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It's a wrap: Cosmic Summit 2023

Whew. The Tusk is relieved to have my first ever stage production/lecture series/brain party/mass sleepover/international fly-in/livestream/video-on-demand/plus five meals for hundreds completed. I’ve been to plenty of public gatherings, but I have never, ever organized such a thing myself. So it is with wonderful relief and many thanks to hundreds that I report Cosmic Summit 2023 was, by…
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Marc Young: The world's first Cosmoarchaeologist

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Disclosure at the Summit

Tusk buddy Micah Hanks is the opening speaker eleven days from now at the Cosmic Summit 2023, at 8:15 AM eastern, Saturday, June 17th. Micah is also the Co-Founding Publisher and the Editor-in-Chief of The Debrief.  Yesterday, The Debrief scooped humanity with the publication of this jaw-dropping story authored by two former New York Times reporters. A companion backstory was also published…
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Marc Young: The world's first Cosmoarchaeologist

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Marc Young: The world's first Cosmoarchaeologist

The Cosmic Summit is only three weeks, three days, away. I’m busy ordering lanyards, making the program attractive, finding good vendors, and all manner of things I am unqualified to do. But I am also looking forward to meeting longtime digital friends in person, like Marc Young, of Adelaide, Australia. We collaborated years ago on The Bib and many, many projects before and since. I have…
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Cosmic Summit speaker videos

With the Cosmic Summit close to a month away, I thought it would be fun to post a bit about a speaker or two. Dr. Andrew MT Moore and Ben van Kerkwyk are first up. Ben has been the tour leader for my trips to Egypt and recently Turkey. He is also an extraordinarily skilled YouTube science and data communicator. His three recent videos on scans he inspired of ‘pre-dynastic’ Egyptian…
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The Hancock Corsetti Affair: A Detailed Explanation

Hello old friends, new friends and others. As some are aware, the event I have been planning for a year, the Cosmic Summit 2023, has had a sudden and disappointing setback. Two of the lead speakers, Graham Hancock and Jimmy Corsetti, will not be joining us in Asheville. Fortunately and graciously, within 72 hours of the schedule change last Thursday, TV host Scott Wolter, ancient history…
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Journal of Academic Ethics: Data vs. Derision: The Ethics of Language in Scientific Publication. The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis as a Case Study

Martin Sweatman Drops Facinating Paper on Turkish Tepes

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Hello, Cosmic Tusk, good to be here and sorry to be AWOL. One good thing about having a blog for thirteen years is that readers, I trust, know that I am not going anywhere and I’m likely expressing my interest in our subjects in other ways. But there is never an excuse not to blog, so off we go… ____________________________ My first update would concern the Tusk sponsored Cosmic Summit…
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After 28 years of fascination, I’ve now completely lost my mind and gone all in. The Tusk is sponsoring a speculative ancient history — and hard science — gathering June 16 – 18, 2023, in Asheville, North Carolina. The Cosmic Summit 2023 will feature controversial authors, speculative internet personalities, and hard nosed Phd’s from the Comet Research Group. As…
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