On 24-9-2011 9:30, Warp wrote:
> http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/09/23/switzerland.science/?hpt=ieu_c1
>
Why would this be the end of the world? The world exist even if we don't 
understand it completely.
Anyway, I was surprised that it got so much publicity. It is an 
unconfirmed experiment, and the main message to the physics community is 
to check the result. People tend to think that the report that they 
heard last is the final verdict. Probably quite a few people will take 
home the message that even Einstein was wrong. I don't know what the 
effect on society and science will be in the long run. It could mean 
that it will be used by the anti-science groups or that young bright 
students will be more motivated to finally understand it or both.

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