A discussion about the format for this reading

President Camacho · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 10:45 am Post subject:

I'm not the Anonymous BT member, I swear. Mr.Anonymous is probably the last person you'll expect.

Kansas has a pretty big paleontology department that has paleo-entomology experts, evolution professors, and even ichthyology professors - which is right up our alley!

I'm not going to contact anyone myself. I think a mass generic invite should be sent out to everyone in the Kansas paleontology department, soliciting professors and also students who want to help us out.

I'm going to do a search on myspace for paleontology students.

President Camacho · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:05 am Post subject:

There was a major flaw with the myspace search for paleontology students.

When I did the search, male and female students were displayed. I found myself only clicking on the females; not just females but attractive females. Needless to say, I didn't do a lot of clicking and nothing was accomplished.

Another plan may need to be thought up.

Chris OConnor · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:05 am Post subject:

I think I know who the anonymous BT member is. Shocked

LOL

It seems most of you think this is a fast-reading book. Maybe we can handle Our Inner Ape concurrently. I'm wondering how to set it up. I guess we could create a new forum that sits on top of below Your Inner Fish. Mixing the two forums together is an idea too, but then that completely screws up our format. Just look at our BOOKS page and the overall design of this entire site. It works better to have a separate forum for each book.

I have to go to some appointments. Hopefully, when I get back there will be some more comments. Right now I am thinking about creating a new forum for Our Inner Ape and sending an email to the entire community. We would want to encourage members to order/buy both books right away since the clock is ticking. But both books could be covered throughout May and June, so that does leave us with quite a bit of time. We would encourage members to read one or the other or even both books.

What are your thoughts?

Saffron · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:06 am Post subject:

President Camacho · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:09 am Post subject:

Saffron, look two posts up for a good clue Very Happy

Saffron · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:10 am Post subject:

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President Camacho · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:13 am Post subject:

Good Lord Saffron! Ninja Fist

It's Chris! Secret

Saffron · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:22 am Post subject:

Biomachine · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:42 pm Post subject:

I think it's a wonderful idea for members to read Our Inner Ape alongside Your Inner Fish if they think it'll help them get the discussion going, but I don't think it's necessary to make a new forum for a new book in the hopes that everyone will read both books. To me, Our Inner Ape is just another source, and I think ideas from that book, if it's related to Your Inner Fish, would not cause too much chaos in Your Inner Fish's discussion.

I take information from other sources all the time when I'm reading a book--and yes, this sometimes includes other books. I don't think Neil Shubin would be offended by this at all.

Robert Tulip · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject:

Our inner fish tells us to stay in the school because any fish with any individuality is seen and eaten by predators. Our genes were in fish for hundreds of millions of years, an inheritance I find slightly troubling when I see the herd mentality of homo piscis.

I have not yet got my copy, but would welcome if others could perhaps bullet some of the takehomes, to totally mangle my metaphors.


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