So I often reference TED conference speaker videos here. I was recently listening and watching several old conferences and stumbled across this particular TED talk:

I thought the Aquatic Ape was pretty completely debunked, but hearing that Dan Dennet supported the theory, I thought maybe I was going to have to look into it more seriously. So within a few days, I heard Reality Check podcast COVER this particular talk. Then it directed me to this site.

Now, I didn’t think TED would allow the science journalist to do a strawman argument and quote others out of context, but apparently, they did. So, even when the authority or venue is generally trust-worthy, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t look deeper.