Comments on: Scientist Definitively Proves Existence of Hyper-Intelligent Mythical Octopus

By: Tclcit19

Tclcit19 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:48:00 +0000

Grendel?

By: Charles A, Romeo

Charles A, Romeo — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:14:00 +0000

Some ideas are good to tihink.

By: Entr0physt

Entr0physt — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:20:00 +0000

Wacke-”whacky”-stone, indeed.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:14:00 +0000

“Unfortunately, this insane story isn’t a tale from a science-fiction novel. It was actually stated in a news release from the Geological Society of America and credulously regurgitated by many news sources covering it, taking the, uh, not entirely rock-solid claims made by Mount Holyoke College paleontologist Mark McMenamin at face value.”

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“Everybody loves a good story, especially about sea monsters, as Sarah Simpson points out in Discovery News today. “But when you start hearing from scientists that those same sea monsters were expressing themselves artistically … it may be time for journalists to question the difference between a good story and solid science.” Exactly.”

So you’re saying it wouldn’t stand up to pier review? (Ducks and runs…)

By: Woodian1

Woodian1 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:29:00 +0000

“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”? Actually extraordinary claims require sufficient evidence – no more and no less.

By: John Kwok

John Kwok — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:03:00 +0000

I don’t think any respectable science fiction writer, like, for example, China Mieville or Michael Swanwick, would stoop so low as to “produce” this rather bizarre abstract from Mark McMenamin. Whether he is still a “well-known paleontologist” and one worthy of respect by his colleagues are matters best left to his professional colleagues (Though I have been assured by “Gandalf” that he’s no longer seen as credible.).

By: Fasdasdfasd

Fasdasdfasd — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:28:00 +0000

I don’t think ichthyosauruses had necks

By: Toddsalsgiver

Toddsalsgiver — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:45:00 +0000

Brilliant and oh so true

By: Michelle M.

Michelle M. — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:14:00 +0000

Ha! Ha! April first somehow moved this year. This is a good example of what journalism has become…reporting on stories that someone else wrote,with no verification or research. I find science reporting only second to political stories in inaccuracy. In political stories the reporter biases the story in whatever way his or her boss tells him/her to. In science stories a complete lack of scientific understanding means that the reporter will simply report what is told him/her without verifying the facts.

By: Claudio Slamovits

Claudio Slamovits — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:18:00 +0000

This is Cthulhu Himself.