[Quark2005]

When Pilt Down Man hit the world of evolutionary theory, it rocked their world, it was hailed as the missing link of Ape to Man, and the biggest names of TOE in England Europe and the USA bought into to it. It was in the Encyclopedia Britannica up to the year 1953, all the text books had to be re written after it was finally debunked.

If only they had had the eminent Running Wolf, amateur paleontologist around, the hoax of Piltdown Man would have been discovered instantly, and saved those clueless scientists decades of trouble! :

[ml1954]

Red circles/ellipses highlighting part of an image project authority. It's always good to use red circles/ellipses. I don't know if PhD candidates have discovered this subtle psychological tactic yet (that will fool almost everyone), but if your treatise is marginal, why not use every trick you can find.

[VadeRetro]

It was harder to draw red circles in those days, though. No computers.