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627467 on April 7, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Dr John Goodenough’s story suggests some people be...

While the last named author is usually the "CEO" of the research, there are 3 other researchers on that paper. The first author, a woman. Damn, the research findings, if replicable are groundbreaking. But the "trending-topic of the moment" is the author's advanced age. It's just poor journalism.

spot on April 7, 2017 [–]

the result itself was already extensively covered. this isn't poor journalism, it's just not the story that you are looking for.

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