If you are interested in that paper cartoonist John Cook came up, you can read all about it at < http://joannenova.com.au/2013/05/cooks-fallacy-97-consensus-study-is-a-marketing-ploy-some-journalists-will-fall-for/#more-28451 > On 21 May 2013 20:55, Anne Casey <writan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > However, 97% of published scientists disagree with you, Rod. > > http://www.uq.edu.au/news/?**article=26185<http://www.uq.edu.au/news/?article=26185> > > And most of the rest work for oil companies and the like. > > Anne Casey > > > At 07:13 PM 21/05/2013, you wrote: > >> OT >> >> Hi Petra >> >> I learned something called “The scientific Method†nearly fifty years >> ago when I received my first parchment that says “Bachelor of Science†. >> > > **************************************************** > To view the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/** > austechwriter <//www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter> > > To unsubscribe, send a message to > austechwriter-request@**freelists.org<austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>with > "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). > > To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION > modes) go to > www.freelists.org/list/**austechwriter<//www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter> > > To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@ > **freelists.org <austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > **************************************************** > -- Rod Stuart 6 Brickhill Drive Dilston, TAS 7252, Australia <rod.stuart@xxxxxxxxx> M((040) 184 6575 V(03) 6328 1543