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The Schrödinger picture is under new management.
Physicists are people, just like you. They have the same flaws. So let's ask, are physicists really selflessly exploring the fundamental structure of the universe? Or are they just looking out for themselves?

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Monday, 22 April 2013

What's in a name?

A somehow slightly distasteful mixture of posturing, scientific responsibility, prestige and bitterness, I guess.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22250092

Sorry posting has been light nonexistant. Trying to formulate something cogent and inoffensive re: the peer review system. (Yes, that tired old war chestnut that should be put out to pasture, to badly mix a metaphor.)
Posted by B. at 22:35 0 comments
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