Re: The "decline effect"

Posted by lrudolph on Dec 12, 2010; 10:58am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/The-decline-effect-tp5827610p5827813.html

On 12 Dec 2010 at 0:46, Nicholas  Thompson wrote:

> At least until recently, when the NY-er writes about science, they try very
> hard not to write anything stupid.

What??? Have you forgotten the whole disgraceful
Paul Brodeur episode?  Refresh your memory by reading
<http://bobpark.physics.umd.edu/WN10/wn121010.html>.
Worse than stupid, verging on criminal, given the
amount of money it's caused to be thrown away and
the amount of anxiety it's generated or caused to
be misplaced.

I haven't yet read the "decline effect" article, and
am not commenting on it, just on your quoted sentence
above.


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