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In Bones of a Buried Child, Signs of a Massive Human Migration to the Americas

3 points by davidw 9y ago

davidw 9y ago
> “My answer to the question, ‘What happened to the Ancient Beringians?’ is: ‘We don’t know,’” said Dr. Potter. “And I like that answer.” What a great quote! That's what science is about
- nyc111 9y ago
  What is science about?
  - davidw 9y ago
    About curiosity, and finding new things to explore.
  - eesmith 9y ago
    It's clear from your comment history that you have some idea of what science is about, so I don't know why you are asking this question. In popular use, the phrase "That's what <X> is about" often refers to the emotional enjoyment of doing X or being involved with X: For example, I did a search for "that's what basketball is about": "He has so much emotion and swagger and confidence. He's talking and there's emotion. I love him for that. That's special. That's what basketball is about. That's what big moments are about." - http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/mens-basketball/2017-12-06/jordan-rules-with-illini.html http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/mens-basket... “She loves LeBron. She’s been a big LeBron fan for a long time. Everywhere he went, she’s just a big fan. I don’t even think she really watches basketball,” he said with a laugh. “That’s what basketball is about, attaching yourself to players.” - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/06/14/barack-obama-had-a-message-for-kevin-durant-after-the-warriors-won-the-nba-championship/?utm_term=.2300a9e642ed https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/06/14... “I like to mix it up,” Mills said. “I block out and shoot jump hooks. That’s what basketball is about for me.” - http://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/01/25/castles-brother-sister-combos-truly-unique-large-school/96854618/ http://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/01... “That means we have everybody going out there and playing hard, playing together, sharing the ball. If a guy is open, he makes a shot. If a guy is not open, he passes to another guy and he makes the shot. To me, that’s what basketball is about. It’s not about a franchise player. - http://www.slamonline.com/nba/lionel-hollins-on-deron-williams-hes-not-a-franchise-player-anymore/ http://www.slamonline.com/nba/lionel-hollins-on-deron-willia... It is not meant as a literal description of what the topic is about.
- nyc111 9y ago
  Dr. Potters' reply about why he liked the negative answer: "I like the answer at this time because it is the only intellectually honest answer. It identifies that we need to do more work to address the question. If we claim to know it when we don't, then it helps no one, and we only fool ourselves. Also, current samples are inadequate to answer the questions. Hope that clears it up. Cheers, Ben"

3 points by davidw 9y ago

> “My answer to the question, ‘What happened to the Ancient Beringians?’ is: ‘We don’t know,’” said Dr. Potter. “And I like that answer.” What a great quote! That's what science is about

nyc111 9y ago
What is science about?
- davidw 9y ago
  About curiosity, and finding new things to explore.
- eesmith 9y ago
  It's clear from your comment history that you have some idea of what science is about, so I don't know why you are asking this question. In popular use, the phrase "That's what <X> is about" often refers to the emotional enjoyment of doing X or being involved with X: For example, I did a search for "that's what basketball is about": "He has so much emotion and swagger and confidence. He's talking and there's emotion. I love him for that. That's special. That's what basketball is about. That's what big moments are about." - http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/mens-basketball/2017-12-06/jordan-rules-with-illini.html http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/mens-basket... “She loves LeBron. She’s been a big LeBron fan for a long time. Everywhere he went, she’s just a big fan. I don’t even think she really watches basketball,” he said with a laugh. “That’s what basketball is about, attaching yourself to players.” - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/06/14/barack-obama-had-a-message-for-kevin-durant-after-the-warriors-won-the-nba-championship/?utm_term=.2300a9e642ed https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/06/14... “I like to mix it up,” Mills said. “I block out and shoot jump hooks. That’s what basketball is about for me.” - http://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/01/25/castles-brother-sister-combos-truly-unique-large-school/96854618/ http://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/01... “That means we have everybody going out there and playing hard, playing together, sharing the ball. If a guy is open, he makes a shot. If a guy is not open, he passes to another guy and he makes the shot. To me, that’s what basketball is about. It’s not about a franchise player. - http://www.slamonline.com/nba/lionel-hollins-on-deron-williams-hes-not-a-franchise-player-anymore/ http://www.slamonline.com/nba/lionel-hollins-on-deron-willia... It is not meant as a literal description of what the topic is about.
nyc111 9y ago
Dr. Potters' reply about why he liked the negative answer: "I like the answer at this time because it is the only intellectually honest answer. It identifies that we need to do more work to address the question. If we claim to know it when we don't, then it helps no one, and we only fool ourselves. Also, current samples are inadequate to answer the questions. Hope that clears it up. Cheers, Ben"