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The Dog That Didn’t Bark

I see that Sense About Science has been rapping the knuckles of celebrities for talking pseudoscience instead of science fact. They’ve produced a nice little leaflet about the tendency of celebrities to talk twaddle.
 
I’m disappointed though that the leaflet doesn’t mention the celebrity who has a solid gold track record of talking twaddle in this area. Who else but Prince Charles? His support for homeopathy and similar "alternative" medicines is shameful. And what a prime example of Unspeak that disgusting phrase "alternative medicine" is…  

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5 responses to “The Dog That Didn’t Bark”

  1. Yihong Avatar
    Yihong

    Hey, sorry to interrupt. But would you please explain for me what does "the dog that didn’t bark" mean, esp in the sentense Dual Nationality: Threat to National Identity, or Harbinger of a Better World?-Or, the Dog that Didn’t Bark and the Dog that Did.?
    Thanks in advance!

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  2. Geoff Avatar
    Geoff

    Tann, just Google the phrase. It comes from a Sherlock Holmes story. It means that what is not said is sometimes more important and contingent than what is said…

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  3. Geoff Avatar
    Geoff

    Tann, further to the previous comment. I can’t find the text of what Nathan Glazer wrote in "Dual Nationality: Threat to National Identity, or Harbinger of a Better World", and therefore I can’t give you my view on what I think Glazer means when he uses these phrases.

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  4. Yihong Avatar
    Yihong

    Wow, thanks for your reply. It’s very helpful:)

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  5. Yihong Avatar
    Yihong

    Wow, thanks for your reply. It’s very helpful:)

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