Debunking Nutty Numbers

A reader of my most recent perchlorate rant (where has that bandwagon gone off to?) suggested I forward my perchlorate posts to Number Watch and ask for the purveyor's take on it, which I have.

Purveyor John Brignell, a professor emeritus in the Department of Electronics & Computer Science, University of Southampton, has quite a little operation going at Number Watch. A little Chaucer, a little debunking, all quite witty, valid and delightful. Here's Prof. Brignell's description:

All about the scares, scams, junk, panics, and flummery cooked up by the media, politicians, bureaucrats, so-called scientists and others who try to confuse you with wrong numbers.

This weekend, spend some time with Number Watch. You'll enjoy it.