[LEAPSECS] The next primary frequency standard?

[Daniel R. Tobias]

On 7 Feb 2010 at 18:31, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:


> In message <alpine.LSU.2.00.1002071544400.27385 at hermes-2.csi.cam.ac.uk>, Tony F

> inch writes:

> 

> >There are some other misleading statements in that article.

> 

> When I read it, I got the feeling of a scientist trying to squeeze a

> two-feet subject through a three-inch hole...


The Language Log, a blog about language and linguistics, constantly 
laments the popular media for garbling and sensationalizing any new 
finding by academic linguists that catches their interest.  The BBC 
is a particular frequent target in this regard.


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