Cam:
QuoteYou need reactors, not theories.
Hear hear! You need powerful enough and long-running enough reactors tested completely independently of their inventor by highly capable renown organizations. You need replicable results, at least statistically. And it has never happened.
QuoteIn conclusion, Levi had by far all the scientific knowledge to understand the simple flow calorimetry used in the demo and all the required suspiciousness and skills to detect any possible artifact or trick. It's absolutely impossible that Rossi could have fooled him.
I do agree that nobody took proper precautions nor does the ecat seem to heat anything which has led to this old lampooning of Rossi photo page: http://www.moletrap.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Rossicaptions For all the power the ecat is supposed to make and for the smallness of the room, it seems pretty icy in there.
Levi is an undistinguished, obviously (from his appearance) very stressed out, assistant professor (since forever) who has written no significant paper on his own (or as leading author) in any area of physics, nuclear engineering or related fields. His main area of interest and accomplishment seems to be coffee brewing devices. I suspect Rossi pulled the wool over his eyes with the same ease Rossi bamboozled poor Focardi.
https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/giuseppe.levi/ <-- Levi's CV and publication list (tabs) Google translate is your friend if you don't read Italian.
BTW, James Randi is a hero who has saved countless lives by exposing dangerous scams and who has saved investors millions if not billions of dollars.
Post edited to remove allegations of improper conduct by someone other than Rossi. Alan.