Screens of the Stone Age

Follow Screens of the Stone Age
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

The podcast where scientists review movies about prehistoric people.

Palaeoanthropological Society of Canada (PASC-SCPA)


    • Apr 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 207 EPISODES


    Search for episodes from Screens of the Stone Age with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from Screens of the Stone Age

    Episode 102: Dire Wolf (2009)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 60:21


    Big news! An American biotech company announced this week that they have brought the dire wolf back from extinction! We've honoured this great achievement by watching the prophetic film Dire Wolf (2009), a gory werewolf movie in which an American biotech company brought back the dire wolf from extinction... to create a military bioweapon! We've got our eyes on you, Colossal Biosciences... Watch Dire Wolf (2009) on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/641656/dire-wolf The Dire Wolf (Aenocyon dirus): https://tarpits.org/stories/our-evolving-understanding-dire-wolves Bone Clones Dire Wolf Skull: https://boneclones.com/product/dire-wolf-skull-tarpit-finish-BC-020T Colossal Biosciences: https://colossal.com/ Colossal's Dire Wolf preprint on BioRxiv: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.09.647074v1.abstract Perri et al. (2021) Dire wolves were the last of an ancient New World canid lineage: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-03082-x Janczewski et al. (1992) Molecular phylogenetic inference from saber-toothed cat fossils of Rancho La Brea: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.89.20.9769 Hank Green – They Didn't Make Dire Wolves, They Made Something...Else: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar0zgedLyTw Beth Shapiro (2020) How to Clone a Mammoth: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691209005/how-to-clone-a-mammoth

    Episode 101: The Simpsons S09E08 Lisa the Skeptic (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 61:33


    Today we're reviewing Lisa the Skeptic, a classic episode of The Simpsons in which Lisa discovers an apparent angel skeleton at an archaeological dig. In this episode we dig into hoaxes, the use of AI in academic writing, and the work of Stephen J. Gould. But in a larger sense, this episode will settle the age-old question of Science vs. Religion (spoiler alert: Capitalism wins). Visit our new website! https://screensofthestoneage.com Get in touch with us: Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: The Burgess Shale: https://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/ Stephen J. Gould: https://achievement.org/achiever/stephen-jay-gould/ The Cardiff Giant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_Giant AI in academic writing: https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/generative-ai-in-academic-writing/ Operation Flagship: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnd0p192kn2o Operation Flagship on Stuff You Should Know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYcGopqLvEs The Prophecy (1995): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7PSZ7NDEgU Kenneth Copeland is evil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20y2Alkbc30 Christian Science reading rooms: https://apnews.com/article/christian-science-reading-rooms-religion-65a68fb88b7db958aa1c939e0d69719d Anomalocaris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomalocaris Billy Beer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Beer

    Episode 100: One Hundredth Episode Spectacular!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 61:09


    Today we've reached a milestone – 100 Episodes!! To celebrate, Josh is taking Kim and Ross on a trivia-based tour of some of the best and worst movies from our podcast's prehistory. What have we learned after nearly four years of caveman movies? Let's find out! Plus, a bonus review of Mastodons (1997). Visit our new website! https://screensofthestoneage.com Get in touch with us: Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com Watch Mastodons (1997): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXU3BC9Zie4 Part horn sound effect: “Party Horn Close 03” by Lucas_Schacht -- https://freesound.org/s/713658/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    Episode 99: Mistress of the Apes (1979)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 58:10


    Mistress of the Apes (1979) tells the harrowing tale of Susan, an anthropologist who lost her pregnancy and learned of her husband's murder in Congo Kenya in the same week. But she remained strong, without showing any visible signs of emotion whatsoever, until she learned to love again, in the arms of a Homo habilis her husband had discovered prior to his death (his murder was unrelated).Content warning: this movie contains multiple scenes involving sexual assault.Get in touch with us:Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Watch Mistress of the Apes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o9bYwBLBiUHomo habilis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_habilisAustralopithecus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AustralopithecusKoko banga saka: https://translate.google.com/?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&text=koko%20banga%20saka&op=translateAfrican Genesis (1961) by Robert Ardrey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_GenesisCongolian Rainforest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congolian_rainforestsJimmy Kimmel – Can you name a country? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRh1zXFKC_oRick Mercer – Talking to Americans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHUWas-yQSwTimbits: https://company.timhortons.com/ca/en/menu/timbits.phpWriting systems: https://www.britannica.com/topic/writing/Types-of-writing-systemsApe sign language was a bunch of babbling nonsense: https://bigthink.com/life/ape-sign-language/

    Episode 99: Mistress of the Apes (1979)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 58:10


    Mistress of the Apes (1979) tells the harrowing tale of Susan, an anthropologist who lost her pregnancy and learned of her husband's murder in Congo Kenya in the same week. But she remained strong, without showing any visible signs of emotion whatsoever, until she learned to love again, in the arms of a Homo habilis her husband had discovered prior to his death (his murder was unrelated). Content warning: this movie contains multiple scenes involving sexual assault. Get in touch with us: Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Watch Mistress of the Apes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o9bYwBLBiU Homo habilis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_habilis Australopithecus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australopithecus Koko banga saka: https://translate.google.com/?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&text=koko%20banga%20saka&op=translate African Genesis (1961) by Robert Ardrey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Genesis Congolian Rainforest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congolian_rainforests Jimmy Kimmel – Can you name a country? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRh1zXFKC_o Rick Mercer – Talking to Americans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHUWas-yQSw Timbits: https://company.timhortons.com/ca/en/menu/timbits.php Writing systems: https://www.britannica.com/topic/writing/Types-of-writing-systems Ape sign language was a bunch of babbling nonsense: https://bigthink.com/life/ape-sign-language/

    Episode 98: Curious George (2006)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 65:56


    Curious George (2006) tells the tail of the beloved eponymous monkey (sic) and reimagines (and sanitizes) The Man in the Yellow Hat as an archaeologist. This movie sets up a thoughtful and nuanced take on archaeological ethics and neocolonialism, and then says “Fuck it, it belongs in museum after all.” But George is soooo cuuuute!Get in touch with us:Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:The History of Curious George: https://www.curiousgeorge.com/history/Nicholas Wade (2007). In Lice, Clues to Human Origin and Attire. New York Times: https://cell2soul.typepad.com/cell2soul_blog/files/Lice.pdfAiello and Wheeler (1995). The Expensive Tissue Hypothesis. Current Anthropology: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/204350Richard Wrangham (2009). Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human. Profile Books: https://dn790008.ca.archive.org/0/items/pdfy-DDoNCJJ_Wt0qOH7e/Catching%20Fire%20%5BHow%20Cooking%20Made%20Us%20Human%5D.pdfAnn Nicgorski (2006). Curious George's Bad Example. Archaeology Magazine: https://archive.archaeology.org/online/reviews/curious.htmlCurious George and the Looted Idol (2006). Archaeology Magazine:https://archive.archaeology.org/0605/news/insider.htmlAlfred Russel Wallace: https://wallacefund.myspecies.info/content/biography-wallaceKirk Wallace Johnson (2018) The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century. Penguin Random House: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44153387-the-feather-thiefJim Corbett: https://www.corbettnationalpark.in/corbett-heritage.htmClovis Culture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_culture

    Episode 98: Curious George (2006)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 65:56


    Curious George (2006) tells the tail of the beloved eponymous monkey (sic) and reimagines (and sanitizes) The Man in the Yellow Hat as an archaeologist. This movie sets up a thoughtful and nuanced take on archaeological ethics and neocolonialism, and then says “Fuck it, it belongs in museum after all.” But George is soooo cuuuute! Get in touch with us: Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: The History of Curious George: https://www.curiousgeorge.com/history/ Nicholas Wade (2007). In Lice, Clues to Human Origin and Attire. New York Times: https://cell2soul.typepad.com/cell2soul_blog/files/Lice.pdf Aiello and Wheeler (1995). The Expensive Tissue Hypothesis. Current Anthropology: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/204350 Richard Wrangham (2009). Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human. Profile Books: https://dn790008.ca.archive.org/0/items/pdfy-DDoNCJJ_Wt0qOH7e/Catching%20Fire%20%5BHow%20Cooking%20Made%20Us%20Human%5D.pdf Ann Nicgorski (2006). Curious George's Bad Example. Archaeology Magazine: https://archive.archaeology.org/online/reviews/curious.html Curious George and the Looted Idol (2006). Archaeology Magazine: https://archive.archaeology.org/0605/news/insider.html Alfred Russel Wallace: https://wallacefund.myspecies.info/content/biography-wallace Kirk Wallace Johnson (2018) The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century. Penguin Random House: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44153387-the-feather-thief Jim Corbett: https://www.corbettnationalpark.in/corbett-heritage.htm Clovis Culture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_culture

    Episode 97: Silent Films Double Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 51:32


    Today we're reviewing two films from a brutal, primitive time in humanity's past, when both politics and romance were conducted through violence: the early 20th Century! His Prehistoric Past (1914) and Clubs are Trump (1917) follow suspiciously similar plots in which Silent Era stars Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Snub Pollard dream of a simpler time when they could commit violent assaults unimpeded and sexually harass women. Get in touch with us:Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Watch His Prehistoric Past (1914) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iOVyT2rz6c Watch Clubs are Trump (1917) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vJWimG0AOI Victorian Calling Cards: https://hobancards.com/blogs/thoughts-and-curiosities/calling-cards-and-visiting-cards-brief-history The Truth about “Caveman Courtship”: https://daily.jstor.org/the-truth-about-caveman-courtship/ Timeline of Human Fossil Discoveries: https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/a-timeline-of-fossil-discoveries/ Piltdown Man: https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-problem-of-piltdown-man/ Archaeoraptor fossil hoax: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/fake-dino-bird-explained-1.274812 Cheetah fossil hoax: https://evolutionnews.org/2023/06/fossil-friday-the-oldest-cheetah-was-yet-another-fraud/ The scientific hoax that rocked Japan: https://spyscape.com/article/the-man-who-forged-ancient-artifacts The Hays Code: https://www.npr.org/2008/08/08/93301189/remembering-hollywoods-hays-code-40-years-on Winnipeg 1920 exhibit at the Manitoba Museum: https://manitobamuseum.ca/step-into-the-past-winnipeg-1920/

    Episode 97: Silent Films Double Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 50:14


    Today we're reviewing two films from a brutal, primitive time in humanity's past, when both politics and romance were conducted through violence: the early 20th Century! His Prehistoric Past (1914) and Clubs are Trump (1917) follow suspiciously similar plots in which Silent Era stars Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Snub Pollard dream of a simpler time when they could commit violent assaults unimpeded and sexually harass women. Get in touch with us: Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Watch His Prehistoric Past (1914) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iOVyT2rz6c Watch Clubs are Trump (1917) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vJWimG0AOI Victorian Calling Cards: https://hobancards.com/blogs/thoughts-and-curiosities/calling-cards-and-visiting-cards-brief-history The Truth about “Caveman Courtship”: https://daily.jstor.org/the-truth-about-caveman-courtship/ Timeline of Human Fossil Discoveries: https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/a-timeline-of-fossil-discoveries/ Piltdown Man: https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-problem-of-piltdown-man/ Archaeoraptor fossil hoax: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/fake-dino-bird-explained-1.274812 Cheetah fossil hoax: https://evolutionnews.org/2023/06/fossil-friday-the-oldest-cheetah-was-yet-another-fraud/ The scientific hoax that rocked Japan: https://spyscape.com/article/the-man-who-forged-ancient-artifacts The Hays Code: https://www.npr.org/2008/08/08/93301189/remembering-hollywoods-hays-code-40-years-on Winnipeg 1920 exhibit at the Manitoba Museum: https://manitobamuseum.ca/step-into-the-past-winnipeg-1920/

    Episode 96: Adventures in Dinosaur City (1991)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 50:14


    Adventures in Dinosaur City (1991) answers the age-old question: what if Jim Henson's Dinosaurs and Honey I Shrunk the Kids had a baby, but it was put up for adoption and raised by the Ninja Turtles and The Flintstones, until it ran away from home and turned to sex work to survive? Kim insisted she loves this movie but then she got drunk and showed up late to the recording, and, honestly, that tells you everything you need to know.Get in touch with us:Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Watch Adventures in Dinosaur City on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zODUA2sTtLY Judge Whitey – Theft of Money: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtUfNtgawNY FATHER! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsriu6a_ukw Ceratopsian Dinosaurs: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/body-shape/ceratopsian/gallery.html Dinosaurs didn't have a second brain in their butt: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-double-dinosaur-brain-myth-12155823/Plural of “octopus”: https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/the-many-plurals-of-octopus-octopi-octopuses-octopodes Stegosaurus/Giraffe size comparison: https://www.bipbapbop.com/images/how-tall-is-a-stegosaurus.webp Facelift for T. rex: analysis suggests teeth were covered by thin lips: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00928-y 80s kids' movies were traumatizing: https://collider.com/traumatizing-kids-movies-80s-ranked/ Roger Rabbit shoe dip scene (click at your own risk!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYk3LvHMPWM

    Episode 96: Adventures in Dinosaur City (1991)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 50:14


    Adventures in Dinosaur City (1991) answers the age-old question: what if Jim Henson's Dinosaurs and Honey I Shrunk the Kids had a baby, but it was put up for adoption and raised by the Ninja Turtles and The Flintstones, until it ran away from home and turned to sex work to survive? Kim insisted she loves this movie but then she got drunk and showed up late to the recording, and, honestly, that tells you everything you need to know. Get in touch with us: Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Watch Adventures in Dinosaur City on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zODUA2sTtLY Judge Whitey – Theft of Money: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtUfNtgawNY FATHER! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsriu6a_ukw Ceratopsian Dinosaurs: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/body-shape/ceratopsian/gallery.html Dinosaurs didn't have a second brain in their butt: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-double-dinosaur-brain-myth-12155823/ Plural of “octopus”: https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/the-many-plurals-of-octopus-octopi-octopuses-octopodes Stegosaurus/Giraffe size comparison: https://www.bipbapbop.com/images/how-tall-is-a-stegosaurus.webp Facelift for T. rex: analysis suggests teeth were covered by thin lips: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00928-y 80s kids' movies were traumatizing: https://collider.com/traumatizing-kids-movies-80s-ranked/ Roger Rabbit shoe dip scene (click at your own risk!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYk3LvHMPWM

    Episode 95: Ross from Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 81:13


    Today we're talking about Dr. Ross Geller, the best friend from NBC's hit 1990s sitcom. Ross is probably the world's best-known palaeontologist, except it's not clear if he specializes in dinosaurs or Pleistocene mammals. And sometimes he seems to be doing palaeoanthropology... or geology. Anyway, we're not on a break, so prepare to pivot and achieve a state of true unagi, because we have 18 pages of notes for this episode—front and back!Get in touch with us:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Ross Palaeontology YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4rnE_UsfHM&list=PLzzOAyef3Dyo8xLTGP_E2aW_yZhA3PkXf Museums in Friends Blog: https://museumsinfriends.wordpress.com “Mastodon” means “breast tooth”: https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/mammoth-mastodon-differences Chambers and McCahey (2024) 1990s dinomania: Public and popular cultures of palaeontology from Jurassic Park to Friends: https://doi.org/10.1177/03080188241233121 Robert Bakker and the “Dinosaur Renaissance”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_renaissance Whom should we really call a “doctor”? https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5973890/ T. rex and the Crater of Doom (1997) by Walter Alvarez: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691169668/t-rex-and-the-crater-of-doom Bruce Trigger Warning: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/5081017-bruce-trigger-warning?store_id=145043 Real palaeontologist Dr. David Schwimmer: https://www.columbusstate.edu/profiles/schwimmer-david Is it this Ted Rigby? http://rienco.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Ted-Rigby-CV-Updated-Sep-2015.pdfDavid Schwimmer didn't steal beer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2pDsCk01F4 The Felidae of Rancho La Brea (1932) by John Merriam and Chester Stock: https://archive.org/details/felidofranchol4221932merr/page/12/mode/2up John C. Merriam, Palaeontologist: https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/about-ucmp/history-of-ucmp/john-c-merriam/ Ross Barnett on Ross Geller: https://twilightbeasts.org/2014/05/13/the-one-with-the-sabretooth/comment-page-1/ Why does Ross, the largest friend, not simply eat the other five? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-06ki92PyVY What is Chandler's Job? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIpA9j1TVYo

    Episode 95: Ross from Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 81:14


    Today we're talking about Dr. Ross Geller, the best friend from NBC's hit 1990s sitcom. Ross is probably the world's best-known palaeontologist, except it's not clear if he specializes in dinosaurs or Pleistocene mammals. And sometimes he seems to be doing palaeoanthropology… or geology. Anyway, we're not on a break, so prepare to pivot and achieve a state of true unagi, because we have 18 pages of notes for this episode—front and back! Get in touch with us: Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Ross Palaeontology YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4rnE_UsfHM&list=PLzzOAyef3Dyo8xLTGP_E2aW_yZhA3PkXf Museums in Friends Blog: https://museumsinfriends.wordpress.com “Mastodon” means “breast tooth”: https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/mammoth-mastodon-differences Chambers and McCahey (2024) 1990s dinomania: Public and popular cultures of palaeontology from Jurassic Park to Friends: https://doi.org/10.1177/03080188241233121 Robert Bakker and the “Dinosaur Renaissance”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_renaissance Whom should we really call a “doctor”? https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5973890/ T. rex and the Crater of Doom (1997) by Walter Alvarez: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691169668/t-rex-and-the-crater-of-doom Bruce Trigger Warning: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/5081017-bruce-trigger-warning?store_id=145043 Real palaeontologist Dr. David Schwimmer: https://www.columbusstate.edu/profiles/schwimmer-david Is it this Ted Rigby? http://rienco.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Ted-Rigby-CV-Updated-Sep-2015.pdf David Schwimmer didn't steal beer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2pDsCk01F4 The Felidae of Rancho La Brea (1932) by John Merriam and Chester Stock: https://archive.org/details/felidofranchol4221932merr/page/12/mode/2up John C. Merriam, Palaeontologist: https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/about-ucmp/history-of-ucmp/john-c-merriam/ Ross Barnett on Ross Geller: https://twilightbeasts.org/2014/05/13/the-one-with-the-sabretooth/comment-page-1/ Why does Ross, the largest friend, not simply eat the other five? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-06ki92PyVY What is Chandler's Job? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIpA9j1TVYo

    Episode 94: La Brea S01E01 (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 47:07


    Today we're returning to L.A.'s famous tar pits for the pilot episode of La Brea (2021), the timey-wimey story of a family of Los Angelinos who fall into a sinkhole in Wilshire Boulevard and somehow end up in the Pleistocene. If you love ice age megafauna, this episode is for you! The show, maybe not so much.Get in touch with us:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Dire wolves (Aenocyon dirus): https://tarpits.org/stories/our-evolving-understanding-dire-wolvesSmilodon: https://tarpits.org/stories/smilodon-saber-tooths-and-tigersoh-myTeratornis merriami: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-giant-bird.htmMegatherium: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-was-megatherium.htmlMarcus (1960) A Census of abundant large Pleistocene mammals from Rancho La Brea: https://web.archive.org/web/20220226104339id_/https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/partpdf/226856Spencer et al. (2003) Taphonomic Analysis of Large Mammals Recovered from the Pleistocene Rancho La Brea Tar Seeps: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4096974.pdfLa Brea Woman: http://www.laalmanac.com/history/hi02v.php

    Episode 94: La Brea S01E01 (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 47:08


    Today we're returning to L.A.'s famous tar pits for the pilot episode of La Brea (2021), the timey-wimey story of a family of Los Angelinos who fall into a sinkhole in Wilshire Boulevard and somehow end up in the Pleistocene. If you love ice age megafauna, this episode is for you! The show, maybe not so much. Get in touch with us: Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Dire wolves (Aenocyon dirus): https://tarpits.org/stories/our-evolving-understanding-dire-wolves Smilodon: https://tarpits.org/stories/smilodon-saber-tooths-and-tigersoh-my Teratornis merriami: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-giant-bird.htm Megatherium: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-was-megatherium.html Marcus (1960) A Census of abundant large Pleistocene mammals from Rancho La Brea: https://web.archive.org/web/20220226104339id_/https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/partpdf/226856 Spencer et al. (2003) Taphonomic Analysis of Large Mammals Recovered from the Pleistocene Rancho La Brea Tar Seeps: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4096974.pdf La Brea Woman: http://www.laalmanac.com/history/hi02v.php

    Episode 93: The Christmas Quest (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 74:50


    Happy Holidays! To celebrate the season we're reviewing The Christmas Quest (2024), a brand-new Hallmark movie starring Lacey Chabert as an archaeologist searching for the lost treasure of Iceland's Yule Lads. Josh regales us with stories of his Icelandic/Canadian heritage, from prune cake to giant classist cats to the witch living in his grandmother's attic.Get in touch with us:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Gryla and the Yule Lads: https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-gryla Icelandic patronymic surnames: https://www.routesnorth.com/language-and-culture/icelandic-last-names-a-simple-guide/ Icelandic Runic Alphabets: https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/a-guide-to-icelandic-runes The Galdrabók (Icelandic Book of Magic): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galdrab%C3%B3k Necropants: https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/aldasigmunds/the-necro-pants-revisited The Rosetta Stone: https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-about-rosetta-stone Geographic coordinate system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system Jólabókaflóðið: https://jolabokaflod.org/about/founding-story/ One in ten Icelanders will publish a book in their lifetime: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/444296-most-published-writers-per-capita Snowmance (2017) trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WeODKICqxA Hot Frosty (2024) trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmi794YO-0w Kilchurn Castle, Scotland: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/kilchurn-castle/ Kæstur hákarl (fermented shark): https://yourfriendinreykjavik.com/fermented-shark-iceland/ Harðfiskur (hard fish): https://grapevine.is/food-main/2016/06/30/food-of-the-week-hardfiskur/ Vinarterta: https://macleans.ca/society/life/dont-ask-icelanders-how-to-make-their-traditional-christmas-cake/ Pönnukökur: https://www.cietours.com/en-ca/blog/recipe-icelandic-pancakes Dimmuborgir: https://guidetoiceland.is/travel-iceland/drive/dimmuborgir UK Escalator PSA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zirp59zm1qE

    Episode 93: The Christmas Quest (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 74:51


    Happy Holidays! To celebrate the season we're reviewing The Christmas Quest (2024), a brand-new Hallmark movie starring Lacey Chabert as an archaeologist searching for the lost treasure of Iceland's Yule Lads. Josh regales us with stories of his Icelandic/Canadian heritage, from prune cake to giant classist cats to the witch living in his grandmother's attic. Get in touch with us: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Gryla and the Yule Lads: https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-gryla Icelandic patronymic surnames: https://www.routesnorth.com/language-and-culture/icelandic-last-names-a-simple-guide/ Icelandic Runic Alphabets: https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/a-guide-to-icelandic-runes The Galdrabók (Icelandic Book of Magic): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galdrab%C3%B3k Necropants: https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/aldasigmunds/the-necro-pants-revisited The Rosetta Stone: https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-about-rosetta-stone Geographic coordinate system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system Jólabókaflóðið: https://jolabokaflod.org/about/founding-story/ One in ten Icelanders will publish a book in their lifetime: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/444296-most-published-writers-per-capita Snowmance (2017) trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WeODKICqxA Hot Frosty (2024) trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmi794YO-0w Kilchurn Castle, Scotland: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/kilchurn-castle/ Kæstur hákarl (fermented shark): https://yourfriendinreykjavik.com/fermented-shark-iceland/ Harðfiskur (hard fish): https://grapevine.is/food-main/2016/06/30/food-of-the-week-hardfiskur/ Vinarterta: https://macleans.ca/society/life/dont-ask-icelanders-how-to-make-their-traditional-christmas-cake/ Pönnukökur: https://www.cietours.com/en-ca/blog/recipe-icelandic-pancakes Dimmuborgir: https://guidetoiceland.is/travel-iceland/drive/dimmuborgir UK Escalator PSA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zirp59zm1qE

    Episode 92: One Million B.C. (1940)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 47:05


    Today we're reviewing One Million B.C. (1940), a film from Hollywood's Golden Era which is probably the common ancestor of all caveman movies. The 1966 remake with Raquel Welch is much more famous, but as it turns out it's pretty faithful to the original, the main difference apparently being the blatant on-screen animal cruelty (consider this your content warning).Get in touch with us:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Watch One Million B.C. (1940) on YouTube in glorious AI colour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgJBtn417QoListen to our review of One Million Years B.C. (1966): https://youtu.be/gcTrCwrR0tk?feature=sharedVictor Mature: “I'm not an actor – and I've got 64 films to prove it!”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Mature#:~:text=Mature%20was%20famously%20self%2Ddeprecatory,That%20is%20my%20real%20occupation.Snow White singing with the animals in the forest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khmrr7-W6BAThe TVTropes entry for “Slurpasuar” has a screenshot from this movie: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SlurpasaurAnimal cruelty in One Million B.C.: https://www.californiaherps.com/films/lizardfilms/OneMillionBC1940.htmlThe modern bikini was born in 1946: https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/07/05/culture-re-view-a-short-history-on-the-invention-of-the-bikiniSeventeen thousand-year-old conch shell horn: https://www.npr.org/2021/02/10/966322717/why-a-musician-breathed-new-life-into-a-17-000-year-old-conch-shell-hornPalaeolithic flutes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic_flute

    Episode 92: One Million B.C. (1940)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 47:05


    Today we're reviewing One Million B.C. (1940), a film from Hollywood's Golden Era which is probably the common ancestor of all caveman movies. The 1966 remake with Raquel Welch is much more famous, but as it turns out it's pretty faithful to the original, the main difference apparently being the blatant on-screen animal cruelty (consider this your content warning). Get in touch with us: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Watch One Million B.C. (1940) on YouTube in glorious AI colour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgJBtn417Qo Listen to our review of One Million Years B.C. (1966): https://youtu.be/gcTrCwrR0tk?feature=shared Victor Mature: “I'm not an actor – and I've got 64 films to prove it!”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Mature#:~:text=Mature%20was%20famously%20self%2Ddeprecatory,That%20is%20my%20real%20occupation. Snow White singing with the animals in the forest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khmrr7-W6BA The TVTropes entry for “Slurpasuar” has a screenshot from this movie: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Slurpasaur Animal cruelty in One Million B.C.: https://www.californiaherps.com/films/lizardfilms/OneMillionBC1940.html The modern bikini was born in 1946: https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/07/05/culture-re-view-a-short-history-on-the-invention-of-the-bikini Seventeen thousand-year-old conch shell horn: https://www.npr.org/2021/02/10/966322717/why-a-musician-breathed-new-life-into-a-17-000-year-old-conch-shell-horn Palaeolithic flutes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic_flute

    Episode 91: National Treasure (2004) with the History According to Hollywood Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 98:15


    National Treasure (2004) is lowkey an American history lesson disguised as a heist movie—or vice versa? Either way, there are no cavemen in it, so we have invited Kyle from the History According to Hollywood Podcast to help us Commonwealth citizens understand the American obsession with faded old documents, broken bells, and Benjamin Franklin. Listen to the History According to Hollywood Podcast – maybe the episode where Josh joined them to discuss 10,000 B.C.? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBdkfjssevo&list=PLMIHuz5VH0Xdk_w8feD8qJiLM0ygQ-eBl&index=2 Get in touch with us: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: The Silence Dogood Letters: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-01-02-0008 The Charlotte: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_(1784_ship) Revolutionary War codes and invisible ink: https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/spying-and-espionage/spy-techniques-of-the-revolutionary-war Symbols on American Money: https://www.philadelphiafed.org/-/media/frbp/assets/institutional/education/publications/symbols-on-american-money.pdf Ben Franklin didn't invent Daylight Saving Time: https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/benjamin-franklin/daylight-savings-time George Washington Inaugural Buttons & Medalets 1789 & 1793 by J. Harold Cobb C.P.A.: https://kirkmitchell.tripod.com/CobbGW/GWIBM.pdf Treasure hunting laws: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/130306-finders-keepers-treasure-hunting-law-uk-us The Repatriation of Egyptian Art: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=jtlp Treasure hunters allege the FBI made off with Civil War-era gold and covered it up: https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/1104823285/treasure-hunters-fbi-gold-civil-war Metal detectorist who stole £3m Viking hoard jailed for five more years: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/12/metal-detectorist-who-stole-3m-viking-hoard-jailed-for-five-more-years Amistad (1997): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118607/ Skullduggery (1970): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEyACQ0Yvy0

    Episode 91: National Treasure (2004) with the History According to Hollywood Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 98:15


    National Treasure (2004) is lowkey an American history lesson disguised as a heist movie—or vice versa? Either way, there are no cavemen in it, so we have invited Kyle from the History According to Hollywood Podcast to help us Commonwealth citizens understand the American obsession with faded old documents, broken bells, and Benjamin Franklin.Listen to the History According to Hollywood Podcast – maybe the episode where Josh joined them to discuss 10,000 B.C.? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBdkfjssevo&list=PLMIHuz5VH0Xdk_w8feD8qJiLM0ygQ-eBl&index=2Get in touch with us:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:The Silence Dogood Letters: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-01-02-0008The Charlotte: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_(1784_ship)Revolutionary War codes and invisible ink: https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/spying-and-espionage/spy-techniques-of-the-revolutionary-warSymbols on American Money: https://www.philadelphiafed.org/-/media/frbp/assets/institutional/education/publications/symbols-on-american-money.pdfBen Franklin didn't invent Daylight Saving Time: https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/benjamin-franklin/daylight-savings-timeGeorge Washington Inaugural Buttons & Medalets 1789 & 1793 by J. Harold Cobb C.P.A.: https://kirkmitchell.tripod.com/CobbGW/GWIBM.pdfTreasure hunting laws: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/130306-finders-keepers-treasure-hunting-law-uk-usThe Repatriation of Egyptian Art: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=jtlpTreasure hunters allege the FBI made off with Civil War-era gold and covered it up: https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/1104823285/treasure-hunters-fbi-gold-civil-warMetal detectorist who stole £3m Viking hoard jailed for five more years: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/12/metal-detectorist-who-stole-3m-viking-hoard-jailed-for-five-more-yearsAmistad (1997): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118607/Skullduggery (1970): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEyACQ0Yvy0

    Episode 90: Ancient Apocalypse: The Americas, Episode 6 (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 72:13


    Today we're making a sacrifice to the gods of the algorithm and reviewing an episode of Graham Hancock's Ancient Apocalypse: The Americas (2024). To help carry this burden, we're joined by Dr. Andrew Kinkella, who helps us evaluate claims about the ancient Maya in this series' sixth episode. How did ancient people learn to count? How did they find out that the sun exists? It's a real mystery.Check out Andrew Kinkella's shows:The Pseudo-Archaeology Podcast: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/pseudoThe CRM Archaeology Podcast: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/crmarchpodcastKinkella Teaches Archaeology: https://www.youtube.com/@KinkellaTeachesArchaeologyGet in touch with us:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Fingerprints of the Gods (1995) by Graham Hancock: https://ia803100.us.archive.org/8/items/fingerprintsofthegodsbygrahamhancock/Fingerprints%20of%20the%20Gods%20by%20Graham%20Hancock.pdfAtlantis: The Antediluvian World (1882) by Ignatius Donnelly: https://archive.org/details/atlantisantedilu00donnuoftKukulkan/Quetzalcoatl: https://www.worldhistory.org/Kukulcan/Palenque: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/411/Palaeolithic Calendars: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-1-4614-6141-8_115How to track the solstices and equinoxes yourself: https://johnmuirlaws.com/sun-shadows-exploring-the-solstice-and-equinox/Milky Way Mythology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way_(mythology)Ayahuasca: https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/ayahuasca/The Mayan Numeral System: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/waymakermath4libarts/chapter/the-mayan-numeral-system/Serra da Paituna: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5173343/The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012825211000262Flint Dibble livestream with Ken Feder for #RealArchaeology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEimOPN_pO8Homer Simpson deceptively edited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEGFaOeUm2A

    Episode 90: Ancient Apocalypse: The Americas, Episode 6 (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 72:13


    Today we're making a sacrifice to the gods of the algorithm and reviewing an episode of Graham Hancock's Ancient Apocalypse: The Americas (2024). To help carry this burden, we're joined by Dr. Andrew Kinkella, who helps us evaluate claims about the ancient Maya in this series' sixth episode. How did ancient people learn to count? How did they find out that the sun exists? It's a real mystery. Check out Andrew Kinkella's shows: The Pseudo-Archaeology Podcast: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/pseudo The CRM Archaeology Podcast: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/crmarchpodcast Kinkella Teaches Archaeology: https://www.youtube.com/@KinkellaTeachesArchaeology Get in touch with us: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Fingerprints of the Gods (1995) by Graham Hancock: https://ia803100.us.archive.org/8/items/fingerprintsofthegodsbygrahamhancock/Fingerprints%20of%20the%20Gods%20by%20Graham%20Hancock.pdf Atlantis: The Antediluvian World (1882) by Ignatius Donnelly: https://archive.org/details/atlantisantedilu00donnuoft Kukulkan/Quetzalcoatl: https://www.worldhistory.org/Kukulcan/ Palenque: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/411/ Palaeolithic Calendars: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-1-4614-6141-8_115 How to track the solstices and equinoxes yourself: https://johnmuirlaws.com/sun-shadows-exploring-the-solstice-and-equinox/ Milky Way Mythology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way_(mythology) Ayahuasca: https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/ayahuasca/ The Mayan Numeral System: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/waymakermath4libarts/chapter/the-mayan-numeral-system/ Serra da Paituna: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5173343/ The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012825211000262 Flint Dibble livestream with Ken Feder for #RealArchaeology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEimOPN_pO8 Homer Simpson deceptively edited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEGFaOeUm2A

    Episode 89: As Above, So Below (2014)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 72:44


    Today we're getting spooky with As Above, So Below (2014), the story of yet another unethical archaeologist who has no qualms about breaking into sites, vandalizing artifacts, and never documenting anything. Unlike most archaeological heroes, however, she is forced to atone for these sins by passing through the nine levels of Hell, à la Dante's Inferno. Discover new #RealArchaeology podcasts, YouTube channels, and more at https://real-archaeology.com/ Get in touch with us: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Visit the Paris Catacombs: https://www.catacombes.paris.fr/en The movie was actually filmed in the catacombs: https://ew.com/article/2014/08/28/as-above-so-below-dowdle/ The real Nicolas Flamel was not an alchemist: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history/cobbling-together-legend-nicolas-flamel Dante's Nine Circles of Hell: https://www.thoughtco.com/dantes-9-circles-of-hell-741539 You can't get a PhD in “Symbology”: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/09/in-the-dan-brown-books-robert-langdon-is-a-professor-of-religious-symbology-is-there-really-any-such-thing.html Semiotics: https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~chazelle/courses/BIB/semio2.htm The Sedlec Ossuary: https://sedlecossuary.com/ We ArE lIvInG iN a SiMuLaTiOn – R/sUpErStOnK kNoWs ThE tRuTh! https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/q0m68d/so_uh_anyone_read_manly_p_hall_lucifer_equals_741/ Manly P. Hall – The Secret Teachings of All Ages: http://www.themasonictrowel.com/books/hall_the_secret-teachings_of_all_ages/files/chapter_29.htm “It's the Trevi Fountain! There can be no question!”: https://comb.io/iPRAQX

    Episode 89: As Above, So Below (2014)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 72:44


    Today we're getting spooky with As Above, So Below (2014), the story of yet another unethical archaeologist who has no qualms about breaking into sites, vandalizing artifacts, and never documenting anything. Unlike most archaeological heroes, however, she is forced to atone for these sins by passing through the nine levels of Hell, à la Dante's Inferno.Discover new #RealArchaeology podcasts, YouTube channels, and more at https://real-archaeology.com/Get in touch with us:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Visit the Paris Catacombs: https://www.catacombes.paris.fr/enThe movie was actually filmed in the catacombs: https://ew.com/article/2014/08/28/as-above-so-below-dowdle/The real Nicolas Flamel was not an alchemist: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history/cobbling-together-legend-nicolas-flamelDante's Nine Circles of Hell: https://www.thoughtco.com/dantes-9-circles-of-hell-741539You can't get a PhD in “Symbology”: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/09/in-the-dan-brown-books-robert-langdon-is-a-professor-of-religious-symbology-is-there-really-any-such-thing.htmlSemiotics: https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~chazelle/courses/BIB/semio2.htmThe Sedlec Ossuary: https://sedlecossuary.com/We ArE lIvInG iN a SiMuLaTiOn – R/sUpErStOnK kNoWs ThE tRuTh! https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/q0m68d/so_uh_anyone_read_manly_p_hall_lucifer_equals_741/Manly P. Hall – The Secret Teachings of All Ages: http://www.themasonictrowel.com/books/hall_the_secret-teachings_of_all_ages/files/chapter_29.htm“It's the Trevi Fountain! There can be no question!”: https://comb.io/iPRAQX

    Episode 88: Tar (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 52:24


    It's October so we're reviewing scary movies! Tár (2022) is the story of a groundbreaking orchestra conductor who... wait, that doesn't sound right... Oh, I see, we actually watched Tar (2020), the story of a greasy prehistoric demon who emerges from the La Brea tar pits to haunt a small computer repair store. Well, Josh and Ross did – Kim messed up and watched the wrong movie, but we decided to spare her the ordeal and record the podcast anyway.Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Watch Tar (2020) on YouTube (with Sinhala subtitles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB5SN57t9OAAcademy Award Nominee Graham Greene as explosives expert Edgar Montrose on The Red Green Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyPjeeoVMU0Predator Traps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_trapPredator fossils from La Brea: https://tarpits.org/research-collections/tar-pits-collectionsLa Brea Woman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMKptjhffrMOther tar pits: https://tarpits.org/tar-pits-worldHorses in the Americas: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/native-americans-spread-horses-through-the-west-earlier-than-thought-180981912/Matchee Manitou: https://dchp.arts.ubc.ca/entries/Matchi%20Manitou

    Episode 88: Tar (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 52:24


    It's October so we're reviewing scary movies! Tár (2022) is the story of a groundbreaking orchestra conductor who… wait, that doesn't sound right… Oh, I see, we actually watched Tar (2020), the story of a greasy prehistoric demon who emerges from the La Brea tar pits to haunt a small computer repair store. Well, Josh and Ross did – Kim messed up and watched the wrong movie, but we decided to spare her the ordeal and record the podcast anyway. Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Watch Tar (2020) on YouTube (with Sinhala subtitles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB5SN57t9OA Academy Award Nominee Graham Greene as explosives expert Edgar Montrose on The Red Green Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyPjeeoVMU0 Predator Traps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_trap Predator fossils from La Brea: https://tarpits.org/research-collections/tar-pits-collections La Brea Woman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMKptjhffrM Other tar pits: https://tarpits.org/tar-pits-world Horses in the Americas: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/native-americans-spread-horses-through-the-west-earlier-than-thought-180981912/ Matchee Manitou: https://dchp.arts.ubc.ca/entries/Matchi%20Manitou

    Episode 87: 65 (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 64:02


    Today we're reviewing the Adam Driver vehicle 65 (2023), a story about humans fighting dinosaurs, except the humans aren't really humans and the dinosaurs aren't really dinosaurs. We talk about Triassic archosaurs, shrink-wrapped dinosaurs, and “dinosauroids”, and try to figure out who this film was meant for.Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:The tongue-eating louse: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/23/1048718433/the-tongue-eating-louse-does-exactly-what-its-name-suggestsTyrannosaurs claw: https://www.theprehistoricstore.com/products/tyrannosaurus-rex-life-size-thumb-claw-replicaVelociraptor claw: https://www.fossilcrates.com/products/velociraptor-killing-claw-and-artworkDinopedia's list of dinosaurs in 65: https://dinopedia.fandom.com/wiki/65Screen Rant's list of dinosaurs in 65: https://screenrant.com/65-movie-dinosaurs-species-list/Shrink-wrapping dinosaurs: https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/tetrapod-zoology/dinosaurs-and-the-anti-shrink-wrapping-revolution/The Sixth Extinction (2014) by Elizabeth Kolbert: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250062185/thesixthextinctionTimes when you know the most about dinosaurs: https://i.imgur.com/8I6sTZW.png65 Pitch Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FwjddnNMcMThe Dinosauroid: https://tetzoo.com/blog/2021/8/30/dinosauroid-at-nearly-40-years-oldQuicksand on Mythbusters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhV-WpY24nE

    Episode 87: 65 (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 64:02


    Today we're reviewing the Adam Driver vehicle 65 (2023), a story about humans fighting dinosaurs, except the humans aren't really humans and the dinosaurs aren't really dinosaurs. We talk about Triassic archosaurs, shrink-wrapped dinosaurs, and “dinosauroids”, and try to figure out who this film was meant for. Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: The tongue-eating louse: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/23/1048718433/the-tongue-eating-louse-does-exactly-what-its-name-suggests Tyrannosaurs claw: https://www.theprehistoricstore.com/products/tyrannosaurus-rex-life-size-thumb-claw-replica Velociraptor claw: https://www.fossilcrates.com/products/velociraptor-killing-claw-and-artwork Dinopedia's list of dinosaurs in 65: https://dinopedia.fandom.com/wiki/65 Screen Rant's list of dinosaurs in 65: https://screenrant.com/65-movie-dinosaurs-species-list/ Shrink-wrapping dinosaurs: https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/tetrapod-zoology/dinosaurs-and-the-anti-shrink-wrapping-revolution/ The Sixth Extinction (2014) by Elizabeth Kolbert: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250062185/thesixthextinction Times when you know the most about dinosaurs: https://i.imgur.com/8I6sTZW.png 65 Pitch Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FwjddnNMcM The Dinosauroid: https://tetzoo.com/blog/2021/8/30/dinosauroid-at-nearly-40-years-old Quicksand on Mythbusters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhV-WpY24nE

    Episode 86: When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong (1971) w/ Greeced Lightning Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 74:39


    When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong (1971) is an Italian sex comedy in which cave women of two warring tribes stage a sex strike until their cave men make peace. If that sounds familiar, it's because it's a stone-age adaptation of the Ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes. It's all Greek to us, so we've invited Dr. Sara Hales-Brittain and Sam Siegel of the Greeced Lightning podcast to help us understand the erotic chicken cosplay, glory-hole fish emasculation, and petroleum-based conversion therapy. You heard me. Listen to Greeced Lightning wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Greeced Lightning on Social Media: https://x.com/Greecedlightpod https://www.instagram.com/greecedlightningpod/ https://bsky.app/profile/greecedlightning.bsky.social Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Watch When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/when-men-carried-clubs-and-women-played-ding-dong Read Lysistrata by Aristophanes: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7700/7700-h/7700-h.htm Chi-Raq on Greeced Lightning: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chi-raq-lysistrata/id1667396859?i=1000623681450 Il Primo Re on Greeced Lightning: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/il-primo-re-the-founding-of-rome/id1667396859?i=1000641708307 Attila on SotSA: https://pasc-scpa.ca/sotsa/sotsa-e60 “Spare me your space-age techno-babble, Attila the Hun!”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aid8hBOGePw “Chickens don't clap!”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaS_WXQ9QK0 Circummingo: https://www.latin-is-simple.com/en/vocabulary/verb/1700/ Petronius' werewolf story: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2007.01.0027%3Atext%3DSatyricon%3Asection%3D62 Lingurium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyngurium Crannogs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crannog

    Episode 86: When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong (1971) w/ Greeced Lightning Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 74:39


    When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong (1971) is an Italian sex comedy in which cave women of two warring tribes stage a sex strike until their cave men make peace. If that sounds familiar, it's because it's a stone-age adaptation of the Ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes. It's all Greek to us, so we've invited Dr. Sara Hales-Brittain and Sam Siegel of the Greeced Lightning podcast to help us understand the erotic chicken cosplay, glory-hole fish emasculation, and petroleum-based conversion therapy. You heard me.Listen to Greeced Lightning wherever you get your podcasts.Follow Greeced Lightning on Social Media:https://x.com/Greecedlightpodhttps://www.instagram.com/greecedlightningpod/https://bsky.app/profile/greecedlightning.bsky.socialWin some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Watch When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/when-men-carried-clubs-and-women-played-ding-dongRead Lysistrata by Aristophanes: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7700/7700-h/7700-h.htmChi-Raq on Greeced Lightning: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chi-raq-lysistrata/id1667396859?i=1000623681450Il Primo Re on Greeced Lightning: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/il-primo-re-the-founding-of-rome/id1667396859?i=1000641708307Attila on SotSA: https://pasc-scpa.ca/sotsa/sotsa-e60“Spare me your space-age techno-babble, Attila the Hun!”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aid8hBOGePw“Chickens don't clap!”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaS_WXQ9QK0Circummingo: https://www.latin-is-simple.com/en/vocabulary/verb/1700/Petronius' werewolf story: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2007.01.0027%3Atext%3DSatyricon%3Asection%3D62Lingurium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LynguriumCrannogs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crannog

    Episode 85: Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) w/ Dr. Advait Jukar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 63:28


    Dr. Advait Jukar, our first ever guest, returns for another crack at the Ice Age franchise. In The Meltdown (2006), we catch up with the world's most famous computer-animated megafauna as they flee climate change, and a snake-oil salesman, and vultures, and Mesozoic monsters, and in the end it turns out the stakes were never really that high. But if you like long lists of scientific names for animals, then you're in for a treat!Advait's links:Florida Museum of Natural History: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/The Montbrook fossil site: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-vertebrate-fossils/sites/montbrook/Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:The Channeled Scablands: http://www.sevenwondersofwashingtonstate.com/the-channeled-scablands.htmlThe fan list of species we're using in this episode: https://parody.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Species_in_Ice_Age_2:_The_MeltdownSloths:Megalonyx:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MegalonyxNothrotheriops: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NothrotheriopsEremotherium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EremotheriumParamylodon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ParamylodonArmadillos:Dasypus bellus, the beautiful armadillo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasypus_bellusPampatheres: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PampatheriidaeHolmesina (a genus of Pampathere): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HolmesinaGlyptodon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlyptodonSea Creatures:Huphesuchus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HupehsuchusMetriorhynchus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetriorhynchusDakosaurus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DakosaurusBrachauchenius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BrachaucheniusGlobidens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlobidensPacus: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/pacu-fish.htmElephants:Platybelodon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlatybelodonParacerotherium, the inspiration for Star Wars' ATAT: https://www.howitworksdaily.com/how-did-a-mega-mammal-inspire-star-wars/Aphanobelodon: https://www.deviantart.com/cisiopurple/art/Aphanobelodon-zhaoi-939120720Other animals:Megaloceras: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MegalocerosProtoceratideae: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProtoceratidaeMacrauchenia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacraucheniaSerranía de la Lindosa cave art: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2020.0496 Chalicotherium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChalicotheriumTylocephalonyx (dome-headed chalicothere): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TylocephalonyxMylagaulidae (horned rodents): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MylagaulidaeBootherium (extinct Muskox): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BootheriumDodo (Raphuscucullatus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DodoThe only painting of a dodo from life? https://www.reddit.com/r/Naturewasmetal/comments/ts256f/the_dodos_true_coloursa_dodo_that_was_painted/Other dodo sketches from life: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228371340_The_history_of_the_Dodo_Raphus_cucullatus_and_the_penguin_of_MauritiusThe White Dodo: https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/anh.2004.31.1.57New woolly rhino mummy: https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/siberian-gold-miners-accidentally-find-ancient-woolly-rhino-mummy-with-horn-and-soft-tissues-still-intact

    Episode 85: Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) w/ Dr. Advait Jukar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 63:29


    Dr. Advait Jukar, our first ever guest, returns for another crack at the Ice Age franchise. In The Meltdown (2006), we catch up with the world's most famous computer-animated megafauna as they flee climate change, and a snake-oil salesman, and vultures, and Mesozoic monsters, and in the end it turns out the stakes were never really that high. But if you like long lists of scientific names for animals, then you're in for a treat! Advait's links: Florida Museum of Natural History: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/ The Montbrook fossil site: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-vertebrate-fossils/sites/montbrook/ Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: The Channeled Scablands: http://www.sevenwondersofwashingtonstate.com/the-channeled-scablands.html The fan list of species we're using in this episode: https://parody.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Species_in_Ice_Age_2:_The_Meltdown Sloths: Megalonyx:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalonyx Nothrotheriops: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothrotheriops Eremotherium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eremotherium Paramylodon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramylodon Armadillos: Dasypus bellus, the beautiful armadillo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasypus_bellus Pampatheres: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pampatheriidae Holmesina (a genus of Pampathere): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmesina Glyptodon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyptodon Sea Creatures: Huphesuchus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hupehsuchus Metriorhynchus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metriorhynchus Dakosaurus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakosaurus Brachauchenius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachauchenius Globidens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globidens Pacus: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/pacu-fish.htm Elephants: Platybelodon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platybelodon Paracerotherium, the inspiration for Star Wars' ATAT: https://www.howitworksdaily.com/how-did-a-mega-mammal-inspire-star-wars/ Aphanobelodon: https://www.deviantart.com/cisiopurple/art/Aphanobelodon-zhaoi-939120720 Other animals: Megaloceras: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaloceros Protoceratideae: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protoceratidae Macrauchenia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrauchenia Serranía de la Lindosa cave art: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2020.0496 Chalicotherium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalicotherium Tylocephalonyx (dome-headed chalicothere): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tylocephalonyx Mylagaulidae (horned rodents): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mylagaulidae Bootherium (extinct Muskox): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootherium Dodo (Raphuscucullatus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo The only painting of a dodo from life? https://www.reddit.com/r/Naturewasmetal/comments/ts256f/the_dodos_true_coloursa_dodo_that_was_painted/ Other dodo sketches from life: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228371340_The_history_of_the_Dodo_Raphus_cucullatus_and_the_penguin_of_Mauritius The White Dodo: https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/anh.2004.31.1.57 New woolly rhino mummy: https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/siberian-gold-miners-accidentally-find-ancient-woolly-rhino-mummy-with-horn-and-soft-tissues-still-intact

    Episode 84: Quest for Fire (1981) w/ Seth Chagi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 59:00


    Today we're joined by Seth Chagi of World of Paleoanthropology to review a stone age classic: Quest for Fire (1981) hits almost all the caveman movie tropes, but to be fair, it probably originated most of them. We talk about the origins of controlled use of fire, “conlangs”, and how this movie has become more scientifically accurate over time.Check out the World of Paleoanthropology:https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/https://www.youtube.com/@worldofpaleoanthropologyWin some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Watch Quest for Fire on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MV1H_bAt-ENonhuman ape sense of humour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJarjlRVZzYBonobos laugh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhlHx5ivGGkBonobo sex: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bonobo-sex-and-society-2006-06/Sabre-toothed cats' coat patterns: https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/laelaps/did-saber-cats-have-spotted-and-striped-coats/The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_ApeAnthony Burgess created the Ulam language: https://www.anthonyburgess.org/quest-for-fire/quest-for-language/Australian firehawks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zcJs16aZ5sWere there any human tribes who didn't have the ability to start fire? https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnthropology/comments/872kfd/is_it_true_that_ther_arewere_isolated_peoples_who/

    Episode 84: Quest for Fire (1981) w/ Seth Chagi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 59:01


    Today we're joined by Seth Chagi of World of Paleoanthropology to review a stone age classic: Quest for Fire (1981) hits almost all the caveman movie tropes, but to be fair, it probably originated most of them. We talk about the origins of controlled use of fire, “conlangs”, and how this movie has become more scientifically accurate over time. Check out the World of Paleoanthropology: https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@worldofpaleoanthropology Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Watch Quest for Fire on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MV1H_bAt-E Nonhuman ape sense of humour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJarjlRVZzY Bonobos laugh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhlHx5ivGGk Bonobo sex: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bonobo-sex-and-society-2006-06/ Sabre-toothed cats' coat patterns: https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/laelaps/did-saber-cats-have-spotted-and-striped-coats/ The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Ape Anthony Burgess created the Ulam language: https://www.anthonyburgess.org/quest-for-fire/quest-for-language/ Australian firehawks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zcJs16aZ5s Were there any human tribes who didn't have the ability to start fire? https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnthropology/comments/872kfd/is_it_true_that_ther_arewere_isolated_peoples_who/

    Episode 83: Jurassic Park 3 (2001) w/ Dr. Andrew Kinkella

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 60:58


    Today we're reviewing the third movie in the Jurassic Park franchise with extra special returning guest and actual star of the film: Dr. Andrew Kinkella! He takes us behind the scenes of his breakout role as “Lecture Attendee #231” and reveals why he gave up his film aspirations to pursue a much more practical career in archaeology.Listen to Dr. Andrew Kinkella on the Pseudo-Archaeology Podcast: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork... Kinkella Teaches Archaeology on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaREZDSg-l3pOyu0AW3tfjAWin some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:The strange saga of Spinosaurus: https://carnegiemnh.org/the-strange-saga-of-spinosaurus-the-semiaquatic-dinosaurian-superpredator/Spinosaurus, Baryonyx, and Suchomimus: https://www.sciencethatstuff.com/post/2018/03/01/spinosaurus-suchomimus-baryonyx-and-irritator-what-were-they-werent-they-all-just-the-samPteranodon means “Toothless Wing”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PteranodonVelociraptor had feathers: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/velociraptor-facts.htmlTyrannosaurus had lips: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t-rex-had-lips-that-concealed-its-teeth-study-says-180981914/The history of 3D printing: https://www.autodesk.com/design-make/articles/history-of-3d-printingEgyptian mummy voice reconstruction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Iok_QiE64Paleontologist Jack Horner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Horner_(paleontologist)

    Episode 83: Jurassic Park 3 (2001) w/ Dr. Andrew Kinkella

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 60:59


    Today we're reviewing the third movie in the Jurassic Park franchise with extra special returning guest and actual star of the film: Dr. Andrew Kinkella! He takes us behind the scenes of his breakout role as “Lecture Attendee #231” and reveals why he gave up his film aspirations to pursue a much more practical career in archaeology. Listen to Dr. Andrew Kinkella on the Pseudo-Archaeology Podcast: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork… Kinkella Teaches Archaeology on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaREZDSg-l3pOyu0AW3tfjA Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: The strange saga of Spinosaurus: https://carnegiemnh.org/the-strange-saga-of-spinosaurus-the-semiaquatic-dinosaurian-superpredator/ Spinosaurus, Baryonyx, and Suchomimus: https://www.sciencethatstuff.com/post/2018/03/01/spinosaurus-suchomimus-baryonyx-and-irritator-what-were-they-werent-they-all-just-the-sam Pteranodon means “Toothless Wing”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteranodon Velociraptor had feathers: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/velociraptor-facts.html Tyrannosaurus had lips: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t-rex-had-lips-that-concealed-its-teeth-study-says-180981914/ The history of 3D printing: https://www.autodesk.com/design-make/articles/history-of-3d-printing Egyptian mummy voice reconstruction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Iok_QiE64 Paleontologist Jack Horner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Horner_(paleontologist)

    Episode 82: It's About Time S01E01 (1966)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 47:32


    Ross is away today but undergrad student Zach Hoorman is filling in to help us review the first episode of It's About Time (1966), a sitcom from the creator of Gilligan's Island about two astronauts who accidentally “break the time barrier” and find themselves stranded one million years in the past. There's not much real palaeoanthropology to talk about in this episode, so instead Josh does a poor job of explaining Einstein's theory of special relativity.Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Watch It's About Time on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QguKIuhEiINeanderthal eyes and brains: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-21759233Just-so stories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-so_storyHair in the Palaeolithic: https://www.academia.edu/81780985/Bad_Hair_Days_in_the_Paleolithic_Modern_Re_Constructions_of_the_Cave_Man?f_ri=2403396Einstein's theory of special relativity: https://www.space.com/36273-theory-special-relativity.htmlThe speed of light on a train: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVKFBaaL4uM1960s car crash songs: https://riffmagazine.com/mp3/rewind-20220122/

    Episode 82: It's About Time S01E01 (1966)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 47:32


    Ross is away today but undergrad student Zach Hoorman is filling in to help us review the first episode of It's About Time (1966), a sitcom from the creator of Gilligan's Island about two astronauts who accidentally “break the time barrier” and find themselves stranded one million years in the past. There's not much real palaeoanthropology to talk about in this episode, so instead Josh does a poor job of explaining Einstein's theory of special relativity. Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Watch It's About Time on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QguKIuhEiI Neanderthal eyes and brains: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-21759233 Just-so stories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-so_story Hair in the Palaeolithic: https://www.academia.edu/81780985/Bad_Hair_Days_in_the_Paleolithic_Modern_Re_Constructions_of_the_Cave_Man?f_ri=2403396 Einstein's theory of special relativity: https://www.space.com/36273-theory-special-relativity.html The speed of light on a train: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVKFBaaL4uM 1960s car crash songs: https://riffmagazine.com/mp3/rewind-20220122/

    Episode 81: Firebringer (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 62:44


    Firebringer (2016) is a musical play about the discovery of fire by a tribe of polyamourous, matriarchal ancient humans. They also invent stone tools, art, hunting—they pretty much hit all the classic caveman tropes, and even subvert some of them. The only problem is... it's a musical.Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Watch Firebringer (2016) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmVuNlu0LCkThe earliest controlled use of fire: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2743299The oldest stone tools: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32804177Neanderthals hafted tools with birch tar: https://www.science.org/content/article/50000-year-old-tar-smeared-tool-shows-neanderthal-smartsThe oldest cave paintings: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aap7778Divje Babe Neanderthal “flute”: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/holes-in-a-bone-flute-or-flukePalaeolithic Lithophones: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0092.1985.tb00229.xHomo naledi: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/homo-naledi-your-most-recently-discovered-human-relative.htmlEarly art at Blombos Cave: https://theconversation.com/south-africas-blombos-cave-is-home-to-the-earliest-drawing-by-a-human-103017Goog Enough on Twitter: https://x.com/goog_enoughSima de los Huesos: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-sima-hominins-an-ancient-human-cold-caseThe Mauer mandible: https://efossils.org/page/boneviewer/homo%20heidelbergensis/Mauer%201Bae et al. (2023) Moving away from “the Muddle in the Middle” toward solving the Chibanian puzzle: https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.22011Roksandic et al. (2021) Resolving the “muddle in the middle”: The case for Homo bodoensis sp. nov. https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.21929The Middle Pleistocene was renamed to “Chibanian”: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chibanian-age-earths-newly-named-geological-period-180974224/

    Episode 81: Firebringer (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024


    Firebringer (2016) is a musical play about the discovery of fire by a tribe of polyamourous, matriarchal ancient humans. They also invent stone tools, art, hunting—they pretty much hit all the classic caveman tropes, and even subvert some of them. The only problem is… it's a musical. Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Watch Firebringer (2016) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmVuNlu0LCk The earliest controlled use of fire: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2743299 The oldest stone tools: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32804177 Neanderthals hafted tools with birch tar: https://www.science.org/content/article/50000-year-old-tar-smeared-tool-shows-neanderthal-smarts The oldest cave paintings: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aap7778 Divje Babe Neanderthal “flute”: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/holes-in-a-bone-flute-or-fluke Palaeolithic Lithophones: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0092.1985.tb00229.x Homo naledi: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/homo-naledi-your-most-recently-discovered-human-relative.html Early art at Blombos Cave: https://theconversation.com/south-africas-blombos-cave-is-home-to-the-earliest-drawing-by-a-human-103017 Goog Enough on Twitter: https://x.com/goog_enough Sima de los Huesos: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-sima-hominins-an-ancient-human-cold-case The Mauer mandible: https://efossils.org/page/boneviewer/homo%20heidelbergensis/Mauer%201 Bae et al. (2023) Moving away from “the Muddle in the Middle” toward solving the Chibanian puzzle: https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.22011 Roksandic et al. (2021) Resolving the “muddle in the middle”: The case for Homo bodoensis sp. nov. https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.21929 The Middle Pleistocene was renamed to “Chibanian”: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chibanian-age-earths-newly-named-geological-period-180974224/

    Episode 80: Evolution (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 61:23


    Evolution (2001) is a star-studded soft-disclosure propaganda film masquerading as a shampoo commercial intended to prepare us for extraterrestrial butt stuff. I think? I mean it doesn't seem to know what evolution is. In this episode we discuss organic chemistry, asexual reproduction, and Lamarckism, and also firetrucks for some reason.Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Evolution (2001) production information: https://www.cinema.com/articles/458/evolution-production-information.phtmlTillers and Quillers (i.e. fire trucks): https://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/features/cantankerous-wisdom-tillers-quillers/Head and Shoulders “Intensive treatment”: https://reference.medscape.com/drug/selsun-blue-tersifoam-selenium-sulfide-topical-343485Lamarckism: https://evolution.berkeley.edu/the-history-of-evolutionary-thought/1800s/early-concepts-of-evolution-jean-baptiste-lamarck/Asexual reproduction in plants: https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/Biology_(Kimball)/16%3A_The_Anatomy_and_Physiology_of_Plants/16.03%3A_Reproduction_in_Plants/16.3E%3A_Asexual_Reproduction_in_PlantsStephen J. Gould (1989) Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History: https://archive.org/details/wonderfullifebur0000goul_r6i5/page/n7/mode/2upMultiple sexes in fungi: https://www.the-scientist.com/this-fungus-has-more-than-17-000-sexes-69930Starfish Regeneration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_regenerationHypothetical types of biochemistry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothetical_types_of_biochemistryNatural Gas Odorizers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OdorizerEvolution wouldn't follow the same path twice: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190709-would-humans-evolve-again-if-we-rewound-time

    Episode 80: Evolution (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 61:24


    Evolution (2001) is a star-studded soft-disclosure propaganda film masquerading as a shampoo commercial intended to prepare us for extraterrestrial butt stuff. I think? I mean it doesn't seem to know what evolution is. In this episode we discuss organic chemistry, asexual reproduction, and Lamarckism, and also firetrucks for some reason. Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Evolution (2001) production information: https://www.cinema.com/articles/458/evolution-production-information.phtml Tillers and Quillers (i.e. fire trucks): https://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/features/cantankerous-wisdom-tillers-quillers/ Head and Shoulders “Intensive treatment”: https://reference.medscape.com/drug/selsun-blue-tersifoam-selenium-sulfide-topical-343485 Lamarckism: https://evolution.berkeley.edu/the-history-of-evolutionary-thought/1800s/early-concepts-of-evolution-jean-baptiste-lamarck/ Asexual reproduction in plants: https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/Biology_(Kimball)/16%3A_The_Anatomy_and_Physiology_of_Plants/16.03%3A_Reproduction_in_Plants/16.3E%3A_Asexual_Reproduction_in_Plants Stephen J. Gould (1989) Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History: https://archive.org/details/wonderfullifebur0000goul_r6i5/page/n7/mode/2up Multiple sexes in fungi: https://www.the-scientist.com/this-fungus-has-more-than-17-000-sexes-69930 Starfish Regeneration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_regeneration Hypothetical types of biochemistry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothetical_types_of_biochemistry Natural Gas Odorizers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odorizer Evolution wouldn't follow the same path twice: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190709-would-humans-evolve-again-if-we-rewound-time

    Episode 79: Adam and Eve Meet the Cannibals (1983)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 64:00


    Adam and Eve (Bingo!) Meet the Cannibals (Bingo!) tell the story of two blond (Bingo!) early humans who are banished from their home (Bingo!) and go on a rambling journey (Bingo!) where they encounter dinosaurs (Bingo!) and several tribes of cave people. Of course, everyone will be familiar with the plot because it's a loose adaptation of the famous story, The Quest for Fire. What's that? “Bible”? “Genesis”? Never heard of it.Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Where did Cain's wife come from? https://library.biblicalarchaeology.org/department/biblical-views-who-did-cain-marry/ Cannibalism in the bible: https://www.openbible.info/topics/cannibalismSimian and feline immunodeficiency viruses (SIV and FIV): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1659310/Disease transmission by cannibalism: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2189571/Can vampires get HIV? https://www.reddit.com/r/AskScienceFiction/comments/nwcs93/vampires_can_vampires_get_hiv_or_aids/How many holes does a human have? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egEraZP9yXQCan you run a string through your entire GI tract? https://www.straightdope.com/21341206/can-yogas-swallow-a-cloth-and-have-it-come-out-the-urk-other-endFamily Guy Seagulls are not cannibals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG0MxhkQ67wOrigin and diversification of birds: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.08.003Plants take up chronic wasting disease prions in the lab: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wasting-disease/plants-can-take-cwd-causing-prions-soil-lab-what-happens-if-they-are-eatenKuru disease: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/kuruDid Adam and Eve have bellybuttons? https://www.doesgodexist.org/SepOct06/TheGreatBellyButtonDebate.htmlMen don't have fewer ribs than women: https://answersingenesis.org/creationism/arguments-to-avoid/women-have-more-ribs-than-men/Was Eve made from Adam's baculum? https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/ncbi-rofl-what-did-god-do-with-adams-penis-boneOs clitoridis (baubellum): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Os_clitoridis

    Episode 79: Adam and Eve Meet the Cannibals (1983)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 64:00


    Adam and Eve (Bingo!) Meet the Cannibals (Bingo!) tells the story of two blond (Bingo!) early humans who are banished from their home (Bingo!) and go on a rambling journey (Bingo!) where they encounter dinosaurs (Bingo!) and several tribes of cave people. Of course, everyone will be familiar with the plot because it's a loose adaptation of the famous story, The Quest for Fire. What's that? “Bible”? “Genesis”? Never heard of it. Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Where did Cain’s wife come from? https://library.biblicalarchaeology.org/department/biblical-views-who-did-cain-marry/ Cannibalism in the bible: https://www.openbible.info/topics/cannibalism Simian and feline immunodeficiency viruses (SIV and FIV): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1659310/ Disease transmission by cannibalism: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2189571/ Can vampires get HIV? https://www.reddit.com/r/AskScienceFiction/comments/nwcs93/vampires_can_vampires_get_hiv_or_aids/ How many holes does a human have? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egEraZP9yXQ Can you run a string through your entire GI tract? https://www.straightdope.com/21341206/can-yogas-swallow-a-cloth-and-have-it-come-out-the-urk-other-end Family Guy Seagulls are not cannibals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG0MxhkQ67w Origin and diversification of birds: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.08.003 Plants take up chronic wasting disease prions in the lab: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wasting-disease/plants-can-take-cwd-causing-prions-soil-lab-what-happens-if-they-are-eaten Kuru disease: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/kuru Did Adam and Eve have bellybuttons? https://www.doesgodexist.org/SepOct06/TheGreatBellyButtonDebate.html Men don't have fewer ribs than women: https://answersingenesis.org/creationism/arguments-to-avoid/women-have-more-ribs-than-men/ Was Eve made from Adam's baculum? https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/ncbi-rofl-what-did-god-do-with-adams-penis-bone Os clitoridis (baubellum): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Os_clitoridis

    Episode 78: Cavemen S01E01 Her Embarrassed of Caveman (2007)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 51:24


    If you were watching American TV in 2004, then you remember the Geico caveman commercials. What you might not remember is that they spun off a sitcom: Cavemen (2007), starring Nick Kroll, was cancelled after only six episodes and is considered one of the worst TV series of all time. But how does it hold up to scientific scrutiny? Find out on today's episode, where we do the research the screenwriters didn't!Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:The Geico caveman commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8o_YqzMBooWatch the full Cavemen series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE9Q41jqFKU&list=PL81C5835E560AE6BEGreen et al. (2010) A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1188021Green et al. (2006) Analysis of one million base pairs of Neanderthal DNA: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05336Denny, the first generation Neanderthal/Denisovan hybrid: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/24/denisovan-neanderthal-hybrid-denny-dna-finder-projectInterbreeding between archaic humans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbreeding_between_archaic_and_modern_humans“Ghost lineages” in human ancestry: https://www.science.org/content/article/mysterious-ghost-populations-had-multiple-trysts-human-ancestorsOase 1 – a modern human with recent Neanderthal ancestry: https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fnature14558Bacho Kiro – modern humans with recent Neanderthal ancestry: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03335-3Nikolai Valuev (is not a Neanderthal): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_ValuevAllometry: https://www.britannica.com/science/allometry

    Episode 78: Cavemen S01E01 Her Embarrassed of Caveman (2007)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 51:25


    If you were watching American TV in 2004, then you remember the Geico caveman commercials. What you might not remember is that they spun off a sitcom: Cavemen (2007), starring Nick Kroll, was cancelled after only six episodes and is considered one of the worst TV series of all time. But how does it hold up to scientific scrutiny? Find out on today's episode, where we do the research the screenwriters didn't! Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: The Geico caveman commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8o_YqzMBoo Watch the full Cavemen series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE9Q41jqFKU&list=PL81C5835E560AE6BE Green et al. (2010) A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1188021 Green et al. (2006) Analysis of one million base pairs of Neanderthal DNA: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05336 Denny, the first generation Neanderthal/Denisovan hybrid: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/24/denisovan-neanderthal-hybrid-denny-dna-finder-project Interbreeding between archaic humans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbreeding_between_archaic_and_modern_humans “Ghost lineages” in human ancestry: https://www.science.org/content/article/mysterious-ghost-populations-had-multiple-trysts-human-ancestors Oase 1 – a modern human with recent Neanderthal ancestry: https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fnature14558 Bacho Kiro – modern humans with recent Neanderthal ancestry: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03335-3 Nikolai Valuev (is not a Neanderthal): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Valuev Allometry: https://www.britannica.com/science/allometry

    Episode 77: JRE #2136 Graham Hancock and Flint Dibble (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 74:11


    It finally happened! Archaeologist Flint Dibble faced-off against pseudoarchaeologist Graham Hancock on the Joe Rogan Experience, so we've invited Dr. Andrew Kinkella to help us break down this four-and-a-half-hour-long podcast episode! Was there an advanced civilization before the Younger Dryas? Find out once and for all in this episode! Listen to Dr. Andrew Kinkella on the Pseudo-Archaeology Podcast: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/pseudo Kinkella Teaches Archaeology on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KinkellaTeachesArchaeology Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Watch JRE#2136 Graham Hancock & Flint Dibble on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-DL1_EMIw6w?si=2iZKAAz5vHIVdcP_ Flint Dibble on why he did JRE – Sapiens: https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/graham-hancock-joe-rogan-archaeology/ John Hoopes on Hancock's book Talisman: https://twitter.com/KUHoopes/status/1598744692321026065?lang=en Aaron Rabinowitz on antisemitism in Hancock's work – The Skeptic: https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2023/02/netflixs-ancient-apolocalypse-hosted-by-graham-hancock-from-alien-conspiracies-to-antisemitism/ The Protocols of the Elders of Zion: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/protocols-of-the-elders-of-zion I forgot to mention! Hancock wrote about about a lost civilization on Mars. He has definitely supported the ancient aliens hypothesis: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53330.The_Mars_Mystery The Bill Nye/Ken Ham debate: https://www.youtube.com/live/z6kgvhG3AkI?si=Xc1SRmSBCYO7d5l2 Andrew Kinkella on Wired Tech Support: https://youtu.be/pUstiwexvkI?si=AV2ql0wjBsJvjpsQ Flint Dibble on Archaeosoup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pVbAT8LORA Stefan Milo – Atlantis is Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWugM4XRPuc Archaeodeath with Fredrik Trusoham of Digging Up Ancient Aliens on the Dibble/Hancock debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOzxl7wyTDs Andrew Kinkella on the Dibble/Hancock debate: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/pseudo/140

    Episode 77: JRE #2136 Graham Hancock and Flint Dibble (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 74:11


    It finally happened! Archaeologist Flint Dibble faced-off against pseudoarchaeologist Graham Hancock on the Joe Rogan Experience, so we've invited Dr. Andrew Kinkella to help us break down this four-and-a-half-hour-long podcast episode! Was there an advanced civilization before the Younger Dryas? Find out once and for all in this episode!Listen to Dr. Andrew Kinkella on the Pseudo-Archaeology Podcast: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/pseudoKinkella Teaches Archaeology on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KinkellaTeachesArchaeologyWin some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media:Twitter: @SotSA_PodcastBluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.comIn this episode:Watch JRE#2136 Graham Hancock & Flint Dibble on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-DL1_EMIw6w?si=2iZKAAz5vHIVdcP_Flint Dibble on why he did JRE - Sapiens: https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/graham-hancock-joe-rogan-archaeology/John Hoopes on Hancock's book Talisman: https://twitter.com/KUHoopes/status/1598744692321026065?lang=enAaron Rabinowitz on antisemitism in Hancock's work – The Skeptic: https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2023/02/netflixs-ancient-apolocalypse-hosted-by-graham-hancock-from-alien-conspiracies-to-antisemitism/The Protocols of the Elders of Zion: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/protocols-of-the-elders-of-zionI forgot to mention! Hancock wrote about about a lost civilization on Mars. He has definitely supported the ancient aliens hypothesis: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53330.The_Mars_MysteryThe Bill Nye/Ken Ham debate: https://www.youtube.com/live/z6kgvhG3AkI?si=Xc1SRmSBCYO7d5l2Andrew Kinkella on Wired Tech Support: https://youtu.be/pUstiwexvkI?si=AV2ql0wjBsJvjpsQFlint Dibble on Archaeosoup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pVbAT8LORAStefan Milo – Atlantis is Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWugM4XRPucArchaeodeath with Fredrik Trusoham of Digging Up Ancient Aliens on the Dibble/Hancock debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOzxl7wyTDsAndrew Kinkella on the Dibble/Hancock debate: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/pseudo/140

    Episode 76: Evolution's Child (1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 55:32


    Today we're reviewing Evolution's Child (1999), a made-for-TV movie in which a woman is accidentally impregnated by sperm from an Ötzi-inspired ice mummy, and ultimately gives birth to a child with magical bronze age powers—and one fatal weakness. We talk ancient diseases, DNA contamination, and genetic memory, and Ross reassures us that this probably won't happen at your local IVF clinic. Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media:Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: @SotSAPodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode:Alzheimer's disease throughout history: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0197-4580(98)00052-9 Origins of sickle cell disease: https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/blood-types/diversity/african-american-blood-donors/history-of-sickle-cell-disease.html Ancient pollution from metallurgy: https://vice.com/en/article/z4m7e4/ancient-metallurgy-suggests-the-anthropocene-started-thousands-of-years-ago Present-day DNA contamination in ancient DNA: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bies.202000081 A woman requested to be impregnated by Ötzi's sperm: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418206/ Evolution of lactase persistence: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230503/What-is-lactase-persistence-and-how-did-it-evolve.aspx Museum of Anthropology, UBC: https://moa.ubc.ca/ Robson Square Steps: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/robson-square-accessibility-1.5255477 Epigenetics: https://www.cdc.gov/genomics/disease/epigenetics.htm “Genetic memory” in mice: https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fnn.3594 Epigenetic effects of famines: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/science/dutch-famine-genes.html Geordi is a fucking incel: https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/9uz83w/remember_the_time_dr_brahms_stumbled_upon_geordis/ Star trek the Next Futurama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU09gLXwc_A&list=PLghELjfG88YEGpW22Y5AAZxiihGj3qEPb

    Episode 76: Evolution's Child (1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 55:33


    Today we're reviewing Evolution's Child (1999), a made-for-TV movie in which a woman is accidentally impregnated by sperm from an Ötzi-inspired ice mummy, and ultimately gives birth to a child with magical bronze age powers—and one fatal weakness. We talk ancient diseases, DNA contamination, and genetic memory, and Ross reassures us that this probably won't happen at your local IVF clinic. Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com In this episode: Alzheimer's disease throughout history: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0197-4580(98)00052-9 Origins of sickle cell disease: https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/blood-types/diversity/african-american-blood-donors/history-of-sickle-cell-disease.html Ancient pollution from metallurgy: https://vice.com/en/article/z4m7e4/ancient-metallurgy-suggests-the-anthropocene-started-thousands-of-years-ago Present-day DNA contamination in ancient DNA: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bies.202000081 A woman requested to be impregnated by Ötzi's sperm: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418206/ Evolution of lactase persistence: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230503/What-is-lactase-persistence-and-how-did-it-evolve.aspx Museum of Anthropology, UBC: https://moa.ubc.ca/ Robson Square Steps: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/robson-square-accessibility-1.5255477 Epigenetics: https://www.cdc.gov/genomics/disease/epigenetics.htm “Genetic memory” in mice: https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fnn.3594 Epigenetic effects of famines: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/science/dutch-famine-genes.html Geordi is a fucking incel: https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/9uz83w/remember_the_time_dr_brahms_stumbled_upon_geordis/ Star trek the Next Futurama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU09gLXwc_A&list=PLghELjfG88YEGpW22Y5AAZxiihGj3qEPb

    Claim Screens of the Stone Age

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel