Neil deGrasse Tyson of bigfooting

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    A short time ago, Bigfoot Evidence hosted a story about an interview with our favorite skeptic Ranae Holland. The interview was conducted by AfterEllen.com You can find the full story here.
 
    There are a few reasons we appreciate Ms. Holland so much here at Nagreatape, foremost of which being the way she conducts herself on Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot. She manages to keep a cool head when reviewing possible bigfoot sightings and approaches the subject with a scientific touch. She is the ideal skeptic. Her mind is not entirely closed to the possibility of the existence of an undiscovered North American great ape, yet she also won't except circumstantial evidence as proof. Given we disagree on the Patterson-Gimlin film, Ms. Holland is an all around awesome person in my book.

    Being the only skeptic on a show that focuses on the search for sasquatches can be trying, but Ms. Holland never loses her temper or shows signs of aggravation. Furthermore, she regularly offers her scientific background and knowledge to help conduct investigations. The way she conducts herself should be a lesson to bigfooters and skeptics alike. Through being rational, cool-headed, and approaching investigations from an empirical standpoint, we can all contribute to the search for North America's great ape.

    Her viewpoint that she can use her television fame to inspire the interest of young people is another greatly admirable aspect of Ms. Holland. When she speaks about this idea in the interview, to me, she becomes the Dr. Neil deGrasee Tyson of bigfooting. It is truly refreshing to see someone who has found a way to help others while participating in the search for bigfoot. I have had the pleasure of speaking to Ms. Holland on a couple of occasions and can confirm that she is a genuinely polite person who puts others before herself. When this website was just starting, she accepted my invitation and took time out of her day to come by and give it a look over. She then went on to Tweet about the site to all of her followers.

    So here's to you, Ms. Holland, keep doing what you do. Let's inspire a new generation of scientists, researchers, and all around curious professionals!

Thanks for reading!

 - A.Z.