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Still, I don't understand why they had to release it all to the general public?
Surely if you want some peer scrutiny, you collaborate at peer level??
They've even released the data to the public, (I understand).
Why take this approach ?
The above quote makes him sound like a saint .. couched in all those "this is crazy" type nonsense ! If its crazy then find someone at your peer level who can make sense of it .. you won't get that from the general public !
Sounds to me like if it turns out to be a valid measurement, this mob are setting themselves up for the Nobel !
Cheers
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Their behaviour is not out of the ordinary. Reporting to the press before a peer review process isn't new, the cold fusion fiasco is a case in point.
There were rumours circulating about a week ago and reported by some physics bloggers, so it appears the scientific community had wind of what was going on before the public.
Regards
Steven