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EPISODE · Feb 11, 2023 · 42 MIN

Bigfoot

from Philosophy on the Fringes · host Frank Cabrera

Is Bigfoot carelessly categorized amongst the less credible cryptids? Megan and Frank discuss the possibility of the existence of this hairy hominid, debate the weight of evidence from eye-witness testimony, and try to get to the bottom of why Frank just can't believe. -----------------------Hosts' Websites:Megan J Fritts (google.com)Frank J. Cabrera - Research (google.com)Email: philosophyonthefringes@gmail.com-----------------------Bibliography:Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths , Naish, Darren - Amazon.com (Ch. 4)If Bigfoot Were Real - Scientific American Blog Network (by Darren Naish)The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Natural History of Pliny, Volume II., by Pliny the Elder. (Book VII, Ch. 2)Amazon.com: How to Think About Weird Things: Critical Thinking for a New Age: 9781259922558: Schick, Theodore, Vaughn, Lewis: Books (Ch. 5)Genetic analysis of hair samples attributed to yeti, bigfoot and other anomalous primates | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (royalsocietypublishing.org)Evolutionary history of enigmatic bears in the Tibetan Plateau–Himalaya region and the identity of the yeti | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (royalsocietypublishing.org)Jane Goodall on How to Change Minds and Why She Isn't Ruling Out Bigfoot | GQKnowledge: A Very Short Introduction by Jennifer Nagel (Ch. 6)-------------------------Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts-------------------------Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/neon-signsLicense code: GXITJWQZJVEP5XV8

Is Bigfoot carelessly categorized amongst the less credible cryptids? Megan and Frank discuss the possibility of the existence of this hairy hominid, debate the weight of evidence from eye-witness testimony, and try to get to the bottom of why Frank just can't believe.  ----------------------- Hosts' Websites: Megan J Fritts (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/meganjfritts/home?authuser=0] Frank J. Cabrera - Research (google.com) [https://sites.google.com/view/frank-j-cabrera/research?pli=1] Email: [email protected] ----------------------- Bibliography: Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths , Naish, Darren - Amazon.com [https://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Monsters-Cryptozoology-Reality-Behind-ebook/dp/B01B867JTO] (Ch. 4) If Bigfoot Were Real - Scientific American Blog Network [https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/if-bigfoot-were-real/] (by Darren Naish) The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Natural History of Pliny, Volume II., by Pliny the Elder. [https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/60230/pg60230-images.html#BOOK_VII_CHAP_2] (Book VII, Ch. 2) Amazon.com: How to Think About Weird Things: Critical Thinking for a New Age: 9781259922558: Schick, Theodore, Vaughn, Lewis: Books [https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-About-Weird-Things/dp/1259922553/ref=pd_lpo_2?pd_rd_w=3ym8o&content-id=amzn1.sym.116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_p=116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_r=GXTM5R4AM3G05088Q0GV&pd_rd_wg=36qiL&pd_rd_r=9b9fb229-62d2-4cec-b742-d5955e757f3b&pd_rd_i=1259922553&psc=1] (Ch. 5) Genetic analysis of hair samples attributed to yeti, bigfoot and other anomalous primates | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (royalsocietypublishing.org) [https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2014.0161] Evolutionary history of enigmatic bears in the Tibetan Plateau–Himalaya region and the identity of the yeti | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (royalsocietypublishing.org) [https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2017.1804] Jane Goodall on How to Change Minds and Why She Isn't Ruling Out Bigfoot | GQ [https://www.gq.com/story/jane-goodall-interview] Knowledge: A Very Short Introduction by Jennifer Nagel [https://academic.oup.com/book/461] (Ch. 6) ------------------------- Cover Artwork by Logan Fritts ------------------------- Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/neon-signs License code: GXITJWQZJVEP5XV8

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