18th November 2010, 01:54 PM
The press (as a whole) are idiots.
If you track any story back to its original source, you'll probably find out its got nothing to do with what the press say it is.
A great example is the research on the salinity of the overturning halide current thingy (gulf stream is part of it).
The researchers talk to the press, the press say that fresh water dumped at the top of the gulf stream is diluting the salinity which could cause it to stop or move.
Some one makes a film about this causing a new ice age.
Now I accidently found an article in a nerc magazine that wasn't hyped up by the press. The researchers said that they'd done some measurements, found salinity to be low, were concerned BUT they didn't know the natural variability of the system so need to take further readings
During the period of the further readings, the press claimed a new ice age was coming and the film was made.
After the film was released the researchers finished their program of readings and published their results....it turned out the low readings were within the natural variability of the system.
Ooops press! Think you made a disaster out of nothing.
If you track any story back to its original source, you'll probably find out its got nothing to do with what the press say it is.
A great example is the research on the salinity of the overturning halide current thingy (gulf stream is part of it).
The researchers talk to the press, the press say that fresh water dumped at the top of the gulf stream is diluting the salinity which could cause it to stop or move.
Some one makes a film about this causing a new ice age.
Now I accidently found an article in a nerc magazine that wasn't hyped up by the press. The researchers said that they'd done some measurements, found salinity to be low, were concerned BUT they didn't know the natural variability of the system so need to take further readings
During the period of the further readings, the press claimed a new ice age was coming and the film was made.
After the film was released the researchers finished their program of readings and published their results....it turned out the low readings were within the natural variability of the system.
Ooops press! Think you made a disaster out of nothing.