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This is probably a result of the same bias that when you buy a new car you see it everywhere (confirmation bias?) so when Pauli is present and an experiment goe
by bbcbasic 10y ago
This is probably a result of the same bias that when you buy a new car you see it everywhere (confirmation bias?) so when Pauli is present and an experiment goes wrong its another point on the tally of Pauli Effect anecdotes. When he is present and it all works OK no one cares. But obviously this is meant as a bit of fun.
- DigitalJack 10y agoBader-meinhoff effect
- pmiller2 10y agoAppropriately enough, I just mentioned the Baader-Meinhof effect in a discussion only a couple of days ago.
- iamcreasy 10y agoIf anyone is curious, it's one of many Cognitive biases. For more of these check Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases
- HannibalLecter 10y agoWhen he is present and it worked, they suspected he may have caused the experiment to be less successful or to have failed in a way that was not immediately observable.
- krsree 10y agoFor programmers : <q> In computer programming jargon, a heisenbug is a software bug that seems to disappear or alter its behavior when one attempts to study it</q> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenbug#Heisenbug https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenbug#Heisenbug