Comments on: A Long Unexpected Homecoming — and, “Why Truth Loses” http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/06/25/a-long-unexpected-homecoming-and-why-truth-loses/ Where science collides with life, slams into culture, crashes with politics, and gets totaled. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SLC http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/06/25/a-long-unexpected-homecoming-and-why-truth-loses/#comment-61593 SLC Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:41:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=9882#comment-61593 A little OT but Newsweek is reporting that the newspapers that pumped up climategate are now retracting their initial stories. This, of course, will not have the slightest effect on the global warming deniers who will find other phony controversies to trumpet. http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/the-gaggle/2010/06/25/newspapers-retract-climategate-claims-but-damage-still-done.html A little OT but Newsweek is reporting that the newspapers that pumped up climategate are now retracting their initial stories. This, of course, will not have the slightest effect on the global warming deniers who will find other phony controversies to trumpet.

http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/the-gaggle/2010/06/25/newspapers-retract-climategate-claims-but-damage-still-done.html

]]> By: Jon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/06/25/a-long-unexpected-homecoming-and-why-truth-loses/#comment-61550 Jon Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:28:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=9882#comment-61550 This 2006 article, I think, sends the wrong message (it;s too adversarial--although it's not a surprising message considering when it went out): http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/14/AR2006111401176.html This 2006 article, I think, sends the wrong message (it;s too adversarial–although it’s not a surprising message considering when it went out):

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/14/AR2006111401176.html

]]> By: John Kwok http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/06/25/a-long-unexpected-homecoming-and-why-truth-loses/#comment-61547 John Kwok Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:46:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=9882#comment-61547 Chris, If you see Austin, give him my regards. Haven't seen him in months and probably should reconnect at some point. Hope yours is a great talk. Regards, John Chris,

If you see Austin, give him my regards. Haven’t seen him in months and probably should reconnect at some point.

Hope yours is a great talk.

Regards,

John

]]> By: Jon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/06/25/a-long-unexpected-homecoming-and-why-truth-loses/#comment-61546 Jon Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:38:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=9882#comment-61546 I bet you could have some interesting conversations with Susan Jacoby (if you haven't already): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Jacoby Her last two books seem very relevant to your work. I bet you could have some interesting conversations with Susan Jacoby (if you haven’t already):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Jacoby

Her last two books seem very relevant to your work.

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