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Scientific Elitism

Sometimes, I think scientists could do with a little less elitism and a little more diplomacy:

"In the Ethiopian language, she is called Dinknesh — a name that means the wonderful, the fabulous, the precious. But to most of the world, she is known as Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old fossil whose discovery 33 years ago yielded then-unparalleled insights to the origins of humankind. Next week, the iconic set of bones will be the star of a much-hyped exhibit that is pitting the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Ethiopian government against the world's scientific community."

You know I am going to go see this exhibit. Evolution is the most elegant scientific principle and Lucy is an important part of our legacy. She should be seen by everyone!

posted by Jim VAT @ 7:49 AM