Jason Colavito has another telling and humorous review of the latest Ancient Aliens episode from season 7. Jason's review starts this way: Tonight’s exceptionally boring episode of Ancient Aliens, S07E07 “Mysteries of the Sphinx,” takes us back in time—to the 1990s,...
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On the Talmud and Giant Teeth
Jason Colavito has an interesting piece about "rows of teeth" and ancient giants supposedly supported by the Talmud. It's really about a plagiarized reference, but giant fans (no World Series pun intended there) will find it interesting. I left a comment that should...
H2 Serves the Public with More Ancient Astronaut Racism
All who have read The Portent, the sequel to my novel, The Facade, know that one of the research threads in the sequel is the inherently racist nature of ancient astronaut theory -- that is, it articulates the idea that the white European race (and even more narrowly...
The Bosnian “Pyramids”, Ancient Astronaut Quackery, and TV Dishonesty
Jason Colavito as a lengthy summary of a recent "Unexplained Files" episode (apparently the Science Channel wants to a be the new Fantasy [er, History] Channel). The episode was on the so-called "Bosnian Pyramids." They aren't pyramids, and Jason's review does a good...
More Nephilim-Bigfoot-Mound Builder-Peruvian Cone-Heads Flim-Flam
This would all be discouraging were not Jason Colavito's lengthy reviews of this stuff so entertaining. Both of these essays were posted this month. Annotations are mine. Creationist "Bigfoot" Veterinarian Wants Cash to Sequence Nephilim "Giant" DNA Readers will...
Did the Times of India Just Endorse the Ancient Astronaut Theory?
Kind of . . . sort of . . . well, not really . . . maybe. Actually, it depends on what one wants to read into what's said and isn't. I can hardly wait for the ancient astronaut crowd to think this means something. They are truly desperate for validation. But let's be...
Ancient Aliens Researcher Calls the Show’s Content “Absurdity” and Her Job “Ridiculous”
No kidding. I encourage readers to read this post by Jason Colavito, which chronicles the admissions. If this is news to you, here's another news flash: pro wrestling outcomes are scripted. At least someone associated with the Ancient Aliens bunkum can be honest about...
The Racism of the Ancient Astronaut Theory
Readers will know that I've long thought the ancient astronaut theory is tinged with racist thinking. (Think about it -- the AA theory says Egyptians and various South American civilizations couldn't possibly have built their pyramids and temples -- they needed alien...
Did NASA Just Endorse Ancient Astronauts?
Uh . . . no. But you might be led to believe that, given the carelessness of some mainstream media outlets. I saw several pieces on this fiasco yesterday, but I want to direct readers to Jason Colavito's site for a timely assessment: "Media Outlets Wrongly Claim NASA...
Jason Colavito on “The Emerald Tablets of Thoth”
The emerald tablets of the Egyptian god Thoth have an honored place in paleobabble about ancient Egypt. Purported to be secret wisdom from Egypt (i.e., the kind of think Graham Hancock substitutes for real historical records), they're just occult (theosophy) woo-woo....
The Myth of the Smithsonian Archaeological Conspiracy
I've directed readers to Jason Colavito's blog many times before, but I don't believe I've included this specific essay: How David Childress Created the Myth of a Smithsonian Archaeological Conspiracy. Jason makes a good case for the modern origin of this oft-repeated...
Ancient Astronaut Nonsense as an Interpretive Filter for the Bible
Jason Colavito has once again directed the attention of his readers to how people in Christian churches have begun to tout the ancient astronaut paradigm as a tool for understanding the Bible. His post draws on the thoughts of a Lutheran pastor over at the well-known...
Ancient Astronauts and Comic Books
Jason Colavito has an informative post on the "big-business-factual-data-be-damned" approach of Ancient Aliens. The early section of his post notes connections between ancient astronaut theory and pop-culture, specifically with respect to Marvel comics. The...
Ancient Aliens Malpractice
Jason Colavito just posted a review of the Ancient Aliens episode "Alien Operations." As usual, the review is informed and insightful, while the episode was disturbingly dumb --another ode to incoherence. My favorite paragraph: Tsoukalos adopts Thomas Aquinas’s...
What To Do With Christian UFO Researchers Who Ape Ancient Astronaut Thinking
[Addendum: 10/22/2013 - I have been in correspondence with one of the researchers mentioned in Jason Colavito's post. That individual tells me that research is underway in regard to some of the claims Jason criticized, and that I will receive a copy of the results of...