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Can't wait to hear what archaeologists have to day about this interpretation. This is a fun topic to speculate about. Meanwhile, in case anybody's interested,

by torlok 2y ago

Can't wait to hear what archaeologists have to day about this interpretation. This is a fun topic to speculate about. Meanwhile, in case anybody's interested, the Younger Dryas hypothesis is controversial, not widely accepted by the experts, and dr Sweatman appears to be a Chemical Engineer, not an Archeologist. Not that it discredits his findings, of course.

debacle 2y ago
I haven't researched, but I watch the guys on Rogan who talk about Younger Dryas. What are the arguments for/against?
- taejavu 2y ago
  Sounds like you might benefit from doing some research
  - mhuffman 2y ago
    What better places do you recommend for research links? HN is known for being full of experts that might give high quality pointers to pro/con arguments.
    - mathgorges 2y ago
      My general strategy is to find a community where $domainExperts hang out and figure out how they talk about $interestingThing, then refine my search from there using progressively more professional lingo. Here's an example of what my first query for this topic might be: https://kagi.com/search?q=site%3Areddit.com%2Fr%2Faskhistorians+Younger+Dryas&r=us&sh=5-0E-UDPF1fgbbYs86QYtA https://kagi.com/search?q=site%3Areddit.com%2Fr%2Faskhistori...
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- lm28469 2y ago
  > the guys on Rogan They are entertainers on an entertaining platform, and the quality went way down the drain in the last 5 years. It's like watching someone slowly developing dementia Between this dude: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ27ZtInsmo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ27ZtInsmo and Peterson I would advise you to look for new sources lmao
kragen 2y ago
to disambiguate, it is not at all controversial that the younger dryas was a thousand-year-long ice age in the northern hemisphere at the relevant time; that is universally accepted by the experts. what is 'controversial and not widely accepted by relevant experts' is the comet impact hypothesis which the nyt presents as an accepted fact: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Dryas_impact_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Dryas_impact_hypothesi...
- tivert 2y ago
  > what is 'controversial and not widely accepted by relevant experts' is the comet impact hypothesis which the nyt presents as an accepted fact Careful there. If people start questioning the NYT's reporting, they may start believing things like voting machines are unreliable and various other ideas pushed by Republicans.

by torlok 2y ago

debacle 2y ago

I haven't researched, but I watch the guys on Rogan who talk about Younger Dryas. What are the arguments for/against?

taejavu 2y ago
Sounds like you might benefit from doing some research
- mhuffman 2y ago
  What better places do you recommend for research links? HN is known for being full of experts that might give high quality pointers to pro/con arguments.
  - mathgorges 2y ago
    My general strategy is to find a community where $domainExperts hang out and figure out how they talk about $interestingThing, then refine my search from there using progressively more professional lingo. Here's an example of what my first query for this topic might be: https://kagi.com/search?q=site%3Areddit.com%2Fr%2Faskhistorians+Younger+Dryas&r=us&sh=5-0E-UDPF1fgbbYs86QYtA https://kagi.com/search?q=site%3Areddit.com%2Fr%2Faskhistori...
- deleted 2y ago
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lm28469 2y ago
> the guys on Rogan They are entertainers on an entertaining platform, and the quality went way down the drain in the last 5 years. It's like watching someone slowly developing dementia Between this dude: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ27ZtInsmo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ27ZtInsmo and Peterson I would advise you to look for new sources lmao

kragen 2y ago

to disambiguate, it is not at all controversial that the younger dryas was a thousand-year-long ice age in the northern hemisphere at the relevant time; that is universally accepted by the experts. what is 'controversial and not widely accepted by relevant experts' is the comet impact hypothesis which the nyt presents as an accepted fact: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Dryas_impact_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Dryas_impact_hypothesi...

tivert 2y ago
> what is 'controversial and not widely accepted by relevant experts' is the comet impact hypothesis which the nyt presents as an accepted fact Careful there. If people start questioning the NYT's reporting, they may start believing things like voting machines are unreliable and various other ideas pushed by Republicans.