Eugenie Scott: Bigfoot and Other Wild Men of the Forest

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Partner:: Ask a Scientist
Location:: Ask a Scientist
San Francisco, CA
Event Date:: 01.13.09
Speaker:: Eugenie C. Scott
Tags:: bigfoot; primate; anthropology

Summary: Bummer. The recent claim by two Georgia men to have discovered the remains of a Bigfoot corpse turned out to be a hoax.

Sure, you didn't fall for it, but somehow a couple of blockheads and a frozen gorilla costume did manage to capture public attention and create a minor media stir.

After all, Bigfoot, Yeti, and hordes of other cryptoid missing links have been igniting human imagination for ages. Even the most skeptical of us must wonder if it's possible there really could be large, undiscovered primates on earth, still unknown to us humans.

Can we be so sure we've found them all? And if some enticing evidence presented itself, how would we test it scientifically?

Tonight physical anthropologist Eugenie Scott will help us answer the question of whether or not we might one day be able to welcome some long lost relatives to the family tree.

This event is presented in collaboration with the Bay Area Skeptics - Ask a Scientist

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Eugenie C. Scott

Eugenie Scott, a former university professor, is the Executive Director of NCSE. She has been both a researcher and an activist in the creationism/evolution controversy for over twenty-five years, and can address many components of this controversy, including educational, legal, scientific, religious, and social issues.

She has received national recognition for her NCSE activities, including awards from scientific societies, educational societies, skeptics groups, and humanist groups. She holds six honorary degrees from McGill, Rutgers, Mt. Holyoke, the University of New Mexico, Ohio State, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. A dynamic speaker, she offers stimulating and thought-provoking as well as entertaining lectures and workshops.

Scott is the author of Evolution vs Creationism and co-editor, with Glenn Branch, of Not in Our Classrooms: Why Intelligent Design Is Wrong for Our Schools.

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01 hr 24 min 55 sec

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01.: Introduction

00 min 56 sec

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02.: Bay Area Skeptics

02 min 33 sec

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03.: Two Types of Wildmen of the Woods

06 min 15 sec

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04.: Scientific Investigation of Bigfoot

04 min 06 sec

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05.: Cryptozoology

03 min 43 sec

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06.: Likelihood of Undiscovered Bigfoot Species

04 min 18 sec

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07.: Where Bigfoot Lives

03 min 04 sec

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08.: Remnants of Giant Asian Ape?

04 min 36 sec

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09.: Bigfoot Prints

08 min 49 sec

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10.: Existence of Orangutan

05 min 02 sec

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11.: Habitat Encroachment

00 min 35 sec

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12.: History of Bigfoot Sightings

02 min 13 sec

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13.: Strength of Belief in Bigfoot

00 min 36 sec

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14.: Bigfoot Books

02 min 48 sec

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15.: Explanations for Sightings

03 min 54 sec

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16.: Unreliability of Eyewitness Reports

04 min 38 sec

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17.: Yeti Movie

02 min 27 sec

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18.: Bluff Creek Sighting Video

08 min 46 sec

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19.: Snow Walker Yeti

06 min 32 sec

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20.: Camera Traps Fail to Spot Bigfoot

03 min 34 sec

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21.: Analysis of Hair Samples

05 min 21 sec

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Thinking About Bigfoot Scientifically

04 min 38 sec

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Eugenie Scott Examines Bigfoot Footage

04 min 15 sec

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Could Bigfoot Live in Texas?

03 min 17 sec

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Encyclopædia Britannica Article

Bigfoot: Large, hairy, humanlike creature that reportedly lives in isolated areas of the northwestern U.S. and western Canada. Descriptions of Bigfoot are similar to those of the Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas. It is said to be a primate 6–15 ft (2–4.5 m) in height, walking upright and either moving silently or emitting a high-pitched cry. Supposed footprints (some are hoaxes) have measured up to 24 in. (60 cm) in length. Despite many reported sightings, there is still no solid evidence that Bigfoot exists.; Bigfoot on britannica.com