962
submitted 9 months ago by lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml

One of the comments reads : Actually, we will probably never figure out, was it man or woman. but I thought this comment of the professor was an interesting eye opener. https://mastodonapp.uk/@MarkHoltom/112070436760917344

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] jackpot@lemmy.ml 87 points 9 months ago

i think they mean 'man' as in 'mankind'. also any ideas why would they carve it into bone and not bark or something more flat?

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 67 points 9 months ago

They probably did but only the bone survived time

[-] jackpot@lemmy.ml 32 points 9 months ago

ahh survivorship bias thats it thanks

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 points 9 months ago

Always remember to check for survivorship bias. It's the most fundamental way to lie with statistics.

load more comments (24 replies)
this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2024
962 points (87.9% liked)

Memes

45915 readers
1042 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS