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Song, er, Singh of the Nitpickers
Feb. 16th, 2006 12:53 pmThe new issue of Symmetry hit the streets. In it is Simon Singh's account of the mock feud he got into with pop singer Katie Melua.
Originally, the song went:
( Original lyrics )
Singh persuaded her to re-record the song with more scientifically accurate lyrics:
( Revised lyrics )
He writes, "Thanks to my flippant spat with Katie, people who would never think of picking up my 500-page book on the big bang were getting a dose of cosmology. As a writer who wants to get people excited about science, the writing of the original article was probably the most productive hour of my career."
Originally, the song went:
( Original lyrics )
Singh persuaded her to re-record the song with more scientifically accurate lyrics:
( Revised lyrics )
He writes, "Thanks to my flippant spat with Katie, people who would never think of picking up my 500-page book on the big bang were getting a dose of cosmology. As a writer who wants to get people excited about science, the writing of the original article was probably the most productive hour of my career."
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