Re Peter Birkenhead's article on Oprah's role in promoting *The Secret*, thanks for the link, Stephen. > It might even have relevance to the teaching of psychology.
But not, I hope, for elementary physics: "Of course, magnets do exactly the opposite - *positively charged magnets attract negatively charged particles*." (My emphasis.) I think Birkenhead must have conflated his memories of school magnet experiments with his teacher's demonstrations of electrostatic phenomena. In those seven words he gets wrong just about everything it is possible to get wrong in so few words! Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org ************************************************* Subject: The secret From: [email protected] Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:44:29 -0400 Another take on _The Secret_ phenomenon, this time on Oprah's role in it. Not as amusing as Ari Brouillette's contribution, but thoughtful. It might even have relevance to the teaching of psychology. http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/03/05/the_secret/ Stephen --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
