Here's the state of play:
@newscientist, reviewing #ApocalypseCow, got its figures wrong.
@carolvorders, perhaps the most famous mathematician in the UK, compounded its mistake, with a colossal maths error.
NS has now retracted its error.
CV, despite several requests, has not.
@newscientist, reviewing #ApocalypseCow, got its figures wrong.
@carolvorders, perhaps the most famous mathematician in the UK, compounded its mistake, with a colossal maths error.
NS has now retracted its error.
CV, despite several requests, has not.
@newscientist @carolvorders Because of their mistakes, several people on social media have accused me of lying. I politely, but firmly, request that they delete these accusations.
@newscientist @carolvorders What makes this esp galling is that I was scrupulous in sourcing my figures and explaining my sums, live-tweeting the references as the film went out. I don't know whether anyone has done that before. I wish the NS and Carol had checked before making their erroneous claims.
@newscientist @carolvorders It's been an interesting, if bruising experience. When I saw the @newscientist and @carolvorders disputing my figures, I assumed I must have got them wrong. Then I checked ...
It's a vindication of the Royal Society's motto Nullis in Verba: take no one's word for it.
It's a vindication of the Royal Society's motto Nullis in Verba: take no one's word for it.
