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Originally Posted by Paul Beardsley
I think that "brainiacs" comment is telling. I doubt many people call themselves brainiacs, so it sounds as if the reviewer doesn't know much about science but is guessing that those who do will be impressed by it.
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Well, considering that Roger Ebert (who is as 'lay' as a layperson gets) wrote the review, I'm guessing that you are correct. I think he puts himself in the 'those who sometimes look at the sky and think, man, there's a lot going on up there, and we can't even define precisely what a soliton is' category.
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