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How Naïve are Scientists?
Originally posted on The Grumpy Geophysicist:
A FiveThirtyEight podcast recently included a segment with their senior science writer, Maggie Koerth-Baker, where she opined on what scientists were marching for, and in so doing she made the following comment (about 49 minutes…
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Geoscience Nobels?
Originally posted on The Grumpy Geophysicist:
As long as we are on the subject, what sorts of things might be worth Nobel Prizes in geoscience? There are two aspects of the Nobels that differ from most geoscience prizes: they are…
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Paying for Physics
Over 300 years ago, the world worked a lot like it does today. A man writes a brilliant book, but he’s a recluse and lacks charm. He wants to get his science club to print his book, but the members … Continue reading
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Tagged Edmond Halley, inner Earth, Newton, Principia
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