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The Boston Globe used to have a reputation as a good newspaper. I've had
their site linked on my web page for over a year. The paper carried
regular essays by physicist Chet Raymo, who would certainly have commented
skeptically on this one, particular the freezing water ddemo. But I see
Chet's name is no longer listed as a regular contributor.
This is an example of what we are up against in trying to instill in
students an understanding of science and the scientific methods of
inquiry, a skeptical attitude toward extraordinary claims (a sensitive
"humbug detector"). <snip>