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Ten Percent Myth

Matt Jones jonesmat at physiology.wisc.edu
Tue Feb 12 13:29:57 EST 2002


John Seney <wd1v at mediaone.net> wrote in message news:<wd1v-41190A.06325712022002 at netnews.attbi.com>...
> In article <b86268d4.0202111323.1a3c42ea at posting.google.com>, 
> jonesmat at physiology.wisc.edu (Matt Jones) wrote:
> 
> 

> are dead. Thus, how could we know what they think today about any 
> product that came out after they died? But Linus Pauling might not be 
> your best example. 
> 
> Linus Pauling DID receive a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research
> in natural levels of ascorbic acid found in various animals which led
> to his suggestion that mega-doses of Vitamin C could be helpful - 
> especially in environments and diets that reduced natural levels via
> caffiene, nicotene, stress, etc. 


Agreed, Pauling is a bad example. He was a brilliant chemist, and he
was making statements about chemistry, after all.

In fact, all the famous scientists whos names and images are
appropriated for popular advertising of products or ideas are probably
brilliant. Crick and Edelman, two Nobel winners, neither of whom are
originally famous as neuroscientists, are both now preeminent
neuroscientists due to their recent work in this area. To say the
least, this work has been thought-provoking, and we are all better off
because they did it, whether either body of work ends up being "right"
or not.

Cheers,

Matt




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