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Let's just say that regardless of whether I have any actual knowledge about this specific situation, I know that what I outlined is what happens from other, sim

Let's just say that regardless of whether I have any actual knowledge about this specific situation, I know that what I outlined is what happens from other, similar situations where I definitely have actual knowledge. Let's also say that if I did have any actual knowledge, I would know better than to confirm it and I would definitely know better than to say what I know to a blogger. I do know that knowledgeable people will probably be more open-mouthed around this time tomorrow.

juiceandjuice 15y ago
Ahh the good ole' pre-publication information embargo :) You're right though... somebody (i.e. one of the thousands of collaborators, from undergrads to PIs) probably got the email that said something to the effect "we'll be releasing results on the search for the Higgs tomorrow, and until those results are released you aren't allowed to talk/tweet/email/post/facebook any information about the experiment. Of course, this doesn't mean they know anything about the paper, only that they know there's going to be a paper that discusses something. The people who really know are going to be the ones with the tightest lips.