tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post168024093062924966..comments2023-11-18T15:42:20.251-05:00Comments on DinoGoss: Science Reporting Today: Sauropod NecksMatt Martyniukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04220900229537564466noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-13465411730395371802009-06-10T12:10:11.576-04:002009-06-10T12:10:11.576-04:00Sorry, late to the party. Naish is indeed 'nay...Sorry, late to the party. Naish is indeed 'naysh', not 'nash'.Darren Naishhttp://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-25316930425921408472009-05-30T01:14:14.208-04:002009-05-30T01:14:14.208-04:00@ Rick Charles: Well it's not an issue of gullibil...@ Rick Charles: Well it's not an issue of gullibility. The horizontal-only pose was accepted because that's what the data tells us. Science isn't about finding "the truth", it's about finding out which hypotheses have the most support. A few weeks ago, the bulk of published support was in favor of the fact that sauropods could not lift their necks into the air. This new paper casts doubt on that. Don't go accepting this one as gospel either, we still haven't heard a response from Kent Stephens and crew, which is currently forthcoming.Matt Martyniukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220900229537564466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-48178833400212395182009-05-29T23:35:06.897-04:002009-05-29T23:35:06.897-04:00Good ol' sauropods. I remember when I was first mi...Good ol' sauropods. I remember when I was first misinformed about the standard sauropod neck posture. Sadly I am a very gullible person, but even stiil it took me a while to fully accept what so suddenly people are telling me is wrong. Like I said, very gullible. I need to work on that a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-91684228571590331182009-05-28T23:56:02.940-04:002009-05-28T23:56:02.940-04:00Yes, er... Mark Witton stole my password and sabot...Yes, er... Mark Witton stole my password and sabotaged the post. Damn you Mark Witton!Matt Martyniukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220900229537564466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-69394775411365893412009-05-28T22:20:50.765-04:002009-05-28T22:20:50.765-04:00Er shouldn't that be Matt Wedel as one of the SVPO...Er shouldn't that be Matt Wedel as one of the SVPOWsketeers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-83467862232327919292009-05-28T20:26:43.152-04:002009-05-28T20:26:43.152-04:00Idiocracy was a good movie.<I>Idiocracy</I> was a good movie.Nick Gardnerhttp://whyihatetheropods.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-56774926943663244662009-05-28T14:22:57.333-04:002009-05-28T14:22:57.333-04:00Hi Matt, nice work pointing out some of the...exce...Hi Matt, nice work pointing out some of the...excesses...of the media coverage. I too have had some <I>Idiocracy</I> moments. The best bits of coverage have been those where Mike or Darren could actually respond and explain what our work does and does not say. In the words of Brian Engh, this is our struggle.Dr. Vectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01257878915555113427noreply@blogger.com