If one is not just writing history but also trying to condemn and “demolish” one’s enemy, as Neumann is, you need a deeper level of introspection, and a high standard of proof. If not, it’s better to let “silence be a fence for wisdom.” (Pirkei Avot 3:13) It’s not possible to maintain the curiosity and openness you need for real research if you have such a big ax to grind.

I'll hoover up after I've finished washing the dishes.

The parts of a chainsaw include the chain, engine, and handle.

Thus, scientific journalism has devised a way to make information from meetings more readily available: the publication of abstracts and proceedings that are not peer-reviewed, an intermediate step between the transientness of newspaper reports and the permanence of the peer-reviewed paper.