desmogblog.com - 11/4/2009
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At the risk of piling on, we'd like to add our voice to those who are disappointed by the clumsy unprofessionalism of Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's new book, SuperFreakonomics - at least in regard to its handling of climate ...
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Pwn-Fest continues despite Superfreaks PR spin attempts
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... ” … we’d like to add our voice to those who are disappointed by the clumsy unprofessionalism of Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner’s new book … just because someone is good at Trivial Pursuit doesn’t mean they’ll be a reliable scientist … It’s the kind of blather that superannuated old contrarians (stand up Feeman Dyson) spout in order to entertain themselves at dinner … “
SuperFreaks: Smart, arrogant, ill-informed
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