Robert Trossel (Doctor)

Stem cell doctor Robert Trossel struck off by GMC (BBC)
* "A doctor who conned vulnerable patients with multiple sclerosis into spending thousands of pounds for unproven stem cell treatments, has been struck off the medical register."

Stem cell doctor Robert Trossel struck off (Telegraph Newspaper)
* "A doctor who charged vulnerable multiple sclerosis patients thousands of pounds for ''pointless'' and ''unjustifiable'' stem cell treatments was struck off today by the General Medical Council."

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Marc Hauser

Inquiry on Harvard Lab Threatens Ripple Effect (New York Times, August 12, 2010)
* "Harvard’s slow-motion inquiry about the laboratory of Marc Hauser, one of its star academics, has cast a shadow over the several different fields in which Dr. Hauser and his students published papers."

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Richard Feynman

Richard Feynman (Wikipedia)

* "Richard Phillips Feynman (pronounced /ˈfaɪnmən/, May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics (he proposed the parton model). For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman, jointly with Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. He developed a widely used pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions governing the behavior of subatomic particles, which later became known as Feynman diagrams. During his lifetime, Feynman became one of the best-known scientists in the world."

Richard Feynman (Physicist, Nobel Prize 1965) 1918-1988 (Alchemipedia)

* "Name - Richard Phillips Feynman"
* "DOB - May 11, 1918."
* "Death - February 15, 1988."
* "Born - Far Rockaway, Queens, New York."
* "Nationality - American"

I'm An Explorer Okay - Richard Feynman Documentary - The Last Journey Of A Genius [1988] (ALCHEssMIST)

Cargo Cult Science - Richard Feynman
From a Caltech commencement address given in 1974.
Also in Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
* "During the Middle Ages there were all kinds of crazy ideas, such as that a piece of of rhinoceros horn would increase potency. Then a method was discovered for separating the ideas--which was to try one to see if it worked, and if it didn't work, to eliminate it. This method became organized, of course, into science. And it developed very well, so that we are now in the scientific age. It is such a scientific age, in fact, that we have difficulty in understanding how witch doctors could ever have existed, when nothing that they proposed ever really worked--or very little of it did."


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Edward Morley

Michelson–Morley Experiment (Wikipedia)
* "The Michelson–Morley experiment was performed in 1887 by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley at what is now Case Western Reserve University. Its results are generally considered to be the first strong evidence against the theory of a luminiferous aether. The experiment has also been referred to as "the moving-off point for the theoretical aspects of the Second Scientific Revolution"."


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Albert Michelson

Michelson–Morley Experiment (Wikipedia)
* "The Michelson–Morley experiment was performed in 1887 by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley at what is now Case Western Reserve University. Its results are generally considered to be the first strong evidence against the theory of a luminiferous aether. The experiment has also been referred to as "the moving-off point for the theoretical aspects of the Second Scientific Revolution"."


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Hatice Kocaman

Turkish woman claims to be 'world's smallest person'
* "Record adjudicator Kelly Garrett traveled to the Kadirli district of the Mediterranean province of Osmaniye after hearing about Turkish newspapers’ reports on local resident Hatice Kocaman, 21, who is just 72.5 centimeters tall and weighs only seven kilograms."

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay restaurants found to be using pre-prepared meals (Guardian Newspaper, 18 April 2009)
* "It is not hard to guess what Gordon Ramsay said yesterday when he fell victim to a sting by the Sun newspaper, which caught his London gastro-pubs out using pre-prepared meals including boil-in-a-bag coq au vin at mark-ups of 500%. Whatever he said, it probably had an F in it."

Omayra Sanchez

photographs that shook the world: omayra sanchez (Obvious Magazine, August 28, 2008)
* "Omayra Sanchez, 13 years old, was the victim of volcano Nevado del Ruiz's eruption in 1985, that devasted the Armero village, in Colombia. Omayra was trapped for three days under the mud, clay and water that was left from her own house. When the paramedics, with scarce resources, tried to help her, they sadly realized there was nothing they could do, since to remove her from the deadly trap they would have to amputate her legs and the lack of a speacilist on the scene would result in her death."

Bobby Bonilla

The Mets Still Owe Bobby Bonilla $29.8 Million (Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2010)
* "Back in 2000, the Mets’s plan to buy out the remaining year in Bobby Bonilla’s contract seemed like a good one. But as The Journal’s Mike Sielski reports, next year they’ll start paying for it. And suddenly–like so many public pension plans–the idea doesn’t look like so savvy."

Kobayashi

Kobayashi, Hot Dog Champ, Declares Free Agency (Wall Street Journal) July 2, 2010
* "Perhaps taking a cue from LeBron James, who became a free agent this week, competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is declaring his independence and striking out on his own. To do so, he’s willing to sit out this weekend’s hot dog eating contest at Nathan’s Famous on Coney Island, the largest and best-known event in his, er, sport."

Takeru Kobayashi

Kobayashi, Hot Dog Champ, Declares Free Agency (Wall Street Journal) July 2, 2010
* "Perhaps taking a cue from LeBron James, who became a free agent this week, competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is declaring his independence and striking out on his own. To do so, he’s willing to sit out this weekend’s hot dog eating contest at Nathan’s Famous on Coney Island, the largest and best-known event in his, er, sport."

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