American colleagues often look enviously at Europe because there is a greater acceptance of Darwinism in Europe. But I sometimes think that I would be healthier if people rejected evolution rather than swallow this kind of nonsense.
I hope that David Holmes of Manchester Metropolitan University is complaining like mad about this.
Lesley
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From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of mico tatalovic [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 02 March 2009 20:41
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Subject: [PSCI-COM] Shopping study?!
Is it just me or is this really bad, if not unethical science journalism:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4803286/Shopping-isthrowback-to-days-of-cavewomen.html
Apparently Neanderthals are our ancestors (cavemen=Neanderthals=ancestors?!), and an anonymous 'study' funded by a mall (!) was originally reported by:
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/86334/Primitive-lot-these-shoppers
Mico
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