I was visiting a lab in Cambridge and met a senior, well-respected, and highly intelligent researcher who had at MIT unsuccessfully tried to replicate the original CF experiments. He was now quite dismissive of the possibility of CF advances and clearly wanted to keep distance between himself and the field, to the point of not seeking even to take a second look at the current status of the research.
It may be that some framing materials might be produced to allay some of the meta-concerns that people in his situation still have. Lawrence _____ From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:jedrothw...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:06 PM To: vortex-L@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Obama visiting MIT to discuss energy I proposed adding the following footnote to the flyer: "Prof. Peter Hagelstein had NOTHING -- repeat NOTHING -- to do with this flyer, so please do not Bash Him. We mean you, Prof. M. Keep your distance. Woof!" To which I might add, Yowza! I asked Peter to please bark at Prof. M. on my behalf, or perhaps bite him. He feels this will not be necessary. He says we do not even need to include the footnote, but he appreciates our concern. - Jed
