Episode 12: Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum
Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum
Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum is synonymous with legitimate Sasquatch research, but there is much more to his story.
In this episode, he details how his interest in Bigfoot began at a young age, how it dovetails into human evolution, how he determines hoaxes vs the genuine article, and how he combats confirmation bias.
He also details controversies throughout his career in academia, how he compares teaching with fieldwork, and much more!
Check out his book for a popular audience, Sasquatch: Where Legend Meets Science, and the scholarly journal, The Relict Hominoid Inquiry.
Show Notes/Sources:
Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum (ISU Faculty Webpage); 2024.
https://www.isu.edu/biology/people/faculty---professors/jeffrey-meldrum/
Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum (Curriculum Vitae); 2024.
The Relict Hominoid Inquiry (Official Webpage), 2024.
Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science (Kindle Edition); Jeff Meldrum; 2007.
Dunning, B. "Killing Bigfoot with Bad Science." Skeptoid Podcast. Skeptoid Media, 2006.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4011
Oxford Dictionary Definition of Science (Google); 2024.
A legless lizard and hundreds of other new species were discovered in 2023, Ashley Strickland, CNN; 2023.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/12/29/world/new-species-2023-scn
Human Evolution (wikipedia page), 2024.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_evolution
Cryptozoology (wikipedia page), 2024.
