Horrakapotchkin! It seems that hsi is no longer available – something t do with a ‘terms of use violation’. I do hope the problem – whatever it is – is cleared up as this really was rather cool.
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and a useful introduction to some of the terminology used in phylogenetics. (Courtesy, as usual, of PZ – either he spends hours on YouTube, or some of his minions do!) I rather liked the comment that phylogenies often leave out the wholly extinct groups, & this can sometimes give a rather unrealistic impression of the true complexities of a group’s evolutionary history.
Number8Dave says:
Hmm, says it’s been removed because of a Terms of Use violation.
Alison Campbell says:
Oh rats! It was a nice little video too 🙁
Grant says:
The conspiracy theory part of me (come on, admit it, we all like a conspiracy!) wonders if a few of videos that PZ links to are becoming subject to “complaints” from the ID crowd.
As for his minions, I suspect they include the people who write emails to him pointing out this, that and the other.
Alison Campbell says:
Ooh, ooh, I’m a minion!
Grant says:
LOL 🙂
Grant says:
[off-topic]
Now this is a job for a scientific tehcno-geek: “Britain’s domestic spy MI5 agency is advertising for a chief scientific adviser.” (http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/2343253/Britains-MI5-spy-agency-hunting-for-a-Q)