http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/02/more-rubbish-science/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Tue, 29 May 2012 02:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/02/more-rubbish-science/#comment-586853 Martin Skidmore Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:01:03 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=13262#comment-586853 I entirely accept that it is a best guess, but it is no better than my saying 50 or a million or whatever - there simply isn't the basis for any kind of guess at all. I entirely accept that it is a best guess, but it is no better than my saying 50 or a million or whatever – there simply isn’t the basis for any kind of guess at all.

]]> http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/02/more-rubbish-science/#comment-586707 Pete Baran Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:03:49 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=13262#comment-586707 Surely if God made the Earth & created life in seven days, he must have been up to something since! Surely if God made the Earth & created life in seven days, he must have been up to something since!

]]> http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/02/more-rubbish-science/#comment-586688 ledge Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:34:54 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=13262#comment-586688 I think this is a combination of over-eager scientists, PR bullshit, and the usual credulous journalism. I heard the researchers on the Today programme and content-wise they sounded quite sensible - aware of the goldilocks style qualities of our particular planet, and ultimately saying that this is not a final figure, just a best guess using current available data. But of course the presenters wanted to sell it as much more than that, just as the article does, and the researchers seemed pretty happy to let them do that. I think this is a combination of over-eager scientists, PR bullshit, and the usual credulous journalism. I heard the researchers on the Today programme and content-wise they sounded quite sensible – aware of the goldilocks style qualities of our particular planet, and ultimately saying that this is not a final figure, just a best guess using current available data. But of course the presenters wanted to sell it as much more than that, just as the article does, and the researchers seemed pretty happy to let them do that.

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