Expertise vs. Puffery and the Haitian Earthquake
Friday, January 15, 2010 - 15:42
in Earth & Climate
I just read a Scientific American article about an expert who predicted last week that an earthquake near Port-au-Prince would be catastrophic. He was not predicting that such a quake was imminent but rather that it was a calamity waiting to happen. Contrast that with a recent sparring match I've had with a misguided blogger who claims to have a theory that predicts earthquakes--but said nothing about an impending tragedy in Haiti.