The Skeptics Weigh In

Horatio Strikes Back

Skepticism about the variation in the fine structure inconstant (h/t John Farrell).  Pretty much correlates with which telescope was used.  Hence, with which folks made the observations.  This makes my little pointy quality engineer ears perk up.  Scientists are notoriously careless about issues of measurement system reliability.  (cf. surface station temperature measurements.) 

Scientists take all the fun out of science, double-checking and questioning results...

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Published on September 14, 2010 21:34
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