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SciAm is indeed amazing, but this particular article seems like pure speculation.

• rjprins 17y ago
  It'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 ago
    Don'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.