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Chandra Wickramasinghe, Cambridge ('60), Member of the Order of the British Empire ('22), cancelled for life lecture at Durham University: A Tusk Investigation

Tusk buddy Dr. Chandra Wickramasinghe was gleefully invited by Durham University to give an evening lecture this April on the origin of life. And was cancelled today without courtesy or explanation. Queen Elizabeth II thought well enough of Chandra to appoint him, the year she died, to be a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). Read the invitation and cancellation below for…
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More misinformation from Space.com

The Wickramsinghe Affair: Letter of Inquiry

Pro Younger Dryas Impact Papers

Scientific Reports: Melted platinum found in Florida swamp marks Younger Dryas cataclysm; Temps reached >3214­°F

Nature link The different age components are used to evaluate the age of each sample. Other information, such as stratigraphy and artifacts, are used to select components most likely to represent the depositional age. We also have well-dated YDB microspherule and platinum peaks at more than 40 sites across 5 continents that, when present, provide useful chronostratigraphic anchors for selecting…
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New York Times mainstreams Martin Sweatman and Gobekli Tepe as a Time Stamp For Younger Dryas Impact

The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis: A Guide for the Perplexed: Marc Young provides a six-part counter-gallop

Podcast

Tusk Unplugged on DemystifySci

One of the many cool things about going on podcasts is being invited to guest and discovering a new podcast you love! That was certainly the case with Demystify Sci with Michael and Anastasia. I could not have enjoyed the conversation more. They are both highly intelligent, which beats the alternative and allows a guest to talk “up” to their level of understanding, rather than…
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Tusk on Danny Jones Podcast

A statement from Randall Carlson

Tusk TV

Video Round-up and the Foxhole

There is so much excellent content coming out from Cosmic Summit 2024 speakers it is hard to keep up. See below for some wonderful new work from these Tusk buddies — and my new podcast The Foxhole. Jahannah James runs down the plasmoid technology The Comprehensive and Well-curated Plasmoid Playlist Jahannah James absolutely nails it here. This technology is extraordinarily difficult to…
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Cosmic Summit speaker videos

Special Event: Randall Carlson Halloween video lecture

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

Pro Younger Dryas Impact PapersYounger Dryas Impact Evidence

Comet Research Group kicks off new journal with blockbuster papers

The Comet Research Group published profoundly important new data this weekend concerning the Younger Dryas Impact. A series of three papers were led by Dr. Andrew M.T. Moore, former President of the Archaeological Institute of America, concerning the catastrophe in earliest Mesopotamia, and a single paper was led by Dr. Robert Hermes, of Los Alamos National Laboratory, comparing and contrasting…
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New York Times mainstreams Martin Sweatman and Gobekli Tepe as a Time Stamp For Younger Dryas Impact

The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis: A Guide for the Perplexed: Marc Young provides a six-part counter-gallop

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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Impact deniers

As a wiseman once told me, long periods of quiessence are subject to interruption by stochastic attacks with surprising frequency. So it was no surprise to the Tusk to see the YD impact deniers crawl out of the woodwork and publish a shrill and hysterical denial of peer-reviewed data last week. I’m happy to publish the ad hominem and unscientific embarrassment that is Holliday et al. 2023. I…
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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

Cosmic Summit

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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Disclosure at the Summit

Marc Young: The world's first Cosmoarchaeologist

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Cosmic Summit 2023 family photo & testimonials

CS23 Testimonials It was more than fun, #cosmicsummit was an amazing experience in which both speakers & attendees delved into diverse topics from diverse speakers with diverse educations. GREAT job MC’ing @JahannahJames! Thank you @CosmicTusk @CosmicSummit23 for organizing #cosmicsummit 2023. Thank you for a WONDERFUL Weekend! Cosmic Summit 2024!!!! Hi EVERYONE!!! I was watching on…
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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