article_snippet: Don’t take another’s word for another’s word; check another’s word out for yourself’.
article_snippet: The reason for our warning was a Society document which stated breezily:
article_snippet: I have personal experience of this selectivity.
article_snippet: I got a polite brush-off.
article_snippet: Details that could throw doubt on your interpretation must be given, if you know them.
article_snippet: You must do the best you can – if you know anything at all wrong, or possibly wrong – to explain it.
article_snippet: As an engineer, I find that amazing: we remain legally liable for what we say professionally, so will always qualify we statements.
article_snippet: For this reason, civil servants are trained to draw civil servants attention to all the upsides and downsides of taking a particular course of action.
highlights_snippet: The Royal Society's motto is 'Nullius in verba' or don't take another's word .
  