It has been almost two years since Lee Berger and I shared a few words on Anthropology.net about his small people of Palau. Since then, a TKO paper, published in the summer of 2008, basically thwarting Berger’s claims. Thankfully, we haven’t heard much of his sensationalist research since…
But his documentary is still floating around. It recently aired on Australia’s public broadcaster channel ABC. ABC journalist and presenter Jonathan Holmes wasn’t too pleased his network aired this less than admirable documentary. On his show, Media Watch, he explains why. Check out the entertaining excerpt or watch the scathing clip here.
For all you aspiring paleoanthropologists and scientists out there, take this tragic case into heart and don’t make the same mistakes. You’ll leave only behind a legacy of fail.
6 Comments
March 1, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Heh, I didn’t realize that was still floating about. I wonder if Nat Geo has learned their lesson?
March 3, 2010 at 3:40 am
Don’t worry about his legacy, big things coming out soon.
March 3, 2010 at 1:42 pm
So very cryptic, Squirrel. How’s the UK these days?
April 3, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Big things, eh?
Like in a broken embargo?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/evolution/7550033/Missing-link-between-man-and-apes-found.html
Prof. “entertainment first, science second” strikes again!
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