Episode #016: Younger Dryas Impact w/ George Howard - Cosmic Tusk

Summary

In this episode, George Howard discusses the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis and the significant findings of the Comet Research Group. He shares his personal experiences with the scientific community, highlighting the rising popularity of the impact theory amid resistance from traditional scientists. The conversation also covers intriguing discoveries, such as the Hiawatha crater and a mammoth tusk he has tested, emphasizing the necessity for speculation in scientific inquiry.

Key takeaways

• 1George Howard: Comet Research Director and author of 'The Cosmic Tusk' blog.
• 2Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis: Theory suggesting that a comet impact may have caused the abrupt cooling period around 12,900 years ago.
• 3Hiawatha crater: A large impact crater in Greenland that has gained attention for its implications on ancient climate events.
• 4Mammoth tusk: An 11-foot-long tusk tested by George Howard, showcasing evidence of ancient megafauna.
• 5Resistance within the scientific community regarding new impacts theory, with Howard describing his shunning at conferences.

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Transcript excerpt

That's ancientnutrition.com code protein. Hello, everyone. Before we begin this episode of Cosmographia, I wanted to read a blog post from cosmictusk.com by George Howard in reference to a mistake he made in the podcast. And rather than going in and tediously editing out everything, I wanted to leave the episode in its natural freeform conversation. But we still want to correct the record here. So his blog post title is, Whoops! Tusk Makes a Mistake on Podcast. And I quote, I made a bad mistake on a great podcast Friday night. I accused Andrew Scott and a gaggle of other Younger Dryas Impact critics of subpar work in their 2010 paper investigating carbon spherules. They did use transmission electron microscopes. And I flat out said they used only optical microscopes. Thankfully, since I brought the paper up in the show, I went back to the paper and discovered this false accusation myself in time to apologize. I am sorry for the mistake, Scott et al. This has been a long debate and even the flawless memory of the tusk can be tested. End quote. So much respect to George for catching this and publicly announcing it as he did on Twitter and also in his blog post. So thanks so much for that, George. Enjoy the show, everyone. This is Cosmographia, the Randall Carlson Podcast. All right. Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to Cosmographia Podcast. We have a special guest with us today, George Howard. He worked in the U.S. Senate for six years. He is an advocational scientist. ...

Excerpt from Kosmographia, Feb 6, 2020. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.