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From: erict@flatline.UUCP (eric townsend)
Newsgroups: sci.misc,rec.mag
Subject: Re: Omni-Americans
Message-ID: <466@flatline.UUCP>
Date: 20 Mar 88 16:40:57 GMT
References: <5017@uwmcsd1.UUCP> <2790@gryphon.CTS.COM> <1221@uop.edu> <2118@coherent.com>
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Summary: accuracy of magazines Omni vs. Nat'l Enquirer

In article <2118@coherent.com>, dplatt@coherent.com (Dave Platt) writes:

> I tend to agree.  Some of the speculations published in Omni may turn
> out to be the truth...

Didn't one of the SciAm folks do some research that compared the
validity of SciAm predictions/statements in articles with articles
from our friend, the National Enquirer, and find that Nat'l Enq
was more accurate?

I remember an acquaintence (one I normally trust) telling me something
about this, but I don't remember the details.  It all has to do with
how the publication presents its ideas: "Wouldn't it be neat if it worked
like this..." vs "We've figured this out, and this is how it works.."

> Dave Platt
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>     INTERNET: coherent!dplatt@ames.arpa, ...@sun.com, ...@uunet.uu.net


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