[FoRK] Astronomers destroy the universe

[Dr. Ernie Prabhakar]

On Dec 3, 2007, at 4:04 PM, Jeff Bone wrote:

>  http://golem.ph.utexas.edu/category/2007/12/astronomers_blamed_for_death_o.html


Fun. :-)
> The bulk of the paper remains unchanged… but nobody ever talked  
> about that part. It’s a cute example of how sensationalism amplifies  
> the least reliable aspects of science, while ignoring the solid stuff.
>

Horrors!  Picking one shocking example and calling that definitive,  
while ignoring everything else.

They should write for FoRK. :-)

-- Ernie P.