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SCIENTIFIC IDEAS FOR THE GARBAGE DUMP

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These scientific ideas will drive you crazy

Much has been made of this year's question at John Brockman's Edge, generally described as an online salon. Brockman asked for recommendations about which scientific ideas should be retired, and some 170 salonists replied. Dennis Overbye plucked up a few proposed discards for consideration at Out There, concluding, "No matter who you are, you are bound to find something that will drive you crazy."

SCIENTIFIC IDEAS FOR THE GARBAGE DUMP [1]

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[ Fri. Jan. 24. 2014 ]

These scientific ideas will drive you crazy

Much has been made of this year's question at John Brockman's Edge, generally described as an online salon. Brockman asked for recommendations about which scientific ideas should be retired, and some 170 salonists replied. Dennis Overbye plucked up a few proposed discards for consideration at Out There, concluding, "No matter who you are, you are bound to find something that will drive you crazy."

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[1] https://www.edge.org/news/scientific-ideas-for-the-garbage-dump
[2] https://www.edge.org/annual-question/what-scientific-idea-is-ready-for-retirement
[3] http://blogs.plos.org/
[4] http://bit.ly/M46Baj