Re: [Phys-l] Mary Burgan's Defense of Lecturing

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

I sometimes think that hyperbole is in the eye of the beholder.
For example: "more excess energy production has been demonstrated
 by cold fusion enthusiasts in the last half century than from
the combined efforts of all hot fusion researchers in a similar period
and at one ten thousandth the cost."
This certainly sounds hyperbolic to a casual  browser of scientific
 results.    But is it?

Brian Whatcott    Altus OK

At 12:12 AM 2/19/2007, Jack,  you wrote:
> The question, "What is Science?", given the context, is a good one.
> Hyperbole, however, does not assist in finding an answer.
>                                 Regards,
>                                         Jack
>
>
> On Sun, 18 Feb 2007, Brian Whatcott wrote:
>
> > ...just what DOES qualify as science: someone
> > who weaves elaborate theories of the unobservable? -  as it might
> >  be strings or the events at the first millisecond of creation?
> > It is a puzzle.


Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!