Alan J Fletcher wrote:
[KRIVIT] Professors Sven Kullander, retired from Uppsala University,
and Hanno Essén, with the Royal Institute of Technology, endorsed
Rossi’s claimed technology in a news story on Feb. 23, 2011, before
they had seen or inspected the device. Essén is the chairman of the
Swedish Skeptics Association, a nonprofit education group well-known
in academic circles.
Krivit is seriously departing from being an impartial observer.
K&E ... endorsed .... before they had seen or inspected the device.
http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/energi/article3111124.ece
Hardly "endorsed" : chock-a-block full of ifs and buts and speculation.
Why not mention that they evaluated the eCat and reported on it?
Alan understates the situation. "Seriously departing" is not strong
enough. In case there are readers here who have not followed events:
E&K first tested the machine, THEN they endorsed it.
Krivit's statement is astounding. It is either terribly confused or an
outrageous lie. What could he be thinking?!?
Some people might claim that E&K did not do adequate testing, or that
their methods were not good enough to support their conclusions. That is
a legitimate difference of opinion. But it is clear that they themselves
think these tests are sufficient to support the level of endorsement
they made in NyTeknik. It is 100% clear that they did the tests first,
then endorsed. Their endorsement was not unconditional. They left plenty
of wiggle room for themselves in case Rossi turns out to be wrong. As
they should; as any academic scientist would.
- Jed
