Re: The Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science

2008-10-12 Thread xponentrob
- Original Message - From: "Andrew Crystall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs DDavid Brin et al Discussion" Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 2:40 PM Subject: Re: The Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science > On 12 Oct 2008 at 12:00, Rceeberger wrote: > >> http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i21/

Re: The Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science

2008-10-12 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 12:00 PM Sunday 10/12/2008, Rceeberger wrote: >http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i21/21b02001.htm >* > >[snip] > >7. The discoverer must propose new laws of nature to explain an observation. >A new law of nature, invoked

Re: The Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science

2008-10-12 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 12 Oct 2008 at 12:00, Rceeberger wrote: > http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i21/21b02001.htm > * The article's from 1993. Also, there's a major problem with calling the EM Engine, as it stands, entirely bogus. Becaus

The Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science

2008-10-12 Thread Rceeberger
http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i21/21b02001.htm * The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is investing close to a million dollars in an obscure Russian scientist's antigravity machine, although it has failed