Reply to post: a geodesic past the media

a geodesic past the media

"...it needs a measured and careful approach to announcing findings with lots of cross-checking, otherwise they end up looking stupid."

But you can't do too much cross-checking without telling people about it. And the more people you tell, the more likely it is the media will hear and turn their spotlight your way. (IIRC this was partly what happened to BICEP2 -- it leaked to El Graun. But they were also in competition with the people they needed to cross-check with.)

_{You said *snigger* "hyperbolic" *snigger* In a story about *snigger* *snigger* relativity *snigger*}