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The other day I was looking for an interesting periodic table graphic for the background image of the science scout twitter account, and whilst doing so I came across many many different versions of the famous layout. However, I also noticed that a lot of them didn't…
To all the people arriving here via a search for "Washingtonian blog": The following table is provided as a public service so that you can keep your pseudonymous posters straight:
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Mary Rosh
John R Lott Jr
How wonderful John Lott…
Summary: Lott now claims that an incriminating file where he had been caught cooking his results was not meant to have been on his website and was only there because his webmaster screwed up. Unfortunately, his latest story is full of holes.
Way back in September last year I…
Bill Gates had a lot of thoughtful things to say about technology and social innovation at the recent Techonomy conference, including a nice plug for Tomorrow's Table!
"There's a lot of great thinking [from both the GMO and organic communities], which lead to things you should care about-…
"Editor's note: This table was included in a PDF document ConfirmingFigures&Tables1to5.pdf that was downloaded from johnlott.org on Sep 3 2003. The modification date on the file was set to Jan 18 2004. The document properties as reported by Acrobat Reader say that it was created on Sep 2 2003."
So what? That only tells us when it was last modified. It doesn't tell us what the modification was. It could have been a format change, it MAY have been a formula change. But we just don't know. Of course, we could just ask Dr. Lott what he changed, assuming he'll remember such a small detail.
Actually, I have another question, you said it was "downloaded on Sept. 3, 2003, yet it was dated Jan. 18, 2004? What's wrong with this picture???