![]() British Archaeological Reports International Series, Oxford, pg 109-145. Lefevre (eds), The People Before: The Geology, Paleoecology and Archaeology of Adak Island, Alaska. Archaeozoology of Adak Island: 6000 years of subsistence history in the central Aleutians. ![]() Electronic resource, available at ISBN 978-0-991. Annotated map of ancient polar bear remains of the world. Zoogeography, paleoecology, archaeozoology and ostemetry papers At the bottom of this page is a brief bio for posting elsewhere. You’ll find a list of my publications (with a brief introduction) further down, after the list of my most popular posts (with links). dissertation earned in 2004 at the University of Victoria, B.C. Polar bear evolution is one of my professional interests, which I discuss in my 2006 book, Rhythms of Life: Thyroid Hormone and the Origin of Species (based on my Ph.D. Like Ian Stirling, grand-daddy of all polar bear biologists, I earned my undergraduate degree in zoology at the University of British Columbia. I am currently an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria, British Columbia and work full time for a private consulting company I co-own with two colleagues, Pacific Identifications Inc. I am a zoologist with more than 35 years experience, including published work on the Holocene history of Arctic animals. You don’t make much effort to find out anything, do you griff? I would like to read your examples of non-science being used to raise funds for organizations that ought to know better. I’d prefer that Climate Warriors fight the Climate Wars in the comments of other posts – there are plenty here at WUWT where it is more appropriate. I do not know much about polar bears but I do have strong opinions about misusing science and science images for propaganda purposes – including fundraising. It is not suitable for children – it contains graphic natural violence. It is available from major booksellers online in eBook editions for as little as three bucks. I have no financial interest in Susan Crockford’s book, but I do own a copy and have read it. I can only hope that the ad was produced without their editorial input. I have no prior experience with the Weizmann Institute before seeing this ad. **CORRECTION: The first line has been corrected to make it clear that the ad was placed on behalf of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, not the Weizmann Institute itself, which is in Israel, whose website states that “ The Weizmann Institute is assisted by a network of international associations of friends that secure its future by providing essential financial resources for continuous development and inform their constituencies about the vision and accomplishments of the Weizmann Institute and its scientists.” 1300 hrs Eastern Time, (h/t Pat Frank)Īuthor’s Comment Policy: Sorry, but I just couldn’t take yet another “cute polar bears” money-pitch from an alleged scientific organization. I recommend Susan Crockford’s book, Eaten, a novel that will set you straight about cuddly polar bears and what they do with little girls. This is what happens when the public outreach from scientific organizations is put into the hands of modern college graduates who have been indoctrinated but not educated. How could they think that anyone who might be interested in supporting science by donating would be taken in by such an image? How could a group dedicated to science use an image that is not only–not merely–a fake, but is also so ridiculously hypocritical coming from an “institute of science”? The questions that sprung to my mind are these: It is also available as a holiday card from Psaris Productions. Luckily, the image was created by the very talented Per Breiehagen and is sold by Getty Images. I hope the irony is not wasted on any reading here….that you all know that if this image was not a fake, the photographer would have to be arrested for endangering a child. Here’s the ad as it appeared (I admit, that Weizmann gets a bit of free advertising here…): The folks at the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science**, whose motto, proudly displayed on their website, is “Science for the Benefit of Humanity”, have managed to embarrass themselves with a little ad that appeared in my news feed from the New York Times Science section:ĭown at the bottom, after all the highlights of today’s news, was an advertisement – you know, those ads that Google or someone throws into your emails and web pages – outside of the influence of the email sender or the website itself. Good Grief! Enough already with the Polar Bears!
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