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> "Whatever this guy writes about and whatever he believes in, it is not about science." You say that, but you're ignoring the thrust of his argument. Let's s
by ZenoArrow 11y ago
> "Whatever this guy writes about and whatever he believes in, it is not about science."
You say that, but you're ignoring the thrust of his argument.
Let's say, for argument's sake, that the results from Rossi's experiment seem somewhat dubious. Easy to dismiss a single flawed experiment, right?
However, there have been at least four separate reproductions of the experiment results since then (article mentions reports of similar results from Sweden, Italy, Russia and China).
The main question raised by the article can be summarised as: If evidence of a reproducible experiment with unexplained results exists, which is usually a key indicator that the experiment warrants further investigation, why is there sometimes reluctance to investigate when this reproducibility comes along?
Science is not served well by dogma. Interesting results can come from unexpected places. The wilful ignorance of the reproducibility is the issue here.
- emmelaich 11y agoThere were many confirmations of N-rays too. "120 other scientists in 300 published articles" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N_ray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N_ray
- ZenoArrow 11y agoThat's one possible outcome, but we can't be sure until more research is done. A growing body of evidence of new phenomena should be examined scientifically, even if it turns out there's nothing new at all.
- mannykannot 11y ago> Let's say, for argument's sake, that the results from Rossi's experiment seem somewhat dubious. You would not know it from the article, but 'somewhat dubious' is a mischaracterization that suggests the problems might merely be experimental difficulties. In reality, the demonstrations have shown a sustained pattern of concealment and other highly dubious behavior, and there are also significant purely scientific problems, such as the isotope ratios of the alleged by-product. That's before we get into Rossi's earlier activities in high-tech waste management, which led to at least allegations of fraud. You may want to check out the links several of us have provided in these comments, and then ask yourself whether Huw Price has accurately described the situation.
- ZenoArrow 11y agoDo the links provided tackle the reproductions of the experiment, or just Rossi's experiment?
- mannykannot 11y agoYou should read them yourself.
- ZenoArrow 11y agoIf you've already read them, you could save me some time, a simple yes (they cover more than just Rossi's experiment) or no would be useful.