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At Duckon this coming weekend, I've been invited to participate in a panel called "The Space Science of 2001."
A question struck me, though it's not quite within the purview of the panel:
How good is the science behind "The Dawn of Man" portion at the beginning of 2001: A Space Odyssey?
I have seen plenty of books and online discussion of the space stuff in the film. I wonder whether there are good analyses of its portrayal of primitive pre-humans.
Fred Ordway mentions that around 1965, while preparing 2001, he and Arthur Clarke dined with Louis and Richard Leakey, whose African excavations were making big steps in the study of our ancestors.
Can anyone point me to worthwhile critiques of the hominid culture depicted in the film?
[Edited to add link to Fred Ordway's invaluable account of working as science advisor to Kubrick.]
A question struck me, though it's not quite within the purview of the panel:
How good is the science behind "The Dawn of Man" portion at the beginning of 2001: A Space Odyssey?
I have seen plenty of books and online discussion of the space stuff in the film. I wonder whether there are good analyses of its portrayal of primitive pre-humans.
Fred Ordway mentions that around 1965, while preparing 2001, he and Arthur Clarke dined with Louis and Richard Leakey, whose African excavations were making big steps in the study of our ancestors.
Can anyone point me to worthwhile critiques of the hominid culture depicted in the film?
[Edited to add link to Fred Ordway's invaluable account of working as science advisor to Kubrick.]
