"How the Biggest Scientific Discovery of the Year Was ..." Topic

…Kept a Secret.

"Great surprises in science don't just happen–they're engineered.

When researchers announced earlier this week that they might have made what is essentially the scientific breakthrough of the year–echoes from the earliest fraction of a second after the Big Bang known as primordial B-mode polarizations–it seemed to come out of left field. Similarly large announcements, like the discovery of the Higgs boson, generally have followed months of speculation, rumors, and even leaks.

It's standard practice for researchers to keep tight-lipped about their results. No one wants to cavalierly mention half-finished data to a colleague and give them the wrong impression or worse, tip off a rival project. Yet scientists are human, and humans love to gossip. In this world of science blogs and Twitter, the BICEP2 collaboration maintaining secrecy so well is almost unheard of…"
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Armand

Well you certainly don't want to say you discovered something unless you're sure … you actually did …

Exactly…reminds me of Geraldo Riveria and the Al Capon thingy years ago…

P.

Well no matter if they say it quick or after all they can test, someone else has to make it work to become real.

Unless your in a state that has decided that DNA is not real, or gravity is just a decent idea.

Al Capon….a castrated gangster?