And it’s still news just how bad an idea this was. (HT to BBC Radio 4, which had an item on the story this morning.) Further academic references (which I haven’t read) cited here.
Aretae linked some of the science recently; it’s quite possibly the only situation in which a single article has, provided all the evidence holds true, completely convinced me on an issue. Usually I have reservations, but AFAICT, the researchers have done the due diligence in this case, they’ve -tried- to prove it wrong with new and different data sets, and keep coming back to the same conclusion.
And it’s still news just how bad an idea this was. (HT to BBC Radio 4, which had an item on the story this morning.) Further academic references (which I haven’t read) cited here.
Aretae linked some of the science recently; it’s quite possibly the only situation in which a single article has, provided all the evidence holds true, completely convinced me on an issue. Usually I have reservations, but AFAICT, the researchers have done the due diligence in this case, they’ve -tried- to prove it wrong with new and different data sets, and keep coming back to the same conclusion.