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It suggests \u2014 and, I suspect, was designed to suggest \u2014\u00a0certain obvious parallels\u00a0to\u00a0debates about contemporary issues such as anthropogenic global warming. \u00a0Of course, the science involved in such debates must be evaluated on its own merits, but the story told in this piece offers an important warning.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 Although a tiny bit on the long side, this is a fascinating article, both on a human level and for the science and scientific history that can be learned from it: \u00a0 http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/94569\/clair-patterson-scientist-who-determined-age-earth-and-then-saved-it \u00a0 It suggests \u2014 and, I suspect, was designed to suggest \u2014\u00a0certain obvious parallels\u00a0to\u00a0debates about contemporary issues such as anthropogenic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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