Space/Science » in reply to I think the media caters to the 99.9% of the population who wouldn't understand a scientific explanation.

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• Broadcast power breakthrough at Intel? - ER - 8/22/2008 1:54:34 PM
  • Quantum Tunnelling Energy Transmitter - Bluh - 8/24/2008 10:43:59 PM
  • Here you go... it's a lot cooler than the article suggests... - ARRELL - 8/23/2008 12:21:21 AM
  • Intel blog w/video - Robert - 8/22/2008 4:56:36 PM
    • Broadcast power - ER - 8/22/2008 5:14:37 PM
      • Narrowcast power - Robert - 8/22/2008 8:16:42 PM
        • A little more here - ARRELL - 8/22/2008 10:57:52 PM
  • This is what I hate about popular news articles- they avoid discussing the science like the plague... - ARRELL - 8/22/2008 3:21:57 PM
    • By the way, ER... - ARRELL - 8/22/2008 3:39:24 PM
      • I think the media caters to the 99.9% of the population who wouldn't understand a scientific explanation. - alcaray - 8/22/2008 7:02:30 PM
        • On the other hand, and in this case... - alcaray - 8/22/2008 7:13:42 PM
          • "I doubt that the media knows any more about this story than you do" Not sure where that came from... - ARRELL - 8/22/2008 7:42:12 PM
            • You seemed to want a detailed explanation of how the deed is done. - alcaray - 8/22/2008 8:15:46 PM
              • Nope, just basic principles - ARRELL - 8/22/2008 8:51:44 PM
                • Links please, to this out there information? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/22/2008 9:12:35 PM
                  • OooooKaaay.... - ARRELL - 8/22/2008 10:55:05 PM
                    • "I am not sure what has you so irritated..." - alcaray - 8/22/2008 11:10:07 PM
                      • *shrug* whatever... - ARRELL - 8/22/2008 11:29:48 PM
                        • You say there is indeed such a thing as bad reporting? - alcaray - 8/23/2008 12:13:09 AM
                          • So you agree it was bad reporting...? - ARRELL - 8/23/2008 12:31:55 AM
                            • I don't see enough info in either article to make out how the thing works. - alcaray - 8/23/2008 12:42:20 AM
                              • Ah tunneling. Now I get it. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/23/2008 12:53:20 AM
                              • Okay.... - ARRELL - 8/23/2008 12:50:42 AM
                    • Ooops, here is link - ARRELL - 8/22/2008 10:58:37 PM
            • For instance the power law important here might be 1/r^3 - ARRELL - 8/22/2008 7:44:49 PM
              • It is fun to speculate. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/22/2008 8:16:32 PM
      • If you like what they do to science, - ER - 8/22/2008 5:07:42 PM
        • "you must love what they do to politics. " Totally different animals in my opinion... - ARRELL - 8/22/2008 6:21:31 PM