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One of my dreams is to write an article worthy of being published in Scientific American, and getting it published there. SciAm consistently impresses me - they
by lionhearted 17y ago
One of my dreams is to write an article worthy of being published in Scientific American, and getting it published there. SciAm consistently impresses me - they'll break new and groundbreaking things, but what's more impressive to me is how they avoid not giving into fluff the way many other publications do. And they make science pretty accessible and interesting. I've never written as more than a semi-professional hobby, but I'd love to put some of my research together well enough to get into the magazine at some point.
- bkovitz 17y agoSciAm is indeed amazing, but this particular article seems like pure speculation.
- rjprins 17y agoIt's speculation with logic. You don't always need make measurements to get accurate conclusions. The points in this article sound logical to me and also useful. Dismissing them as "pure speculation" does not seem justified.
- bkovitz 17y agoDon't get me wrong. I love speculation. Speculation drives science, and I don't think any interesting scientific idea can ever be conclusively "proven". Just, what's this article doing in SciAm? For an idea to get into SciAm is a big score because the idea has matured and seems significant. This one just sounds like something a couple guys would kick around over a beer without really knowing much about the topic. See my comments elsewhere on this page for specific, well-known problems that the article doesn't address.