Comments on: Citizendium and the criminally insane! http://www.tomrafteryit.net/citizendium-and-the-criminally-insane/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:11:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/citizendium-and-the-criminally-insane/#comment-105494 Tom Raftery Tue, 08 May 2007 06:30:47 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/citizendium-and-the-criminally-insane/#comment-105494 Eoin, thanks. I read it a couple of years ago. That's how I knew about William Minor! It really is a fascinating read Eoin,

thanks. I read it a couple of years ago. That’s how I knew about William Minor! It really is a fascinating read

]]> By: eoin http://www.tomrafteryit.net/citizendium-and-the-criminally-insane/#comment-105491 eoin Mon, 07 May 2007 20:41:38 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/citizendium-and-the-criminally-insane/#comment-105491 Hi Tom, Simon Winchester has written a wonderful novelization about William Minor, called <em>The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder,Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary</em> in the UK (see the Amazon.co.uk <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Surgeon-Crowthorne-Madness-English-Dictionary/dp/0140271287">entry</a>), and <em>The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English Dictionary</em> in the US (see the Amazon.com <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Professor-Madman-Insanity-English-Dictionary/dp/006099486X">entry</a>). Eoin. Hi Tom,

Simon Winchester has written a wonderful novelization about William Minor, called The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder,Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary in the UK (see the Amazon.co.uk entry), and The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English Dictionary in the US (see the Amazon.com entry).

Eoin.

]]> By: Gary Gaughan http://www.tomrafteryit.net/citizendium-and-the-criminally-insane/#comment-105229 Gary Gaughan Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:23:24 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/citizendium-and-the-criminally-insane/#comment-105229 I didn't get to hear the interview on the last word myself but it’s an excellent point, just because a person is crazy doesn't mean they are wrong or don't have a valid point. Also, just because a person is qualified doesn't mean they aren’t capable of misinformation. Korean Hwang Woo-Suk and his fake stem cell research is an example of this. I didn’t get to hear the interview on the last word myself but it’s an excellent point, just because a person is crazy doesn’t mean they are wrong or don’t have a valid point. Also, just because a person is qualified doesn’t mean they aren’t capable of misinformation. Korean Hwang Woo-Suk and his fake stem cell research is an example of this.

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