Utterly disgusting. 85 people have as much money as the poorer half of the world. And this seems to explain a lot about why.
The hardest thing for me to understand in this article is why the particles weren't conclusively identified as palladium and then the results replicated, if that was the case. However, I've been involved in research disputes, and, while none reached this level, personalities and egos do get involved, making resolution very difficult.
One of the issues I want to track this year is how fear damages a free society. This article covers pretty much everything in that area. I'm not sure that's good, and I don't agree with all of it, but there's a lot of stuff worth reading.
I am NOT a fan of TED, so here's some TED-bashing. They do get a lot wrong about science.
I AM a fan of T. S. Eliot and his Four Quartets, read by Jeremy Irons.
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