Over the Universe—The Best Reactions to the Big Physics News
by Amos Zeeberg
Mar 18, 2014
3 minutes
Scientists, on the whole, are a circumspect lot. When faced with a microphone or reporter’s notepad, most of them (excepting a vocal minority) hedge and temper their language, adding provisos and qualifications, burying significant news behind accurate but unexciting jargon. So when they break out of that mold en masse and start making big claims in bold language, it’s usually a good time to listen.
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