DNA expert’s view of the Ketchum Bigfoot DNA claim
Dr. Todd Disotell appeared on the Parsec-award winning podcast, Monster Talk, earlier this week to discuss the press release from Dr. Melba Ketchum regarding the Bigfoot DNA study she spearheaded....
View ArticleWhere IS the Ketchum Bigfoot DNA study? Reviewed, rejected, or Russia?
Bigfoot Facebook groups and blogs are reporting that the Ketchum paper announcing the finding of Bigfoot DNA has been rejected by peer review journal and will be published elsewhere, possibly in...
View ArticleThe doubt-filled year in Sasquatchery 2012
It’s been a big year in Bigfootery. Let’s face it, DNA results or not, the mystery and mayhem of Sasquatch isn’t going away (but hopefully Finding Bigfoot will…) Bigfoot Lunch Club has a month to month...
View ArticleKetchum Bigfoot DNA paper released: Problems with questionable publication...
Melba Ketchum’s long LONG awaited paper on Bigfoot DNA is published today. But you’re not going to see it. Back in November, Ketchum announced her results: A team of scientists can verify that their...
View ArticleKetchum Sasquatch DNA is being analyzed by others
Dr. Melba Ketchum has just announced that the Bigfoot/Sasquatch DNA data set is being analyzed by others. Details are not made available but she released this on her facebook page: I have independent...
View ArticleKetchum uses April Fools paper as reference (Updated: Melba responds)
Oh my, will the scandal NEVER STOP coming for Dr. Ketchum. The intrepid observers at the JREF forum have spotted a whopper of a flub by Melba Ketchum in her recent Sasquatch DNA paper. Here is a...
View ArticleBreaking bio on the Ketchum Sasquatch sequences
Interested in what scientists trained in evolutionary biology think of the Melba Ketchum DNA paper? You’ll want to watch 25 minutes of this Google Hangout of biologists called Breaking Bio. The guest...
View ArticleKetchum update: Might as well be Lemurians at this point
It’s time for an update to the never-ending, guaranteed ridiculous, saga of the Ketchum DNA study/project. The original piece that I wrote detailing issues upon publication of the study is here. That...
View ArticlePop pseudo-archaeology – Why we should speak out
Commentator and link contributor to DN, Jeb Card, has an article out on what the public thinks about archaeology, co-authored with David S. Anderson and Kenneth L. Feder. For a long time (too long?)...
View ArticleSasquatch film footage for sale
Dr. Melba Ketchum, speaking for Igor Burtsev, is advertising some interesting items on her Facebook page. EXCITING NEWS…….. For collectors of the Sasquatch. Dr. Igor Burtsev is Opening A International...
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Ketchum DNA first retest and peer review: Fail (UPDATE: Response)
SciGuy blogger Eric Berger had a buddy who knows DNA. The geneticist was asked to test the DNA samples with Ketchum’s permission that were purportedly a novel and non-human species. I had the ‘Bigfoot...
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Bigfoot DNA results are textbook example of being blinded by belief
This is a must read. It’s what I have been waiting for – an easy to understand, thorough review of the Melba Ketchum Sasquatch DNA paper. This will explain a good part of the problems with the science...
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Latest Bigfoot DNA results rumored to be bear – is consistent at least...
The original source has recanted this story. So, ignore it. For those of you interested in the Bigfoot saga, we have a rumor to report. It’s from a reputable source but I can’t confirm it right now....
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Now Ohio goes Bigfoot crazy
This is getting to be a meme or something. Or it’s contagious. What it ISN’T is great evidence for the reality of Bigfoot. It’s more of the same weak, wishful thinking and media influence. A footprint...
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Bigfoot Matilda is High Definition grainy: What you would expect from...
More from Melba… As is the usual pattern, the news is less than impressive. Bigfoot is real, research teams claim | wfaa.com Dallas – Fort Worth. A team of Sasquatch researchers screened what it called...
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The slums of scientific peer review
Take a gander at this. An investigator for Science mag, John Bohannon, pulls a sting operation to investigate predatory open-access journals. What he finds probably will not surprise you but it reveals...
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Another Erickson Project Bigfoot clip released
As you can imagine, it’s blurry. Take a look at my commentary on why you should feel angry and insulted by Ketchum, Erickson and the media. They must think the public is a pile of dolts. Bigsuit and...
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The Bigfoot Files and Melba’s big idea
Just a quick post: two items regarding Bigfoot, DNA and perhaps rivalry. Yesterday, the first of a three-part documentary series aired on British TV featuring Dr. Bryan Sykes and his results from the...
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Homo sapiens cognatus posited as new name for Bigfoot
Dr. Melba Ketchum has registered the name Homo sapiens cognatus to Zoo Bank. But what does that mean? From: ZooBank.org. Homo sapiens cognatus Ketchum in Ketchum, Wojtkiewicz, Watts, Spence,...
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Journal board tells Ketchum to knock it off
The former directors of the Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Exploration in Zoology – JAMEZ – have warned Melba Ketchum to stop saying she bought their journal and obtained peer review for her...
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