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Media overhypes a cautious plea for assistance made by scientists. Scientists receive their assistance, and announce that the discrepancy has been resolved. M

• nitrogen 13y ago
  Then there was the part where the scientists resigned/were forced to resign. That part was truly overkill.
  • RyJones 13y ago
    better than the ones that could be criminally convicted for earthquake prediction failures. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-23/italian-scientists-convicted-over-earthquake-warning/4328046 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-23/italian-scientists-con...
    • InclinedPlane 13y ago
      That case is more complicated. Notwithstanding the screwed up nature of the Italian courts, those scientists didn't just fail to predict an earthquake they actively encouraged people to ignore the danger. The scientists in question claimed that the tremors removed energy from the fault zone and actually made the situation safer and that there was "no danger". Now, I think it's still open for debate whether what the scientists did justifies charges of manslaughter, but the idea that they were charged merely for failing to predict earthquakes is very wrong.
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