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The nomenclature of uncertainty
Many science articles in the past year dealt with observations falling short of the evidence threshold but which have been worth writing about simply because of the desperation behind them. Has this prompted science writers to think about the language they use? Continue reading
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The Black Hole Theory – baloney?
An updated version of this article was published in The Wire, March 3, 2016. I smell bullshit. Ref: The Times of India report. High-school girl from West Bengal. Claims she bumped into NASA scientists on random social media groups – … Continue reading
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