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2013-05-07 Thread James Bowery
That won't work. The problem is at your end, Jed. On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > TEST > > The title of this discussion seems to have the conniptions. > > If anyone would like to comment on this again I suggest you create a new > thread with a different title > > - Jed >

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2013-05-07 Thread James Bowery
After his treatment by the AIP, who can blame Bishop for being "conflicted" about cold fusion both because we're all "conflicted" about it because virtually none of us are the "true believers" the shit-for-brains pseudoskeptics make us out to be, and because there is tremendous value demanding inve

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2013-05-07 Thread Jed Rothwell
TEST The title of this discussion seems to have the conniptions. If anyone would like to comment on this again I suggest you create a new thread with a different title - Jed

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2013-05-07 Thread Jed Rothwell
James Bowery wrote: > Although they were not able to have his award rescinded, they were able to > get the AIP, in their award statement, basically censure Mr. Bishop even as > they awarded him. > Bishop himself seemed conflicted about cold fusion. He did not want to hear anything more about it,

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2013-05-07 Thread James Bowery
My response: This article is an excellent example of the confluence of sloppy journalism with sloppy science. The journalistic investigators of "cold fusion" were beset by problems similar to those besetting the scientific investigators. The most prominent and early example was Jerry E. Bishop, wh

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2013-05-07 Thread Jed Rothwell
This is a shame. Once a false narrative becomes widespread it is difficult to erase it from the mass media and the popular imagination. Years ago I hoped that the Internet would make it easier for people to learn the truth, but that has not happened much. Mythology and distorted versions of histor

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2013-05-07 Thread Alain Sepeda
citing cold fusion as usual example. Scientific fraud, sloppy science – yes, they happen http://theconversation.com/scientific-fraud-sloppy-science-yes-they-happen-13948