Kate acts as the Scully to Larkin’s Mulder as Larkin walks her through the evidence (of varying credibility) for Nessie’s existence. And like Scully, Kate winds up being less skeptical than when she started. 

We weren't intending to upcycle this week, but we had a guest drop last-minute and didn't have time to put something else together in a thoughtful way. We'll be back all new on the next one with a (sad) story for Pride!

References

https://www.nature.scot/landscapes-and-habitats/habitat-types/lochs-rivers-and-wetlands/freshwater-lochs

​​https://www.historyhit.com/painted-people-who-were-the-picts/#:~:text=Before%20the%20Romans%20came%20to,which%20later%20evolved%20into%20Scotland.

​​https://www.digitscotland.com/scottish-archaeology-and-the-loch-ness-legend/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-14881753

https://www.scotclans.com/pages/the-loch-ness-monster

https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/the-library/online-exhibitions/mary-anning-and-the-geological-society/reconstruction-of-life/plesiosaurus-dolichodeirus/

https://www.britannica.com/animal/plesiosaur

Images from sonar and imaging study in the 70s: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cryptozoology/comments/n99p51/photos_from_the_mit_sonar_and_imaging_study_of/

https://www.technologyreview.com/2007/10/15/223418/the-nessie-quest/

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