Scientific American Gives Up

Good journalism values balance above all else. We owe it to our readers to present everybody's ideas equally and not to ignore or discredit theories simply because they lack scientifically credible arguments or facts. Nor should We succumb to the easy mistake of thinking that scientists understand their fields better than, say, U.S. senators or best-selling novelists do. Indeed, if politicians or special-interest groups say things that seem untrue or misleading, our duty as journalists is to quote them without comment or contradiction. To do otherwise would be elitist and therefore wrong. In that spirit, we will end the practice of expressing our own views in this space: an editorial page is no place for opinions.

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[The Great Gazoo]

*sheds a tear*

Ummm... unlike the previous story, which appears to be genuine after all, you *do* realize this one is an April fool?

[The Great Gazoo]

Really? That's odd 'cause it isn't even April.

But it's the April issue of SA. If you read the whole thing it's clear it's a joke. But the last line removes any doubt:

"... This magazine will be dedicated purely to science, fair and balanced science, and not just the science that scientists say is science. And it will start on April Fools' Day."