2008-05-13T23:56:05Z http://blog.brianfagan.com/comments/atom.aspx Quick Blog tag:blog.brianfagan.com,2008-05-06:1025062 Mike Gamble http://www.silentamericanmajority.org 2008-05-06T07:09:20Z 2008-05-06T07:09:20Z
Today IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY! In the not-too-distant future, it will be all about survival but only those who have money will survive. This is not a gloom and dome prediction, it's an unfortunate unavoidable fact.

Water for sale. Only $9.50 a gallon at your friendly Exxon Mobil station.

Maybe the scenario put forth in that old 1960's movie, Soilet Green, wasn't such a bad idea. Did Charlton Heston end up eating Edward G. Robinson? I can't remember. Question: If a billion or more human beings were to die, should they be buried or eaten? (My apologies for that thought. I'm only thinking out loud.)]]> tag:blog.brianfagan.com,2008-05-02:1016714 ArchAsa http://tingotankar.blogspot.com/ 2008-05-02T00:45:25Z 2008-05-02T00:45:25Z
I'd be more concerned if they were... ;-)

Seriously, a great find and hopefully you will soon find settlement materials as well. I have no doubt that human settlement of the Americas took place before Clovis.]]> tag:blog.brianfagan.com,2008-04-04:943614 ArchAsa http://tingotankar.blogspot.com/ 2008-04-04T06:15:44Z 2008-04-04T06:15:44Z
The sad thing is i agree with you - after having attended not nearly as many conferences as you i would still say that I am fed up with the format, except for networking (works rather poorly), excercise in presenting verbally (okey), and a chance for good excursions (varies).

As you experienced yourself, it's the round table discussions with a select group and a good moderator that suddelny elevates the debate to a whole new unpredicted level. I generally prefer workshops over conferences for this very reason. It's unscripted discussion which is rewarding, not listening to one more person drone on about a black-and-white drawing of a excavation site from whats-its-place, or overwritten slides with quotes from the philosopher-du-jour to show the audience your in the loop.

I and many young colleagues try to persuade our professors to have more training and constructive criticism in presenting materials and interpretations. Since most of them have had neither they tend to ignore these wishes, which is especially troubling for us that have english as a second language (or third) only. I have seen good research undone by poor presentation and poor research elevated through fancy presentation and it irritates me.

More workshops and round table discussions, less paper conferences would be my fervent hope for the future. Articles are best in print anyway.]]> tag:blog.brianfagan.com,2008-04-02:939249 Emily W 2008-04-02T10:12:39Z 2008-04-02T10:12:39Z tag:blog.brianfagan.com,2008-03-25:918458 Sean Blough 2008-03-25T10:39:29Z 2008-03-25T10:39:29Z tag:blog.brianfagan.com,2008-03-24:915240 shawn marceaux 2008-03-24T06:34:03Z 2008-03-24T06:34:03Z tag:blog.brianfagan.com,2008-03-19:903896 Eric http://www.archaeology.org 2008-03-19T08:04:07Z 2008-03-19T08:04:07Z
Congratulations on your Daily Show debut! Thought you pulled it off with equal parts humor and "on-message"ness.

best,
Eric]]> tag:blog.brianfagan.com,2008-03-18:901100 ArchAsa http://tingotankar.blogspot.com/ 2008-03-18T04:11:50Z 2008-03-18T04:11:50Z
I would have been a wet spot on the floor, but you seemed quite at ease and stayed on the subject. What I like about Stewart is that he can often handle the knack of being funny, while sending a clear message that he thinks the topic i s serious and important - not just a gimmick.]]> tag:blog.brianfagan.com,2008-03-18:901089 Greg 2008-03-18T04:01:34Z 2008-03-18T04:01:34Z Would you be able to link up, or at least point me towards, the drought computer projections you mention? I would very much appreciate it.
Thanks.]]> tag:blog.brianfagan.com,2008-03-17:900747 Madhusudan Katti http://reconciliationecology.blogspot.com 2008-03-17T20:37:53Z 2008-03-17T20:37:53Z
I enjoyed your appearance on the show, and have to say that you displayed none of the "sheer terror"! (I wonder if things would have been different had it been the Colbert Report instead! :-)) I hope your book does get more attention from the more "serious" shows as well!

I'm looking forward to getting your book now, as it promises some good material for my reconciliation ecology and human ecology classes for the next time I teach them.]]>