Re: The Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science

Slow.Re@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> "Steve" <stevesusenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> 
>>From
>>http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i21/21b02001.htm
>>
>>POINT OF VIEW
>>The Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science
>>By ROBERT L. PARK
> 
> 
> Some of us have a GWBush-like attention span.
> Simplify!


 > 1. The discoverer pitches the claim directly to the media.

 > 2. The discoverer says that a powerful establishment is trying to
 > suppress his or her work.

 > 3. The scientific effect involved is always at the very limit of
 > detection.

 > 4. Evidence for a discovery is anecdotal.

 > 5. The discoverer says a belief is credible because it has endured for
 > centuries.

 > 6. The discoverer has worked in isolation.

 > 7. The discoverer must propose new laws of nature to explain an
 > observation.




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2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book
3) Don't Diet Without Supplemental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins 
book
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