A New Origin Story for Dogs (2016)

This might be the most realistic depiction of an academic conference I’ve ever read. (the last two graphs):

Indeed, beyond accumulating DNA and virtual skulls, Larson’s greatest skill is in gathering collaborators. In 2013, he rounded up as many dog researchers as he could and flew them to Aberdeen, so he could get them talking. “I won’t say there was no tension,” he says. “You go into a room with someone who has written something that sort of implies you aren’t doing very good science … there will be tension. But it went away very quickly. And, frankly: alcohol.

“Everyone was like: You know what? If I’m completely wrong and I have to eat crow on this, I don’t give a shit. I just want to know.”

"Dogged", "hounded", "doggy style"... this became annoying pretty quickly.

Something that was already known is that maybe dogs were domesticated in Mongolia. The studies and theories discussed in this article, IMO kinds of support it.

Reference: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2015-10-20/dog-domestica...

If you're interested in the opposite sort of story, check out City by Clifford Simak

"Tens of thousands of year ago, before the internet..."

Writing is such crap all over the place. Really? Exposition about when the internet wasn't?

Idk what the story says, but wild canines followed mankind as they mastered the domain of nature with hunting. What could more taming than free bones and gristle left behind a pack of wild and free humans with no natural predators, gobbling up prehistoric beasts?

Did we ever get that follow-up from 6-12 months later?