Comments on: The Science News Cycle http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/ The Neat Side of the Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:46:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: edc2 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1752112 edc2 Wed, 27 May 2009 11:26:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-1752112 this only counts in america. the rest of us are smart. this only counts in america.
the rest of us are smart.

]]> By: seefish3 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1751963 seefish3 Wed, 27 May 2009 09:24:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-1751963 Jokes about things that suck aren't really funny. You can't even trust a scientist anymore. Global warming, my ass! Jokes about things that suck aren't really funny.

You can't even trust a scientist anymore. Global warming, my ass!

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1751537 Alex Tue, 26 May 2009 20:21:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-1751537 Miss C is right. I'm no expert when it comes to English. In the immortal words of Ralph Wiggum: me fail English? That's unpossible! Miss C is right. I'm no expert when it comes to English. In the immortal words of Ralph Wiggum: me fail English? That's unpossible!

]]> By: Kalel http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1751405 Kalel Tue, 26 May 2009 17:10:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-1751405 Sadly true. Reading science stories, or worse, watching them on television, is often a puzzle-box one must unlock to get the actual nugget of fact within. Sadly true. Reading science stories, or worse, watching them on television, is often a puzzle-box one must unlock to get the actual nugget of fact within.

]]> By: Scienc-HUB http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1751206 Scienc-HUB Tue, 26 May 2009 12:06:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-1751206 I hope we are not too far in finding the missing link... I hope we are not too far in finding the missing link...

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1751150 ted Tue, 26 May 2009 10:43:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-1751150 In a way, the cycle came back to the scientist. I lost interest at about the second arrow. In a way, the cycle came back to the scientist. I lost interest at about the second arrow.

]]> By: GQ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1751148 GQ Tue, 26 May 2009 10:39:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-1751148 Um, aren't cycles usually, y'know, cyclical? As in, they end up back where they started? This doesn't. Its less a circle and more of a straight line. Um, aren't cycles usually, y'know, cyclical? As in, they end up back where they started? This doesn't. Its less a circle and more of a straight line.

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1751010 Miss Cellania Tue, 26 May 2009 04:21:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-1751010 Anon, check his biography: http://www.neatorama.com/authors/ You didn't think he was an expert in English, did you? Anon, check his biography:
http://www.neatorama.com/authors/

You didn't think he was an expert in English, did you?

]]> By: VonSkippy http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1751008 VonSkippy Tue, 26 May 2009 04:14:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-1751008 I saw a trained seal at a waterpark once - are trained scientists anything like that? I saw a trained seal at a waterpark once - are trained scientists anything like that?

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1750982 Alex Tue, 26 May 2009 02:52:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-1750982 The field of sensationalism is a particularly hard scientific discipline requiring years of training. Those crafty titles don't just write themselves, you know ;) The field of sensationalism is a particularly hard scientific discipline requiring years of training. Those crafty titles don't just write themselves, you know ;)

]]> By: Anon http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1750940 Anon Tue, 26 May 2009 00:32:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-1750940 Alex? A trained scientist? BWAHAHAHAHAAA. Maybe in the field of sensationalism. Alex? A trained scientist? BWAHAHAHAHAAA.
Maybe in the field of sensationalism.

]]> By: Stan http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1750933 Stan Tue, 26 May 2009 00:14:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-1750933 I love it, though it'd probably be p<.01 rather than a power value when presenting evidence I love it, though it'd probably be p<.01 rather than a power value when presenting evidence

]]> By: me http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1750932 me Tue, 26 May 2009 00:12:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-1750932 The last example was a story about "missing link". But it was no missing link, Darwin has been rock solid since forever. The last example was a story about "missing link".

But it was no missing link, Darwin has been rock solid since forever.

]]> By: Gauldar http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-1750916 Gauldar Mon, 25 May 2009 23:36:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-1750916 Alex, Don't you dare bring truth through my series of tubes, and don't you be taking the fun out of it all! Alex,

Don't you dare bring truth through my series of tubes, and don't you be taking the fun out of it all!

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