Uncommon Descent Serving The Intelligent Design Community

UD open post for community concerns and miscellaneous topics

kairosfocus
September 28, 2014
Intelligent Design
Share
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Flipboard
Print
Email

SalC has occasionally put up such threads and I see merit for it. I am sparked to do this by noticing a BA77 O/T comment picked up in a headline on water (or at least it seems so. END

Comments
One concern, which I have raised several times, relates to News postings. This in no way impugns the great work Denyse does to bring relevant news stories to everyone's attention, but it would be helpful to have news feeds posted in a separate side column so that major discussion threads can enjoy a much longer timeframe on the home page. It is not uncommon for news feeds to overwhelm the home page and push other active discussion threads off the home page within 1-2 days. It is of course unintentional, but the unfortunate side effect is that active, lively discussions inevitably die out very quickly after they fall off the initial home page view. If a news-related thread gets a certain number of comments, say more than 5 or 6, then it could get promoted to the discussion threadsEric Anderson
September 28, 2014
September
09
Sep
28
28
2014
03:20 PM
3
03
20
PM
PDT
Taung Child's brain development not human-like? CT scan casts doubt on similarity to that of modern humans - August 25, 2014 Excerpt: By subjecting the skull of the famous Taung Child to the latest CT scan technology, researchers are now casting doubt on theories that Australopithecus africanus shows the same cranial adaptations found in modern human infants and toddlers.,, The Taung Child has historical and scientific importance in the fossil record as the first and best example of early hominin brain evolution,,, Comparisons with the existing hominin fossil record and chimpanzee variation do not support this evolutionary scenario.,,, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140825152556.htm Smithsonian Evolution Storytelling - Sept. 18, 2014 Excerpt: Discovered in 1924 in South Africa, models of the skull have long since been duplicated for natural history museums as evidence for human evolution worldwide, including the Smithsonian. Found near Taung, South Africa, the lynchpin skull was tagged with the common name of Taung Child because of the fossil’s estimated age of 3 years, then, later named Australopithecus africanus meaning the “southern ape from Africa.” Hollow’s new high-resolution CT scan images, however, undermine the long-held pre-Homo fossil status of the skull.,,, In the words of ScienceDaily, the Taung skull was once “South Africa’s premier hominin… the first and best example of early hominin brain evolution.”,, The evidence undermines the the long-held pre-Homo status of the skull. In an article published in the John Hopkins News-Letter entitled “Taung child’s skull compared to human’s,” writer Elli Tian points to the glaring problem for human evolution – “The evolution of our species, and what makes us human, is much more complicated than we’ve assumed in the past.” http://www.darwinthenandnow.com/2014/09/smithsonian-evolution-storytelling/bornagain77
September 28, 2014
September
09
Sep
28
28
2014
12:38 PM
12
12
38
PM
PDT
I had something, KF, but have forgotten what it was, so I'm disappointed by your timing. Nevertheless, I won't hold it against you, but will endeavour to remember it.Axel
September 28, 2014
September
09
Sep
28
28
2014
10:02 AM
10
10
02
AM
PDT
Well, I can't think of anything but some recent news-worthy item about a famous character referenced here on the UD site. Neil de-grasse Tyson and his being caught lying and fabricating stories in the promotion of his cherished worldview. This was published back on the 22nd: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/09/22/does-neil-degrasse-tyson-make-up-stories/# .DavidD
September 28, 2014
September
09
Sep
28
28
2014
05:50 AM
5
05
50
AM
PDT
Feel free . . .kairosfocus
September 28, 2014
September
09
Sep
28
28
2014
05:37 AM
5
05
37
AM
PDT
1 2

Leave a Reply