Inaccuracy in reporting astronomy and science |
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Inaccuracy in reporting astronomy and science |
| Guest_Sunspot_* |
 Dec 11 2009, 08:47 AM
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That is absolutely appalling journalism of the lowest standard. Shocking really.
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Dec 11 2009, 08:58 AM
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 Merciless Robot  Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
That's an excellent & most polite way of putting it, Sunspot.
What I find most astonishing is that this was essentially a local piece touting an internationally recognized gigantic technical achievement by a local manufacturer in a business journal. No doubt at all in my mind that the reporter drew TREMENDOUS heat from a lot of big wheels pretty near & dear to his publisher...which is poetic justice, really. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Dec 11 2009, 11:20 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Well - the Daily Mail, not my favorite newspaper - picked up on the Norway Spiral - they emailed to ask questions, get more info about it - and I don't think they did too bad a job of it really.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/...ssile-test.html |
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Dec 11 2009, 11:28 AM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
The Daily Mail actually does a pretty good job of science reporting, usually. They've covered Mars stories very well in the past.
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Dec 11 2009, 08:01 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 646 Joined: 23-December 05 From: Forest of Dean Member No.: 617 |
Gonna have to take your word for it on that one, Stu
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Dec 12 2009, 09:22 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Seriously, the Mail's science writer, (Michael Hanlon, I think his name is) is always very accurate and reliable when he writres up astronomy stories, I've never had any issues with anything he's written. And his book "The Real Mars" is a great read, one of my fave Mars books actually.
Okay... so... the Phoenix Mars "rover" was bad... I will just present this for you all without any comment, apart from "Cracking headline, Gromit..." http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report_ind...on-moon_1322785 
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Dec 12 2009, 04:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1582 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
Organic chemistry means life. Irrefutable.
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Dec 12 2009, 04:47 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2785 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
And having an amino acid fall together or PAH's glom up after some simple precursors bump into each other is barely even organic chemistry (in my opinion).
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Dec 12 2009, 04:56 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
That a "senior space scientist" would declare "the presence of large sheets of ice" on the Moon and then go on to emphasize (in addition!) the "discovery of water molecules there" is amusing.
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| Guest_PhilCo126_* |
Dec 20 2009, 05:27 PM
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Well these are O.K. ...
The top 10 space & astronomy related discoveries of the past decade: http://news.discovery.com/space/top-10-spa...ies-decade.html Then why the hell would you post this in a thread on inaccuracy in reporting? |
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Dec 20 2009, 05:36 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1281 Joined: 18-December 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 124 |
NASA Reveals FIRST EVER Photo of LIquid On Another World
Do they mean first in the same way we discover keep discovering evidence for the presence of water on Mars in the past? -------------------- Lyford Rome
"Zis is not nuts, zis is super-nuts!" Mathematician Richard Courant on viewing an Orion test |
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Jan 5 2010, 02:30 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
I was just searching through You Tube videos for the Rover lansings and I couldn't help but notice quite a few references to the "Mars Rover Phoenix." So I went back to Google and did a broad search for "Mars Rover Phoenix" in quotes. Over 27,000 mentions came up.
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Jan 5 2010, 02:47 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Sigh. I think I understand why this is happening, though it's no excuse. The longevity of Spirit & Oppy as well as their status as cultural icons makes the general public assume that anything we put on Mars is a rover.
That explanation definitely does not let would-be science journalists off the hook, though, esp. in the era of Google. 
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Feb 12 2010, 01:51 AM
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 Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 48 Joined: 8-December 05 Member No.: 603 |
I watched the launch of SDO on a cable news channel this morning. The anchors seemed completely unclear on what it was they were witnessing. Here are some of the gems that I remember:
"Do you know where this rocket is going? - It's going to the Sun!"  "So, it's basically a giant rocket-camera." "The Atlas 5 is going to take pictures of the Sun." 
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Feb 12 2010, 08:08 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 890 Joined: 18-November 08 Member No.: 4489 |
in response to bart
yes it is very sad . just as sad as the "new" users over on LinuxQuestions forum why can not even do a Google search or try to install 10 year old software on a NEW laptop unfortunately i do not think there is a fix for ether the journalists or MS win "clickers" |
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