Comments on: Dinosaurs, Sea Serpents and Abominable Snowmen: Unknown Animals in Modern History

By: Bob K.

Bob K. — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:03:57 +0000

Professor Roberts is doing what Dr. Meldrums “colleagues” refuse to do-that is, take a thoughtful, investigative, SCIENTIFIC approach towards cryptozoology. Such a course of study being offered at a stellar institution such as Stanford just may begin to nudge the academic world to follow Professor Roberts’ lead.

By: eyeofnewt

eyeofnewt — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:09:06 +0000

How I wish such a course had been available in my college days! Much tedium would have been relieved.

By: Nerull

Nerull — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:16:03 +0000

Almost makes me want to go back to school. Almost……

By: Swamp_Screamer

Swamp_Screamer — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 11:00:00 +0000

In my opinion, a means to an end is keeping our minds open to study everything thrown our way, the credible, the not so credible … and using this as an oppportunity to delve even deeper in our research. Without taken into account the whole picture, we will continue to wear blinders enabling us only to see a part of the picture. There is always something to learn when we keep our minds open … and yes … cryptozoology will continue to be one of the credible major players in the equation.

By: Swamp_Screamer

Swamp_Screamer — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 10:45:45 +0000

Although many of us won’t have the opportunity to enroll in this ‘possible controversial?’ course at Stanford, we can be thankful for sites such as Cryptomundo that educate all of us … not just with great researchers but with some educated reader input. Combined with participating in all the opportunities presented for non traditional outdoor classroom experiences, self study, internet research, etc. … and combining these experiences to base opinion not on one or two assumptions will educate us all more than a traditional classroom course. Participating in this course sure would enhance our reportage of knowledge … I would love to participate … perhaps when the administration finds out the popularity of this subject, they will offer an online course. Food for thought … Loren and Craig!!!

Love to help with this. Would help get those research dollars rolling in.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 09:21:58 +0000

Wish they offered something like this when I was in school.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 09:20:48 +0000

I don’t think this course should cause too big of a stir simply because it seems to be taking more of a historical and cultural significance slant. Cryptozoology just seems to be the means to an end, which is studying historical research methods, etc. Now if this course was devoting itself to the active research of cryptids proper, with scientific fieldwork and labwork being done on them (think Meldrum), then it would probably cause a fiasco. Unfortunate, but probably true.

By: jjames1

jjames1 — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 06:00:25 +0000

fuzzy, Duke University actually had an Institute for Parapsychology for years that was headed by J.B. Rhine. They did experiments on ESP and many other similar topics. The center still exists, but is now off-campus and it is no longer officially affiliated with the university.

By: Mnynames

Mnynames — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:17:49 +0000

Coolest Class Ever.

By: Bob Michaels

Bob Michaels — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:04:04 +0000

A follow up course could be “When a myth becomes a reality” The discovery of the undiscoverable.