Re: Bo Graslund "Early humans & their world" Routledge

Marc Verhaegen wrote:
> My little boy, John's refers to my paper of 1985.


Yes he does, in reference to the aqua-fat argument. So does that mean
you have dropped the fat argument since 1985, and we can assume the
arguments for it are out-of-date? Wise choice Marc, it didn't make any
sense anyway.

By the way, you probably don't know this, but it is general policy to
cite more than one source in a paper/science book to back up a
statement like the fat issue because it is so important for early brain
growth. Another words by citing numerous authors of different years
Langdon is showing the history of the argument thru time. It gives one
a better perspective. Since you have determined that the arguments for
fat are out-of-date in your 1985 paper cited by Langdon, then the
others cited, Cunnane 1980, Morgan 1986, 1997 are also out-of-date.

As long as we are on the subject of out-of-date material, I noticed
you did mention the out-of-date paper of 1985 on this list:
Message ID: 42982b99$0$334$ba620e4c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Just what else is out-of-date on your list, so you can let others know
just what is junk and just what you feel is still up-to-date?

We certainly know the semi-aquatic mountain beaver paper of 2002 (TREE)
is out-of-date. And most certainly this:
http://www.infres.enst.fr/confs/evolang/actes/_actes74.html



Perhaps *you* live still
> in 1985, but I don't :-)
> IOW, outdated,


With 1997 and 2002 outdated also (because I don't live there either),
it seems like you have a rather short list of publications that are
still indate.

okidoki?

Isn't that expression getting a little out-of-date also? :-)



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> "Rich Travsky" <" traRvEsky"@hotmMOVEail.com> wrote in message
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> > Marc Verhaegen wrote:
> > >
> > > "Lee Olsen" <paleocity@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:1124990276.340689.55340@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > > > > please let us know what you think about it, eg, whether it's
> serious
> > > stuff worth to be read.
> > >
> > > > > The Graslund book is on its way, est. 7-9 days. However, in order
> to
> > > keep a fair balance, I also ordered John Langdon's 2005 book titled:
> "The
> > > Human strategy: an evolutionary perspective on human anatomy." New York:
> > > Oxford University Press.
> > >
> > > > Langdon's book came in this morning (no Bo yet). Just quickly thumbed
> > > through it and I would like to make a few initial observations. 1)
> This
> > > book seems to be written more for the biologically challenged, like
> myself,
> > > rather than the professional (maybe a biology 101 textbook?). Probably
> not a
> > > book for Su or Jason (who is too busy counting cat hairs to engage in
> > > something at this level). 2) Marc Verhaegen (1985) is cited and has a
> few
> > > barbs thrown at AAH here and there, but for the most part it does not
> seem
> > > to be a critique devoted to that particular hypothesis. ...
> > >
> > > Yes, John's book is not only wrong in a number of instances, but also
> > > irrelevant & outdated. Everybody can read his view at
> >
> > You've read it?

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