Space-time warp

Posted by Pierre Igot in: Society
June 29th, 2005 • 4:19 am

In the June 25, 2005 issue of The Globe And Mail, science journalist Dan Falk writes:

… speed is equal to distance multiplied by time…

Yikes.

I am guessing that Dan Falk is having a rather difficult time defending himself by arguing that “multiplied” was a typo for “divided“. Just guessing.

Then again, today is July 29 and the “typo” is still there in the on-line version of the article

This also speaks volumes (would that be in cubic feet?) about the average level of basic science training in mainstream media proof-readers…


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