt’s area of expertise. We discuss hominin evolution, biogeography, and the boundaries between entertainment and misinformation. Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:Watch the director’s cut here: <a href="https://www.simongeorgedirector.com/amerikan-kanibal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.simongeorgedirector.com/amerikan-kanibal</a> Homo Floresiensis and the myth of the ebu gogo: <a href="https://aeon.co/ideas/investigating-homo-floresiensis-and-the-myth-of-the-ebu-gogo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://aeon.co/ideas/investigating-homo-floresiensis-and-the-myth-of-the-ebu-gogo</a> Between Ape and Human: An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid By Gregory Forth: <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Between-Ape-and-Human/Gregory-Forth/9781639361434" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Between-Ape-and-Human/Gregory-Forth/9781639361434</a> Ghostwatch (1992) BBC Halloween special: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQfMTktMZLQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQfMTktMZLQ</a> Wolf Creek (2005): <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416315/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416315/</a>The Flores Scops Owl: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flores_scops_owl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flores_scops_owl</a>What is the Wallace Line? <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/the-wallace-line-1224711" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thoughtco.com/the-wallace-line-1224711</a> Evans et al. (2020). Mitogenomics of macaques (Macaca) across Wallace's Line in the context of modern human dispersals. Journal of Human Evolution, 146, 102852: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102852" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102852</a> Teixeira et al. (2021). Widespread Denisovan ancestry in Island Southeast Asia but no evidence of substantial super-archaic hominin admixture. Nature Ecology &amp; Evolution, 5 (5), 616-624: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-021-01408-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-021-01408-0</a>

Episode 26: The Cannibal in the Jungle (2015)

Neander-Jin: Return of the Neanderthal Man (2011) is an obscure and inexplicable “romantic comedy” about a Neanderthal who somehow travels trough time and falls in love with a young professional woman, but ultimately becomes corrupted by commercialism and fame. What do Japanese culture, German Unity Day, and gummy bears have to do with Neanderthals? Nothing, but yet they are all in this movie for some reason. Don’t worry, Josh has lost his movie-choosing privileges for at least three episodes.   Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:If our synopsis sounds unbelievable, you can watch this movie for yourself on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUmIkr9wijQNeanderthals had larger brains than modern humans: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/neanderthal-brains-bigger-not-necessarily-betterThe Neanderthal Museum: https://www.neanderthal.de/en/home.htmlNeandertal (Neander Valley) is a place in Germany: https://www.nrw-tourism.com/neander-valleyThe Neander Valley is named after Joachim Neander: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Neander 

Neander-Jin: Return of the Neanderthal Man (2011) is an obscure and inexplicable “romantic comedy” about a Neanderthal who somehow travels trough time and falls in love with a young professional woman, but ultimately becomes corrupted by commercialism and fame. What do Japanese culture, German Unity Day, and gummy bears have to do with Neanderthals? Nothing, but yet they are all in this movie for some reason. Don’t worry, Josh has lost his movie-choosing privileges for at least three episodes. Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:If our synopsis sounds unbelievable, you can watch this movie for yourself on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUmIkr9wijQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUmIkr9wijQ</a> Neanderthals had larger brains than modern humans: <a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/neanderthal-brains-bigger-not-necessarily-better" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/neanderthal-brains-bigger-not-necessarily-better</a>The Neanderthal Museum: <a href="https://www.neanderthal.de/en/home.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.neanderthal.de/en/home.html</a>Neandertal (Neander Valley) is a place in Germany: <a href="https://www.nrw-tourism.com/neander-valley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nrw-tourism.com/neander-valley</a>The Neander Valley is named after Joachim Neander: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Neander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Neander</a>

Episode 25: Neander-Jin (2011)

Regular listeners know how much we love bigfoot, so we’re very excited to be reviewing Harry and the Hendersons (1987), the story of a family of hunters who accidentally befriend a sasquatch and have to protect him from an obsessed cryptozoologist (and the rest of human society as well). What will it take to scientifically prove bigfoot exists? Probably more than we can ethically afford, but at least we can enjoy movies about it!  Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:Bigfoot hunter Jacques LaFleur is loosely based on Swiss-Canadian bigfoot researcher Rene Dahinden: http://lorencoleman.com/archives/rene-dahinden/Rene Dahinden was briefly the spokesperson for Kokanee Beer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29SoakYhHNAJohn Green, Canadian Sasquatch researcher (pdf): https://www.isu.edu/media/libraries/rhi/essays/Green_Tribute_revised.pdf John Green’s exhaustive Bigfoot sighting database: https://github.com/jameskbride/sasquatch-data-jsonFahrenbach (1998) Sasquatch Dimensions and Traits. Cryptozoology 13, 47-75: http://www.bigfoot411.com/uploads/2/6/9/7/26977415/bf411-physiology-1998-fahrenbach_wolf-size-scaling-statistics.pdfScientist Grover Krantz risked it all... chasing bigfoot: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/scientist-grover-krantz-risked-it-all-chasing-bigfoot-180970676/ The truth behind “Birds aren’t Real”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK1dXuMEpT0 Is it legal to kill bigfoot? https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/87148/it-legal-shoot-bigfoot Gregory Forth (2022) Between Ape and Human: An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Between-Ape-and-Human/Gregory-Forth/9781639361434 Mike Morwood (2009) A New Human: The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the "Hobbits" of Flores, Indonesia https://www.routledge.com/A-New-Human-The-Startling-Discovery-and-Strange-Story-of-the-Hobbits/Morwood-Oosterzee/p/book/9781598744149Can humans hybridize with other apes? https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/is-it-possible-for-humans-and-chimpanzees-to-interbreed/ Allen et al. (2020). A mitochondrial genetic divergence proxy predicts the reproductive compatibility of mammalian hybrids. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 287(1928), 20200690. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2020.0690 

Regular listeners know how much we love bigfoot, so we’re very excited to be reviewing Harry and the Hendersons (1987), the story of a family of hunters who accidentally befriend a sasquatch and have to protect him from an obsessed cryptozoologist (and the rest of human society as well). What will it take to scientifically prove bigfoot exists? Probably more than we can ethically afford, but at least we can enjoy movies about it! Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:Bigfoot hunter Jacques LaFleur is loosely based on Swiss-Canadian bigfoot researcher Rene Dahinden: <a href="http://lorencoleman.com/archives/rene-dahinden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lorencoleman.com/archives/rene-dahinden/</a>Rene Dahinden was briefly the spokesperson for Kokanee Beer: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29SoakYhHNA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29SoakYhHNA</a>John Green, Canadian Sasquatch researcher (pdf): <a href="https://www.isu.edu/media/libraries/rhi/essays/Green_Tribute_revised.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.isu.edu/media/libraries/rhi/essays/Green_Tribute_revised.pdf</a> John Green’s exhaustive Bigfoot sighting database: <a href="https://github.com/jameskbride/sasquatch-data-json" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://github.com/jameskbride/sasquatch-data-json</a>Fahrenbach (1998) Sasquatch Dimensions and Traits. Cryptozoology 13, 47-75: <a href="http://www.bigfoot411.com/uploads/2/6/9/7/26977415/bf411-physiology-1998-fahrenbach_wolf-size-scaling-statistics.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bigfoot411.com/uploads/2/6/9/7/26977415/bf411-physiology-1998-fahrenbach_wolf-size-scaling-statistics.pdf</a>Scientist Grover Krantz risked it all... chasing bigfoot: <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/scientist-grover-krantz-risked-it-all-chasing-bigfoot-180970676/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/scientist-grover-krantz-risked-it-all-chasing-bigfoot-180970676/</a> The truth behind “Birds aren’t Real”: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK1dXuMEpT0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK1dXuMEpT0</a> Is it legal to kill bigfoot? <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/87148/it-legal-shoot-bigfoot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/87148/it-legal-shoot-bigfoot</a> Gregory Forth (2022) Between Ape and Human: An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid: <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Between-Ape-and-Human/Gregory-Forth/9781639361434" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Between-Ape-and-Human/Gregory-Forth/9781639361434</a> Mike Morwood (2009) A New Human: The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the "Hobbits" of Flores, Indonesia <a href="https://www.routledge.com/A-New-Human-The-Startling-Discovery-and-Strange-Story-of-the-Hobbits/Morwood-Oosterzee/p/book/9781598744149" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.routledge.com/A-New-Human-The-Startling-Discovery-and-Strange-Story-of-the-Hobbits/Morwood-Oosterzee/p/book/9781598744149</a>Can humans hybridize with other apes? <a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/is-it-possible-for-humans-and-chimpanzees-to-interbreed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/is-it-possible-for-humans-and-chimpanzees-to-interbreed/</a> Allen et al. (2020). A mitochondrial genetic divergence proxy predicts the reproductive compatibility of mammalian hybrids. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 287(1928), 20200690. <a href="https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2020.0690" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2020.0690</a>

Episode 24: Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

This week we’re taking a look at King Kong (2005), Peter Jackson’s epic three-hour remake of the 1933 classic. We talk about the biology and evolution of island ecosystems, but we should have had a physicist guest host this episode because this movie can’t seem to help breaking the laws of physics!  Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:Apes are monkeys – deal with it: https://paoloviscardi.com/2011/04/21/apes-are-monkeys-deal-with-it/ Monkeys travelled to South America by raft: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/monkeys-raft-across-atlantic-twice-180974637/ Insular Dwarfism – the “Island Rule”: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/219453/islands-give-rise-evolutionary-giants-dwarfs/ Human “hobbit” species, Homo floresiensis and Homo luzonensis: https://www.livescience.com/mysterious-hobbits-human-lineage-identity.html The North American House Hippo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TijcoS8qHIE Gigantopithecus, the largest ape that ever lived: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/160106-science-evolution-apes-giantHow big can mammals get? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHe1wmEaYWoKing Kong defies physics: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-king-kong-should-have-been-blue-whale-180962603/The Square-Cube Law: https://sketchplanations.com/the-square-cube-lawAmerican missionary killed by indigenous people of the Andaman Islands: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46313965Giant Wētā, the largest living insect: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/invertebrates/weta/ Why aren’t there giant insects today? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l79FuGuk1qE

This week we’re taking a look at King Kong (2005), Peter Jackson’s epic three-hour remake of the 1933 classic. We talk about the biology and evolution of island ecosystems, but we should have had a physicist guest host this episode because this movie can’t seem to help breaking the laws of physics! Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:Apes are monkeys – deal with it: <a href="https://paoloviscardi.com/2011/04/21/apes-are-monkeys-deal-with-it/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://paoloviscardi.com/2011/04/21/apes-are-monkeys-deal-with-it/</a> Monkeys travelled to South America by raft: <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/monkeys-raft-across-atlantic-twice-180974637/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/monkeys-raft-across-atlantic-twice-180974637/</a> Insular Dwarfism – the “Island Rule”: <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/219453/islands-give-rise-evolutionary-giants-dwarfs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/219453/islands-give-rise-evolutionary-giants-dwarfs/</a> Human “hobbit” species, Homo floresiensis and Homo luzonensis: <a href="https://www.livescience.com/mysterious-hobbits-human-lineage-identity.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.livescience.com/mysterious-hobbits-human-lineage-identity.html</a> The North American House Hippo: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TijcoS8qHIE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TijcoS8qHIE</a> Gigantopithecus, the largest ape that ever lived: <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/160106-science-evolution-apes-giant" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/160106-science-evolution-apes-giant</a>How big can mammals get? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHe1wmEaYWo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHe1wmEaYWo</a>King Kong defies physics: <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-king-kong-should-have-been-blue-whale-180962603/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-king-kong-should-have-been-blue-whale-180962603/</a>The Square-Cube Law: <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/the-square-cube-law" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sketchplanations.com/the-square-cube-law</a>American missionary killed by indigenous people of the Andaman Islands: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46313965" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46313965</a>Giant Wētā, the largest living insect: <a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/invertebrates/weta/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/invertebrates/weta/</a> Why aren’t there giant insects today? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l79FuGuk1qE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l79FuGuk1qE</a>

Episode 23: King Kong (2005)

Today we’re reviewing The Land That Time Forgot (1974), the story of a WWI submarine crew who gets stranded on a mysterious island populated by dinosaurs and prehistoric people. It takes itself seriously enough to wax philosophical about war and human nature, but it was also featured on Mystery Science Theatre 3000, so its profundity might have been undercut somewhat by its bad dinosaur puppets.  Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:The Simpsons character Troy McClure was based on Doug McClure - https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/49169/retrobituaries-doug-mcclure-and-troy-donahue-two-halves-troy-mcclure Neanderthals wore talons and feathers as jewelry - https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2015.17095 Is the Loch Ness Monster a Plesiosaur? - https://theconversation.com/have-scientists-finally-killed-off-the-loch-ness-monster-123075 Ogopogo, Canada’s lake monster - https://www.tourismkelowna.com/blog/post/the-legend-the-spirit-the-creature-the-history-of-ogopogo/ Pareidolia – why we see faces in everyday objects - https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140730-why-do-we-see-faces-in-objects Why does everything taste like chicken? - https://www.smh.com.au/world/why-does-everything-taste-like-chicken-20120921-26akl.htmlChanging representation of dinosaurs in film - https://jurassicparkterror.net/changing-view-of-dinosaurs/ 

Today we’re reviewing The Land That Time Forgot (1974), the story of a WWI submarine crew who gets stranded on a mysterious island populated by dinosaurs and prehistoric people. It takes itself seriously enough to wax philosophical about war and human nature, but it was also featured on Mystery Science Theatre 3000, so its profundity might have been undercut somewhat by its bad dinosaur puppets. Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:The Simpsons character Troy McClure was based on Doug McClure - <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/49169/retrobituaries-doug-mcclure-and-troy-donahue-two-halves-troy-mcclure" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/49169/retrobituaries-doug-mcclure-and-troy-donahue-two-halves-troy-mcclure</a> Neanderthals wore talons and feathers as jewelry - <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2015.17095" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2015.17095</a> Is the Loch Ness Monster a Plesiosaur? - <a href="https://theconversation.com/have-scientists-finally-killed-off-the-loch-ness-monster-123075" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/have-scientists-finally-killed-off-the-loch-ness-monster-123075</a> Ogopogo, Canada’s lake monster - <a href="https://www.tourismkelowna.com/blog/post/the-legend-the-spirit-the-creature-the-history-of-ogopogo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tourismkelowna.com/blog/post/the-legend-the-spirit-the-creature-the-history-of-ogopogo/</a> Pareidolia – why we see faces in everyday objects - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140730-why-do-we-see-faces-in-objects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140730-why-do-we-see-faces-in-objects</a> Why does everything taste like chicken? - <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/world/why-does-everything-taste-like-chicken-20120921-26akl.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.smh.com.au/world/why-does-everything-taste-like-chicken-20120921-26akl.html</a>Changing representation of dinosaurs in film - <a href="https://jurassicparkterror.net/changing-view-of-dinosaurs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jurassicparkterror.net/changing-view-of-dinosaurs/</a>

Episode 22: The Land That Time Forgot (1974)

 We’re on a stop-motion dinosaurs kick! The Valley of Gwangi can best be described as Jurassic Park with cowboys. Neither are really the focus of this podcast, and while the movie hinted at human and mammal evolution, those topics were never spoken of again once the dinosaurs showed up. I guess the takeaway is that we should have been dinosaur paleontologists.  Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:Jurassic Park drew inspiration from Gwangi - http://www.rebeatmag.com/fantasia-obscura-why-you-havent-seen-the-1966-film-that-inspired-jurassic-park/ Eohippus and the evolution of the horse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_horseNew research divides Tyrannosaurus rex into three species - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-propose-that-the-t-rex-was-actually-three-different-species-180979663/Moa genetics - https://www.seeker.com/animals/reconstructed-moa-genome-may-move-the-meaty-bird-closer-to-de-extinctionTyrannosaur Chronicles by Dave Hone - https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/tyrannosaur-chronicles-9781472911285/ Horse diving was a real thing - https://horseyhooves.com/horse-diving/The death of a horse in the cowboy film Jesse James led to the Humane Society slogan “no animals were harmed” https://www.cbr.com/movie-legends-revealed-how-a-horse-falling-off-a-cliff-led-to-no-animals-were-harmed/

We’re on a stop-motion dinosaurs kick! The Valley of Gwangi can best be described as Jurassic Park with cowboys. Neither are really the focus of this podcast, and while the movie hinted at human and mammal evolution, those topics were never spoken of again once the dinosaurs showed up. I guess the takeaway is that we should have been dinosaur paleontologists. Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:Jurassic Park drew inspiration from Gwangi - <a href="http://www.rebeatmag.com/fantasia-obscura-why-you-havent-seen-the-1966-film-that-inspired-jurassic-park/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.rebeatmag.com/fantasia-obscura-why-you-havent-seen-the-1966-film-that-inspired-jurassic-park/</a> Eohippus and the evolution of the horse - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_horse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_horse</a>New research divides Tyrannosaurus rex into three species - <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-propose-that-the-t-rex-was-actually-three-different-species-180979663/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-propose-that-the-t-rex-was-actually-three-different-species-180979663/</a>Moa genetics - <a href="https://www.seeker.com/animals/reconstructed-moa-genome-may-move-the-meaty-bird-closer-to-de-extinction" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.seeker.com/animals/reconstructed-moa-genome-may-move-the-meaty-bird-closer-to-de-extinction</a>Tyrannosaur Chronicles by Dave Hone - <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/tyrannosaur-chronicles-9781472911285/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/tyrannosaur-chronicles-9781472911285/</a> Horse diving was a real thing - <a href="https://horseyhooves.com/horse-diving/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://horseyhooves.com/horse-diving/</a>The death of a horse in the cowboy film Jesse James led to the Humane Society slogan “no animals were harmed” <a href="https://www.cbr.com/movie-legends-revealed-how-a-horse-falling-off-a-cliff-led-to-no-animals-were-harmed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbr.com/movie-legends-revealed-how-a-horse-falling-off-a-cliff-led-to-no-animals-were-harmed/</a>

Episode 21: The Valley of Gwangi (1969)

Caveman is a story about a caveman starring Ringo Starr. Actually, “story” is a bit of a stretch – like many classic caveman movies we’ve reviewed, it’s about a caveman who is banished from his group, and then a bunch of random things happen, and then he returns. But at least it has some fun stop-motion dinosaur animations!Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:Starr got his big break as the drummer for a 1960s boy band, but you’d probably recognize him best as the narrator of Thomas the Tank Engine https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Ringo_Starr The Chewits Muncher: https://youtu.be/bg92hFmIDucRingo Starr met his wife Barbara Bach on the set of Caveman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2epvgjoo1WsCatching Fire: How Cooking Made us Human by Richard Wrangham: basicbooks.com/titles/richard-wrangham/catching-fire/9780465020416/ Early use of fire at Koobi Fora, Kenya: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047248419301411The Divje Babe “Flute”: https://www.divje-babe.si/en/the-neanderthal-flute/Neanderthals made glue from birch tar: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50131120The West Tofts Acheulean Handaxe features a shell fossil: https://digventures.com/2020/06/amazing-artefacts-250000-year-old-hand-axe-knapped-around-a-shell/The Ica Stones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJtIm4jgAFQGideon Mantel and the reconstruction of Iguanodon: http://scihi.org/gideon-mantell/The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-dinosaurs-steve-brusatte?variant=32117226536994 

Caveman is a story about a caveman starring Ringo Starr. Actually, “story” is a bit of a stretch – like many classic caveman movies we’ve reviewed, it’s about a caveman who is banished from his group, and then a bunch of random things happen, and then he returns. But at least it has some fun stop-motion dinosaur animations!Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:Starr got his big break as the drummer for a 1960s boy band, but you’d probably recognize him best as the narrator of Thomas the Tank Engine <a href="https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Ringo_Starr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Ringo_Starr</a> The Chewits Muncher: <a href="https://youtu.be/bg92hFmIDuc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/bg92hFmIDuc</a>Ringo Starr met his wife Barbara Bach on the set of Caveman: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2epvgjoo1Ws" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2epvgjoo1Ws</a>Catching Fire: How Cooking Made us Human by Richard Wrangham: <a href="http://basicbooks.com/titles/richard-wrangham/catching-fire/9780465020416/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">basicbooks.com/titles/richard-wrangham/catching-fire/9780465020416/</a> Early use of fire at Koobi Fora, Kenya: <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047248419301411" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047248419301411</a>The Divje Babe “Flute”: <a href="https://www.divje-babe.si/en/the-neanderthal-flute/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.divje-babe.si/en/the-neanderthal-flute/</a>Neanderthals made glue from birch tar: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50131120" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50131120</a>The West Tofts Acheulean Handaxe features a shell fossil: <a href="https://digventures.com/2020/06/amazing-artefacts-250000-year-old-hand-axe-knapped-around-a-shell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://digventures.com/2020/06/amazing-artefacts-250000-year-old-hand-axe-knapped-around-a-shell/</a>The Ica Stones: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJtIm4jgAFQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJtIm4jgAFQ</a>Gideon Mantel and the reconstruction of Iguanodon: <a href="http://scihi.org/gideon-mantell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scihi.org/gideon-mantell/</a>The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-dinosaurs-steve-brusatte?variant=32117226536994" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-dinosaurs-steve-brusatte?variant=32117226536994</a>

Episode 20: Caveman (1981)

The podcast where scientists review movies about prehistoric people. 

Today we’re reviewing The Croods, the story of a Neanderthal family led by a paranoid patriarch whose authority is threatened by an innovative young modern human.  Despite the star-studded cast, Ross may never forgive us for making him watch this one.  Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:Whale phylogeny: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.10.012 Chang and Eng Bunker, the original conjoined twins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_and_Eng_Bunker Neanderthal control of fire: https://www.bbcearth.com/news/did-neanderthals-learn-to-make-fire-before-homo-sapiensNeanderthal art: https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/neanderthal-art-discovery/Why aren’t there any blue or green mammals? https://www.newscientist.com/lastword/mg25033370-800-why-are-there-no-green-mammals/ Four-winged dinosaur: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28295571Neanderthal footprints at Theopetra, Greece: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-60406-6_10Was hookworm responsible for the “dumb hillbilly” stereotype? https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/how-a-worm-gave-the-south-a-bad-name/Guinea worm has almost been eradicated: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00385-zThe Hygiene Hypothesis of allergies: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2249.2010.04139.x

Today we’re reviewing The Croods, the story of a Neanderthal family led by a paranoid patriarch whose authority is threatened by an innovative young modern human. Despite the star-studded cast, Ross may never forgive us for making him watch this one. Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:Whale phylogeny: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.10.012" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.10.012</a> Chang and Eng Bunker, the original conjoined twins: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_and_Eng_Bunker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_and_Eng_Bunker</a> Neanderthal control of fire: <a href="https://www.bbcearth.com/news/did-neanderthals-learn-to-make-fire-before-homo-sapiens" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bbcearth.com/news/did-neanderthals-learn-to-make-fire-before-homo-sapiens</a>Neanderthal art: <a href="https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/neanderthal-art-discovery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/neanderthal-art-discovery/</a>Why aren’t there any blue or green mammals? <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/lastword/mg25033370-800-why-are-there-no-green-mammals/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.newscientist.com/lastword/mg25033370-800-why-are-there-no-green-mammals/</a> Four-winged dinosaur: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28295571" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28295571</a>Neanderthal footprints at Theopetra, Greece: <a href="https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-60406-6_10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-60406-6_10</a>Was hookworm responsible for the “dumb hillbilly” stereotype? <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/how-a-worm-gave-the-south-a-bad-name/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/how-a-worm-gave-the-south-a-bad-name/</a>Guinea worm has almost been eradicated: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00385-z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00385-z</a>The Hygiene Hypothesis of allergies: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2249.2010.04139.x" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2249.2010.04139.x</a>

Episode 19: The Croods (2013)

We’re diving into the classics for this episode! One Million Years B.C. is recognizable for two things: Ray Harryhausen’s groundbreaking dinosaur animations, and Raquel Welch’s fur bikini. What’s not to like? Well, everything except for those two things, as it turns out.   Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:Seriously, check out this Allosaurus scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x8Okrzo4n8Sima de los Huesos – the Pit of Bones: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-sima-hominins-an-ancient-human-cold-case Could Roger Patterson have used a costume from this movie to fake his famous bigfoot footage?http://cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/pgbf-1mbc/Roger Patterson drew a bigfoot with breasts a year before the famous footage #PGhoax don’t @ me: https://medium.com/@christharp/the-problem-with-patty-8911b13d1cbe Cowgirls vs. Pterodactyls (2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA6sJQrqFoA Stone age twin burial with mammoth scapulae (shoulder blades): https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stone-age-twins-discovere/

We’re diving into the classics for this episode! One Million Years B.C. is recognizable for two things: Ray Harryhausen’s groundbreaking dinosaur animations, and Raquel Welch’s fur bikini. What’s not to like? Well, everything except for those two things, as it turns out. Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:Seriously, check out this Allosaurus scene: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x8Okrzo4n8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x8Okrzo4n8</a>Sima de los Huesos – the Pit of Bones: <a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-sima-hominins-an-ancient-human-cold-case" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-sima-hominins-an-ancient-human-cold-case</a> Could Roger Patterson have used a costume from this movie to fake his famous bigfoot footage?<a href="http://cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/pgbf-1mbc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/pgbf-1mbc/</a>Roger Patterson drew a bigfoot with breasts a year before the famous footage #PGhoax don’t @ me: <a href="https://medium.com/@christharp/the-problem-with-patty-8911b13d1cbe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@christharp/the-problem-with-patty-8911b13d1cbe</a> Cowgirls vs. Pterodactyls (2021): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA6sJQrqFoA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA6sJQrqFoA</a> Stone age twin burial with mammoth scapulae (shoulder blades): <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stone-age-twins-discovere/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stone-age-twins-discovere/</a>

Episode 18: One Million Years B.C. (1966)

What do you get when you cross Wallace and Gromit, 10,000BC, and The Mighty Ducks? Early Man is the story of a bumbling tribe of Stone Age cavemen who challenge the Bronze Age to a football (soccer) match to save their village. This movie is drenched in references to both football and British culture, and considering this is a nerdy science podcast we mostly understand the latter!    Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:Difference between geological time periods and cultural ages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_time_scalehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_time_periods#General_periods The Beaker People: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/directory/beaker-peopleSeven Wonders of the Ancient World: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World#Background A discussion about colour (Radiolab did it better): https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/episodes/211119-colors Lumpers and Splitters: https://xkcd.com/2518/ Prof. Yoel Rak locked out of his office over archaeology drama: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/MAGAZINE-a-bitter-archaeological-battle-is-rocking-tel-aviv-university-1.10443893 The history of football: https://www.footballhistory.org/ Ba game – medieval Scottish football: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba_gameAncient Mesoamerican ballcourts: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aay6964 Pelota – student video game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-aW_gc6xe4 Archaeology of the Olympics: https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/09/health/when-the-games-began-olympic-archaeology.html 

What do you get when you cross Wallace and Gromit, 10,000BC, and The Mighty Ducks? Early Man is the story of a bumbling tribe of Stone Age cavemen who challenge the Bronze Age to a football (soccer) match to save their village. This movie is drenched in references to both football and British culture, and considering this is a nerdy science podcast we mostly understand the latter! Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:Difference between geological time periods and cultural ages: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_time_scale" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_time_scale</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_time_periods#General_periods" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_time_periods#General_periods</a> The Beaker People: <a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/directory/beaker-people" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/directory/beaker-people</a>Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World#Background" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World#Background</a> A discussion about colour (Radiolab did it better): <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/episodes/211119-colors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/episodes/211119-colors</a> Lumpers and Splitters: <a href="https://xkcd.com/2518/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://xkcd.com/2518/</a> Prof. Yoel Rak locked out of his office over archaeology drama: <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/MAGAZINE-a-bitter-archaeological-battle-is-rocking-tel-aviv-university-1.10443893" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/MAGAZINE-a-bitter-archaeological-battle-is-rocking-tel-aviv-university-1.10443893</a> The history of football: <a href="https://www.footballhistory.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.footballhistory.org/</a> Ba game – medieval Scottish football: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba_game" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba_game</a>Ancient Mesoamerican ballcourts: <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aay6964" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aay6964</a> Pelota – student video game: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-aW_gc6xe4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-aW_gc6xe4</a> Archaeology of the Olympics: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/09/health/when-the-games-began-olympic-archaeology.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/09/health/when-the-games-began-olympic-archaeology.html</a>

Episode 17: Early Man (2018)

There’s no other way to say it: this is the worst movie we’ve reviewed so far. If you’ve seen it, you probably know what we’re talking about, and if not, buckle in for a rant. 10,000 BC is the boring story of a caveman with no personality who needs to rescue a cavewoman with no personality from anachronistic slave traders building the pyramids with the help of domesticated mammoths. If that sounds stupid, it gets even worse: in this episode, we talk ancient aliens, hyperdiffusionism, and the racism underlying archaeological conspiracy theories.     Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:B.C., A.D., B.C.E., C.E., or B.P.?!?Phorusrhacids (Terror birds) don’t belong in this movie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhorusrhacidaeThe last mammoths survived until 4000 years ago on Wrangel Island https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191007081750.htmAtlantis never existed https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/where-is-the-lost-city-of-atlantis-and-does-it-even-exist Atlantis: The Antediluvian World by Ignatius Donnelly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis:_The_Antediluvian_World Chariots of the Gods(?) by Erich von Daniken https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariots_of_the_GodsFingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprints_of_the_GodsPseudoarchaeology and racism https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/pseudoarchaeology-racism/

There’s no other way to say it: this is the worst movie we’ve reviewed so far. If you’ve seen it, you probably know what we’re talking about, and if not, buckle in for a rant. 10,000 BC is the boring story of a caveman with no personality who needs to rescue a cavewoman with no personality from anachronistic slave traders building the pyramids with the help of domesticated mammoths. If that sounds stupid, it gets even worse: in this episode, we talk ancient aliens, hyperdiffusionism, and the racism underlying archaeological conspiracy theories. Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:B.C., A.D., B.C.E., C.E., or B.P.?!?Phorusrhacids (Terror birds) don’t belong in this movie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phorusrhacidae" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phorusrhacidae</a>The last mammoths survived until 4000 years ago on Wrangel Island <a href="https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191007081750.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191007081750.htm</a>Atlantis never existed <a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/where-is-the-lost-city-of-atlantis-and-does-it-even-exist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/where-is-the-lost-city-of-atlantis-and-does-it-even-exist</a> Atlantis: The Antediluvian World by Ignatius Donnelly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis:_The_Antediluvian_World" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis:_The_Antediluvian_World</a> Chariots of the Gods(?) by Erich von Daniken <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariots_of_the_Gods" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariots_of_the_Gods</a>Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprints_of_the_Gods" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprints_of_the_Gods</a>Pseudoarchaeology and racism <a href="https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/pseudoarchaeology-racism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/pseudoarchaeology-racism/</a>

Episode 16: 10,000 BC (2008)

We have a special holiday episode today! Rare Exports is the crazy story of an illicit archaeological excavation which unearths the frozen remains of Santa Claus, who then goes on a murderous rampage in search of naughty children. To be honest, it’s not really about archaeology at all, but the Venn diagram of stone age movies and Christmas movies basically only overlaps at this one and a Flintstones Christmas special, and I think we made the right choice.  Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:Joulupukki, the Finnish Santa Claus tradition: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20171221-does-santa-claus-come-from-finlandOther scary Christmas traditions: https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/scary-christmas-a-look-at-the-world-s-most-unusual-creepy-and-odd-holiday-traditions-1.4726583 Philippa Langley helped  to discover the remains of King Richard III in a Leicester car park: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/08/philippa-langley-richard-third-car-park Hunting mammoth ivory in Siberia: https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2016/sep/01/mining-woolly-mammoths-ivory-siberia-amos-chapple-in-pictures Dinosaur 13 (2014), documentary about the ownership of Sue the Tyrannosaurus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZywsT8Sy-c The Hobby Lobby antiquities smuggling controversy: https://www.npr.org/2018/06/28/623537440/hobby-lobbys-illegal-antiquities-shed-light-on-a-lost-looted-ancient-city-in-iraThe Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy by Paige Williams: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38743554-the-dinosaur-artist

We have a special holiday episode today! Rare Exports is the crazy story of an illicit archaeological excavation which unearths the frozen remains of Santa Claus, who then goes on a murderous rampage in search of naughty children. To be honest, it’s not really about archaeology at all, but the Venn diagram of stone age movies and Christmas movies basically only overlaps at this one and a Flintstones Christmas special, and I think we made the right choice. Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a> In this episode:Joulupukki, the Finnish Santa Claus tradition: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20171221-does-santa-claus-come-from-finland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20171221-does-santa-claus-come-from-finland</a>Other scary Christmas traditions: <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/scary-christmas-a-look-at-the-world-s-most-unusual-creepy-and-odd-holiday-traditions-1.4726583" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/scary-christmas-a-look-at-the-world-s-most-unusual-creepy-and-odd-holiday-traditions-1.4726583</a> Philippa Langley helped to discover the remains of King Richard III in a Leicester car park: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/08/philippa-langley-richard-third-car-park" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/08/philippa-langley-richard-third-car-park</a> Hunting mammoth ivory in Siberia: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2016/sep/01/mining-woolly-mammoths-ivory-siberia-amos-chapple-in-pictures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2016/sep/01/mining-woolly-mammoths-ivory-siberia-amos-chapple-in-pictures</a> Dinosaur 13 (2014), documentary about the ownership of Sue the Tyrannosaurus: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZywsT8Sy-c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZywsT8Sy-c</a> The Hobby Lobby antiquities smuggling controversy: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/06/28/623537440/hobby-lobbys-illegal-antiquities-shed-light-on-a-lost-looted-ancient-city-in-ira" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2018/06/28/623537440/hobby-lobbys-illegal-antiquities-shed-light-on-a-lost-looted-ancient-city-in-ira</a>The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy by Paige Williams: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38743554-the-dinosaur-artist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38743554-the-dinosaur-artist</a>

Episode 15: Rare Exports - A Christmas Tale (2010)

 On today’s episode we are reviewing Alpha (2018), the story of a lost Solutrean boy who befriends and domesticates a wolf, with TWO special guests! Dr. April Nowell studies the origins of art and language and the archaeology of childhood. Dr. Grant Zazula is the palaeontologist for the Government of Yukon, and he was the palaeontology consultant on Alpha! He takes us behind the scenes as we dissect the real-life inspirations behind the language, artifacts, landscapes, and of course ice-age mammals in this beautiful movie.    Check out April’s new book, Growing Up in the Ice Age: https://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/growing-up-in-the-ice-age.htmlApril is giving a talk on Thursday January 13, 2022 at 9:00 PT / 17:00 GMT as part of the   University of Liverpool Evolutionary Anthropology Webinar Series: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/archaeology-classics-and-egyptology/events/evo-anth/Check out Grant’s work with the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre  https://www.beringia.com/Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast  Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Christine Schreyer on the construction of fictional languages in film: https://news.ubc.ca/2018/08/23/ubc-linguist-creates-language-for-hollywood-film-alpha/CBC under fire for documentary promoting the Solutrean Hypothesis: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/cbc-under-fire-for-documentary-that-says-first-humans-to-colonize-new-world-sailed-from-europeArchaeology of the Night: Life After Dark in the Ancient World, edited by Nancy Gonlin and April Nowell: https://upcolorado.com/university-press-of-colorado/item/3227-archaeology-of-the-nightHead Smashed In Buffalo Jump in Alberta: https://headsmashedin.ca/Winnipeg professor teachers how to survive falling through the ice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gOW8ZaYqHA&amp;list=PLqCtDryCZFOqhQ-05Nwy9tLrFMsZI3KPhMammoth bone houses: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/60-mammoths-house-russia-180974426/Painted pebbles from Mas d’Azil, France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AzilianBorneo hand stencil cave paintings: https://theconversation.com/borneo-cave-discovery-is-the-worlds-oldest-rock-art-in-southeast-asia-106252The domestication of dogs: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2264329-humans-may-have-domesticated-dogs-by-accident-by-sharing-excess-meat/“Alpha wolves” don’t exist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ti86veZBjUCheck out Ross’s book: The Missing Lynx: The Past and Future of Britain’s Lost mammals: https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/missing-lynx-9781472957351/

On today’s episode we are reviewing Alpha (2018), the story of a lost Solutrean boy who befriends and domesticates a wolf, with TWO special guests! Dr. April Nowell studies the origins of art and language and the archaeology of childhood. Dr. Grant Zazula is the palaeontologist for the Government of Yukon, and he was the palaeontology consultant on Alpha! He takes us behind the scenes as we dissect the real-life inspirations behind the language, artifacts, landscapes, and of course ice-age mammals in this beautiful movie. Check out April’s new book, Growing Up in the Ice Age: <a href="https://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/growing-up-in-the-ice-age.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/growing-up-in-the-ice-age.html</a>April is giving a talk on Thursday January 13, 2022 at 9:00 PT / 17:00 GMT as part of the University of Liverpool Evolutionary Anthropology Webinar Series: <a href="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/archaeology-classics-and-egyptology/events/evo-anth/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/archaeology-classics-and-egyptology/events/evo-anth/</a>Check out Grant’s work with the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre <a href="https://www.beringia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.beringia.com/</a>Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Christine Schreyer on the construction of fictional languages in film: <a href="https://news.ubc.ca/2018/08/23/ubc-linguist-creates-language-for-hollywood-film-alpha/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://news.ubc.ca/2018/08/23/ubc-linguist-creates-language-for-hollywood-film-alpha/</a>CBC under fire for documentary promoting the Solutrean Hypothesis: <a href="https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/cbc-under-fire-for-documentary-that-says-first-humans-to-colonize-new-world-sailed-from-europe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/cbc-under-fire-for-documentary-that-says-first-humans-to-colonize-new-world-sailed-from-europe</a>Archaeology of the Night: Life After Dark in the Ancient World, edited by Nancy Gonlin and April Nowell: <a href="https://upcolorado.com/university-press-of-colorado/item/3227-archaeology-of-the-night" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://upcolorado.com/university-press-of-colorado/item/3227-archaeology-of-the-night</a>Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump in Alberta: <a href="https://headsmashedin.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://headsmashedin.ca/</a>Winnipeg professor teachers how to survive falling through the ice: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gOW8ZaYqHA&amp;list=PLqCtDryCZFOqhQ-05Nwy9tLrFMsZI3KPh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gOW8ZaYqHA&amp;list=PLqCtDryCZFOqhQ-05Nwy9tLrFMsZI3KPh</a>Mammoth bone houses: <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/60-mammoths-house-russia-180974426/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/60-mammoths-house-russia-180974426/</a>Painted pebbles from Mas d’Azil, France: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azilian" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azilian</a>Borneo hand stencil cave paintings: <a href="https://theconversation.com/borneo-cave-discovery-is-the-worlds-oldest-rock-art-in-southeast-asia-106252" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/borneo-cave-discovery-is-the-worlds-oldest-rock-art-in-southeast-asia-106252</a>The domestication of dogs: <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2264329-humans-may-have-domesticated-dogs-by-accident-by-sharing-excess-meat/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.newscientist.com/article/2264329-humans-may-have-domesticated-dogs-by-accident-by-sharing-excess-meat/</a>“Alpha wolves” don’t exist: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ti86veZBjU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ti86veZBjU</a>Check out Ross’s book: The Missing Lynx: The Past and Future of Britain’s Lost mammals: <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/missing-lynx-9781472957351/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/missing-lynx-9781472957351/</a>

Episode 14: Alpha (2018)

In this episode we discover that we’d all secretly rather be squatchin’! Missing Link is the story of a Victorian naturalist who “discovers” Bigfoot when he receives a letter from the mythological ape-man himself asking for his help. We’re so excited to talk sasquatches that I’m a little worried this episode will mark our gradual transition to full-time cryptozoology podcast. Ross has even published a scientific paper on yeti DNA! (Before you get too excited, it turns out it was a bear).      Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Edwards &amp; Barnett (2015). Himalayan ‘yeti’ DNA: Polar bear or DNA degradation? A comment on ‘Genetic analysis of hair samples attributed to yeti’ by Sykes et al.(2014). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1800), 20141712. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1712 Sykes et al. (2014). Genetic analysis of hair samples attributed to yeti, bigfoot and other anomalous primates. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1789), 20140161. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.0161 Melba Ketchum’s Sasquatch Genome Project: http://www.sasquatchgenomeproject.org/Thomas Henry Huxley was the most quotable Victorian-era naturalist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/17171.Thomas_Henry_HuxleyThe surprisingly recent discovery of the gorilla (by Europeans): https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01883-3 Scientific names for mythological species: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/taxonomania-an-incomplete-catalog-of-invented-species/Josh on naming the new human species, Homo bodoensis in The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/whats-in-a-name-when-it-comes-to-human-fossils-its-complicated-171569sRoss on Sabre-toothed cat DNA in The Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8844201/Sabre-toothed-cats-deadly-long-distance-hunters-attacked-packs.html Kim on the evolution of the human spine: https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2020/03/your-back-pain-may-be-due-to-evolution-and-spine-shape.html  

In this episode we discover that we’d all secretly rather be squatchin’! Missing Link is the story of a Victorian naturalist who “discovers” Bigfoot when he receives a letter from the mythological ape-man himself asking for his help. We’re so excited to talk sasquatches that I’m a little worried this episode will mark our gradual transition to full-time cryptozoology podcast. Ross has even published a scientific paper on yeti DNA! (Before you get too excited, it turns out it was a bear). Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a>In this episode:Edwards &amp; Barnett (2015). Himalayan ‘yeti’ DNA: Polar bear or DNA degradation? A comment on ‘Genetic analysis of hair samples attributed to yeti’ by Sykes et al.(2014). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1800), 20141712. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1712" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1712</a> Sykes et al. (2014). Genetic analysis of hair samples attributed to yeti, bigfoot and other anomalous primates. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1789), 20140161. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.0161" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.0161</a> Melba Ketchum’s Sasquatch Genome Project: <a href="http://www.sasquatchgenomeproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sasquatchgenomeproject.org/</a>Thomas Henry Huxley was the most quotable Victorian-era naturalist: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/17171.Thomas_Henry_Huxley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/17171.Thomas_Henry_Huxley</a>The surprisingly recent discovery of the gorilla (by Europeans): <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01883-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01883-3</a> Scientific names for mythological species: <a href="https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/taxonomania-an-incomplete-catalog-of-invented-species/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/taxonomania-an-incomplete-catalog-of-invented-species/</a>Josh on naming the new human species, Homo bodoensis in The Conversation: <a href="https://theconversation.com/whats-in-a-name-when-it-comes-to-human-fossils-its-complicated-171569s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/whats-in-a-name-when-it-comes-to-human-fossils-its-complicated-171569s</a>Ross on Sabre-toothed cat DNA in The Daily Mail: <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8844201/Sabre-toothed-cats-deadly-long-distance-hunters-attacked-packs.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8844201/Sabre-toothed-cats-deadly-long-distance-hunters-attacked-packs.html</a> Kim on the evolution of the human spine: <a href="https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2020/03/your-back-pain-may-be-due-to-evolution-and-spine-shape.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2020/03/your-back-pain-may-be-due-to-evolution-and-spine-shape.html</a>

Episode 13: Missing Link (2019)

We’re out of our element in this one. Year One is the story of two cavemen who bumble their way through the Book of Genesis. None of us are biblical archaeologists, but we try our best! It’s ostensibly a comedy, but you wouldn’t know from watching it. Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Lilith, Adam’s first wife: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lilith-Jewish-folkloreBacula: https://www.etsy.com/ca/market/baculum_jewelryThe Icelandic Phallological Museum: https://phallus.is/en/The Necromancer pants aren’t real; they’re a replica: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1br%C3%B3kLamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore: https://www.chrismoore.com/books/lamb/Behold the Man by Michael Moorcock: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60146.Behold_the_ManAncient Greek Helmets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flsn5AUtn0s Bunch et al. (2021) A Tunguska sized airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea. Sci Rep 11, 18632. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97778-3Mark Boslough’s criticism of Bunch et al. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markboslough/status/1440097126856282113Roman brothel infanticide: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-14401305

We’re out of our element in this one. Year One is the story of two cavemen who bumble their way through the Book of Genesis. None of us are biblical archaeologists, but we try our best! It’s ostensibly a comedy, but you wouldn’t know from watching it. Get in touch with us!Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SotSAPodcast</a>Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a>In this episode:Lilith, Adam’s first wife: <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lilith-Jewish-folklore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lilith-Jewish-folklore</a>Bacula: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/market/baculum_jewelry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/ca/market/baculum_jewelry</a>The Icelandic Phallological Museum: <a href="https://phallus.is/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://phallus.is/en/</a>The Necromancer pants aren’t real; they’re a replica: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1br%C3%B3k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1br%C3%B3k</a>Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore: <a href="https://www.chrismoore.com/books/lamb/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.chrismoore.com/books/lamb/</a>Behold the Man by Michael Moorcock: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60146.Behold_the_Man" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60146.Behold_the_Man</a>Ancient Greek Helmets: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flsn5AUtn0s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flsn5AUtn0s</a> Bunch et al. (2021) A Tunguska sized airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea. Sci Rep 11, 18632. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97778-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97778-3</a>Mark Boslough’s criticism of Bunch et al. on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/markboslough/status/1440097126856282113" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/markboslough/status/1440097126856282113</a>Roman brothel infanticide: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-14401305" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-14401305</a>

Episode 12: Year One (2009) 

Happy Halloween! In this episode of Screams of the Bone Age, we’re joined by special guest Marta Borovčanin to discuss The Descent (2005), a horror movie about a group of explorers who get trapped in a cave and stalked by prehistoric monsters. We talk about our scariest experiences working in caves, and speculate on the possibility of human monsters evolving in caves (Spoiler alert: it probably wouldn’t happen!).Hear more from Marta on the (Re)Akcionizam podcast (in Serbian)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVaFN-auNPY&amp;list=PL5HreT9u25eTsWySkExukD1lnTjYZ-gbX&amp;index=1Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcast https://www.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Tasmajdan Cave, Belgrade: https://balkaninsight.com/2016/04/13/ta%C5%A1majdan-cave-potential-tourist-hotspot-03-17-2016/ Archaeology at Mala Balanica Cave, Serbia: https://popular-archaeology.com/article/the-road-through-sicevo/The Hike to Šuplja Dupka Cave, Serbia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY_DdSJUtxcExploring Šuplja Dupka Cave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7EmoylPljoWhy do cave animals evolve blindness? https://phys.org/news/2017-04-cave-animals.htmlUpper Palaeolithic cave paintings: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/dec/12/humans-were-not-centre-stage-ancient-cave-art-painting-lascaux-chauvet-altamiraSurvey of cave art in the Central Balkans: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330117290_Ruiz-Redondo_A_Mihailovic_D_Kuhn_S_L_2018_First_results_of_rock_art_survey_in_Central_Balkans_Analysis_of_the_graphic_remains_of_Selacka_3_Serbia_In_Floss_H_Pastoors_A_eds_Palaeolithic_rock_and_cave_aHuman echolocation: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/learning-how-to-be-a-human-bat/Phosphorescent glow worms: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/science/glow-worms-new-zealand.html 

Happy Halloween! In this episode of Screams of the Bone Age, we’re joined by special guest Marta Borovčanin to discuss The Descent (2005), a horror movie about a group of explorers who get trapped in a cave and stalked by prehistoric monsters. We talk about our scariest experiences working in caves, and speculate on the possibility of human monsters evolving in caves (Spoiler alert: it probably wouldn’t happen!).Hear more from Marta on the (Re)Akcionizam podcast (in Serbian)<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVaFN-auNPY&amp;list=PL5HreT9u25eTsWySkExukD1lnTjYZ-gbX&amp;index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVaFN-auNPY&amp;list=PL5HreT9u25eTsWySkExukD1lnTjYZ-gbX&amp;index=1</a>Get in touch with us!Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast <a href="https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/SotSA_Podcast</a> Facebook: @SotSAPodcast <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/SotSAPodcast</a> Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:screensofthestoneage@gmail.com">screensofthestoneage@gmail.com</a>In this episode:Tasmajdan Cave, Belgrade: <a href="https://balkaninsight.com/2016/04/13/ta%C5%A1majdan-cave-potential-tourist-hotspot-03-17-2016/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://balkaninsight.com/2016/04/13/ta%C5%A1majdan-cave-potential-tourist-hotspot-03-17-2016/</a> Archaeology at Mala Balanica Cave, Serbia: <a href="https://popular-archaeology.com/article/the-road-through-sicevo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://popular-archaeology.com/article/the-road-through-sicevo/</a>The Hike to Šuplja Dupka Cave, Serbia: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY_DdSJUtxc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY_DdSJUtxc</a>Exploring Šuplja Dupka Cave: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7EmoylPljo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7EmoylPljo</a>Why do cave animals evolve blindness? <a href="https://phys.org/news/2017-04-cave-animals.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2017-04-cave-animals.html</a>Upper Palaeolithic cave paintings: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/dec/12/humans-were-not-centre-stage-ancient-cave-art-painting-lascaux-chauvet-altamira" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/dec/12/humans-were-not-centre-stage-ancient-cave-art-painting-lascaux-chauvet-altamira</a>Survey of cave art in the Central Balkans: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330117290_Ruiz-Redondo_A_Mihailovic_D_Kuhn_S_L_2018_First_results_of_rock_art_survey_in_Central_Balkans_Analysis_of_the_graphic_remains_of_Selacka_3_Serbia_In_Floss_H_Pastoors_A_eds_Palaeolithic_rock_and_cave_a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330117290_Ruiz-Redondo_A_Mihailovic_D_Kuhn_S_L_2018_First_results_of_rock_art_survey_in_Central_Balkans_Analysis_of_the_graphic_remains_of_Selacka_3_Serbia_In_Floss_H_Pastoors_A_eds_Palaeolithic_rock_and_cave_a</a>Human echolocation: <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/learning-how-to-be-a-human-bat/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/learning-how-to-be-a-human-bat/</a>Phosphorescent glow worms: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/science/glow-worms-new-zealand.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/science/glow-worms-new-zealand.html</a>

Episode 11: The Descent (2005)

We’re getting into the spooky season with a scary movie! The Neanderthal Man is a classic ‘50s monster movie about a mad scientist who creates a serum to turn back evolution and transforms himself into a primitive beast. Actually, it’s not very scary to modern day viewers. It’s not remotely scientifically accurate either. Also, the acting is pretty bad. Still, we had a lot of fun watching it!In this episode:Watch The Neanderthal Man on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6HHl2PqMfs A discussion of the phylogeny of big catshttps://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/32616/A_revised_Felidae_Taxonomy_CatNews.pdfDon’t call them sabre-toothed tigers! They’re called sabre-toothed cats!How do phylogenetic trees work?https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/reading-a-phylogenetic-tree-the-meaning-of-41956/The Human Advantage: A New Understanding of How Our Brain Became Remarkable By Suzana Herculano-Houzelhttps://mitpress.mit.edu/books/human-advantageBeverly Garland was replaced by a different actress mid-scenehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1jamApOUHcCarbon Datinghttps://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-radiocarbon-dating-and-how-does-it-work-9690The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevensonhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/43/43-h/43-h.htm

We’re getting into the spooky season with a scary movie! The Neanderthal Man is a classic ‘50s monster movie about a mad scientist who creates a serum to turn back evolution and transforms himself into a primitive beast. Actually, it’s not very scary to modern day viewers. It’s not remotely scientifically accurate either. Also, the acting is pretty bad. Still, we had a lot of fun watching it!In this episode:Watch The Neanderthal Man on YouTube<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6HHl2PqMfs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6HHl2PqMfs</a> A discussion of the phylogeny of big cats<a href="https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/32616/A_revised_Felidae_Taxonomy_CatNews.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/32616/A_revised_Felidae_Taxonomy_CatNews.pdf</a>Don’t call them sabre-toothed tigers! They’re called sabre-toothed cats!How do phylogenetic trees work?<a href="https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/reading-a-phylogenetic-tree-the-meaning-of-41956/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/reading-a-phylogenetic-tree-the-meaning-of-41956/</a>The Human Advantage: A New Understanding of How Our Brain Became Remarkable By Suzana Herculano-Houzel<a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/human-advantage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/human-advantage</a>Beverly Garland was replaced by a different actress mid-scene<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1jamApOUHc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1jamApOUHc</a>Carbon Dating<a href="https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-radiocarbon-dating-and-how-does-it-work-9690" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-radiocarbon-dating-and-how-does-it-work-9690</a>The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/43/43-h/43-h.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gutenberg.org/files/43/43-h/43-h.htm</a>

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