I largely agree with this! While I do love it when these projects try their best to reconstruct their animals, it is not inherently harmful if the animal has the wrong number of fingers.
However, there *are* tangibly harmful layers to this form of sci-comm which I'm much more wary of. (1/3)
In light of some recent discussions, here’s my somewhat controversial take on palaeontology documentaries like Walking With, Prehistoric Planet, and Surviving Earth.
For 99% of the audience, these shows are their first exposure to deep time and its innumerable lost words. (1/4)
