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I noticed a paragraphe which remind me the book of Charles Beaudette about fleisch&Pons tragedy... *Taleyarkhan contributed to the conflict in three ways. First, although he > responded to his critics convincingly in scientific journals, he failed to > proactively respond to his critics and their often-incorrect and damaging > statements in the popular media. He waited until the last possible day to > file a defamation lawsuit. * ... this match the description by Beaudette: In general, skeptics display the following habits. > 1. *They do not express their criticism in those venues where it will be > subject to peer review.* > 2. They *do not go into the laboratory *and practice the experiment along > side the practitioner (as does the critic). > 3. *Assertions are offered as though they were scientifically based when > they are merely guesses.* > 4. *Questions are raised that concern matters outside of the boundaries > of the claimed observation.* > 5. *Satire, dismissal, and slander are freely employed.* > 6. When explanations are advanced for a possible source, ad hoc reasons > are instantly presented for their rejection. These rejections often assert > offhand that the explanation violates some physical conservation law. > 7. Evidence raised in support of the claims is rejected outright if it > does not answer every possible question. No intermediate steps to find a > source are acceptable 2014/1/20 OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson <[email protected]> > Thanks for pointing out the NET article, Alain. > > > > I recall a number of private conversations I had with Steve Krivit > concerning the Tsoukalas vs. Taleyarkhan investigation. This was during a > time when I was still on Krivit's BoD. (I was on the NET BoD for > approximately 3-4 months and ending around May of 2010.) From what I had > read Taleyarkhan did seem to have gotten the short end of a splintered > stick. Meanwhile, Tsoukalas' professional behavior during the same time > period struck me as less than stellar. Let me put it this way to the Vort > Collective: I would not have wanted Tsoukalas to have been my boss. > > > > The whole affair is a fascinating account. I would encourage the curious > to read up on it. It can occasionally read like a juicy soap opera spiced > with questionable ethical behavior both on and off the court. > > > > I have said this before and I will say it again. Steve Krivit does have > the capacity to perform excellent hard-hitting investigative work. I think > Krivit's investigations into the Taleyarkhan affair is an example of what > Krivit got more right than wrong. The following assessment is most > certainly anecdotal and totally derived out of my own flawed opinions: > Krivit gives me the impression that he excels at digging up dirt on others. > If dirt really exists, such as in the Taleyarkhan account, Krivit is likely > to exhume the remains and expose everything in full Technicolor. > Unfortunately, if the interpretation of wrong-doing exists primarily within > Krivit's personal perceptions, such as in the M4 investigations that > alleged McKubre had misrepresented his experimental findings, Krivit is > more in danger of coming across as something akin to a stringer for the > National Enquirer – as perceived by those who may disagree with his > conclusions. One of the principal reasons I resigned from the NET BoD was > because I eventually came to the opinion that I flatly disagreed with > Krivit’s M4 conclusions – that along with Krivit’s personal handling of > himself on a radio interview where he implied that McKubre had lied about > the M4 data. Krivit never came out and deliberately stated on that radio > show that McKubre had “lied”. Krivit left that to the talk show host to > state for the record. Krivit left no doubt in the audience’s mind that that > is precisely what he wanted the listeners to conclude as well. > > > > Putting a positive spin on this whole affair, sometimes the good guy does > finish last. In this case, Tsoukalas is out of the picture while I gather > Taleyarkhan, even if his professional reputation for the moment remains a > tad frayed, still has his job at Purdue. That pretty much tells me > everything I need to know about who really held on to his mojo and who > couldn't. > > > > Regards, > > Steven Vincent Johnson > > svjart.OrionWorks.com > > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > > tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/newvortex/ >
