In Defense of Beer-Drinking Scientists

[sanj]

http://life.lithoguru.com/index.php?itemid=119

[sanj]

Best line:

"Thus, the entire study came down to only one conclusion: the five worst ornithologists in the Czech Republic drank a lot of beer."

[delano → sanj]

So true. And the most useful line:

"I was making two cardinal mistakes in my approach to this startling scientific development: 1) I trusted my limited anecdotal evidence over a statistically valid scientific study, and 2) I based my understanding of the science on a journalist’s description of a technical paper."

[Prrometheus]

This doesn’t invalidate the observation that it would be an interesting topic for a proper study.

[bayareaguy]

"He was a wise man who invented beer." - Plato

[dhimes]

I'll drink to that!