In the past, we have discussed where we get our news from and if the source is reliable. I am disappointed to say that one of my most trusted tech news sites, CNet.com, is spreading ideas that I find ignorant through people who contribute to popular blogs on their website.
Apparently, Chris Matyszczyk of CNet.com's Technically Incorrect is afraid that the LHC is going to destroy our world. In the post he specifically refers to the scientists as "mad" without any evidence other than the clever youtube video rap that scientists made.
Earlier in the year we discussed the common view of scientists in today's society. Many of the perceptions that we came up with were common stereotypes that scientists were "mad" or crazy in some way. Matyszczyk's post contributes to these stereotypes and further perpetuates them.
However, there is one piece of good news from this blog. It seems that Matyszczyk's readers are much more up to date and reasonable with the information about the Large Hadron Collider. Many comments accuse Matyszczyk of being ignorant and spreading uninformed ideas about the LHC to scare the public.
I know that CNet.com itself is not responsible for the blog content on its site (only the actual news) but it still worries me that this piece of media was so massively spread via their website. I truly realize now how having multiple sources of news can help a person fully understand all sides of the story. If I had taken this post at face value, I would have been a very poorly informed individual indeed.
What are your thoughts? Feel free to use the comments section!
Earlier in the year we discussed the common view of scientists in today's society. Many of the perceptions that we came up with were common stereotypes that scientists were "mad" or crazy in some way. Matyszczyk's post contributes to these stereotypes and further perpetuates them.
However, there is one piece of good news from this blog. It seems that Matyszczyk's readers are much more up to date and reasonable with the information about the Large Hadron Collider. Many comments accuse Matyszczyk of being ignorant and spreading uninformed ideas about the LHC to scare the public.
I know that CNet.com itself is not responsible for the blog content on its site (only the actual news) but it still worries me that this piece of media was so massively spread via their website. I truly realize now how having multiple sources of news can help a person fully understand all sides of the story. If I had taken this post at face value, I would have been a very poorly informed individual indeed.
What are your thoughts? Feel free to use the comments section!
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