... which reminds me of an experience a colleague of mine once had. When the first paper about the "Mozart effect" came out (you know, that BS that kids get higher IQ by playing them classical music when they're babies).

Anyway, my friend ran an experiment to confirm the effect and found that there isn't one. They wrote up the study and sent it to the same journal that published the original article. Their manuscript came back right away, with a note from the editor thanking him for his "amusing contribution."

Which leads me to point out that overcoming bad science is only part of what needs to be done. Overcoming ignorance and arrogance is equally important, and putting it out in the open is probably the best way to do that.

TR