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woolytoad
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Posted - 01/29/2005 :  00:31:42  Show Profile Send woolytoad a Private Message
http://www.thefutureiswild.com/flash/index.html

I just found this on TV. Its interesting, but I'm not sure what I think about it.

The concept: they asked geologist to predict plate movements over several million years. They give the data to climatologist to predict climate. they give this to biologist, who try and predict (personally, I think 'randomly guess' is more accurate) how animals will have evolved.

Its presented as tough it were a documentary. Similar to Walking With Dinosaurs.

I think a 'making of' documentary would have been more interesting.

Kil
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Posted - 01/29/2005 :  09:06:53   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Kil's Homepage  Send Kil an AOL message  Send Kil a Yahoo! Message Send Kil a Private Message
Looks like a fun movie to me. Even though the animals shown will most likely never exist, the idea that evolution happens and will continue to happen can be educational. What animal will evolve to fill what particular niche in the future? The main thing they will try to convey (if the show has any merit) is that animals will evolve and the niches will be filled.
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.

Why not question something for a change?

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Siberia
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Posted - 01/29/2005 :  09:24:35   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Siberia's Homepage  Send Siberia an AOL message  Send Siberia a Yahoo! Message Send Siberia a Private Message
Oooh, is that the same thing as that show in Discovery Channel?
Edit: yep, it is. I've seen some of those shows, they're awesomely creative. I loved it; too bad, I think it's not showing anymore.
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa

"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
Edited by - Siberia on 01/29/2005 09:44:46
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beskeptigal
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Posted - 01/29/2005 :  14:13:24   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send beskeptigal a Private Message
It's a re-run. I saw it. It was OK but not much new science.
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