Recent Science Communication and Opinion Pieces

Boslough, M. Apocalypse! Skeptic 28, (2023). “Virtually all experts, working independently in the relevant fields, who have stated their opinions about the YDIH, have expressed skepticism. The negative scientific consensus that emerged very quickly after the first peer-reviewed publication introduced the YDIH 15 years ago has not changed.” Link

Boslough, M. Age of Greenland Crater Deals Blow to Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis. Skeptical Inquirer, 46, July/August (2022). “YDB impact enthusiasts, who had argued that their hypothesis should be promoted to a ‘theory,’ were disappointed. Devotees had considered the Hiawatha Crater their smoking gun despite expert opinion. Their hopes now hinge primarily on their own definition of impact markers that contradicts longstanding mineralogic and geochemical criteria established by impact specialists.”

Boslough, M. Crater Discovery Story Flawed by Premature Link to Speculative Impact Hypothesis. Skeptical Inquirer, 43, March/April (2019). “This impact hypothesis contradicted mainstream science in virtually every field it touched, including astronomy, impact physics, archaeology, paleontology, geology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, and even crystallography. ”