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I appreciate people posting novel scientific findings on HN. This isn’t that: this is a typically overblown press release from a uni press office. I’m not sure
by arkades 9y ago
I appreciate people posting novel scientific findings on HN. This isn’t that: this is a typically overblown press release from a uni press office. I’m not sure such explicit marketing material masquerading as a science article is a value-add here.
- ascientist 9y agoAs a scientist in a related field, I totally disagree. I feel this is a very balanced article. From my own experience being interviewed by popular press (and in some cases, with my work being overblown to my dismay), I particularly appreciate how Prof Vamivakas was cautious to say that applications are "down the road." This is a press release, to be sure, but not overblown. This is legitimately an interesting result. (Full disclosure: I am in no way connected to this work.)
- lulmerchant 9y agoIt's still a clickbait headline, no matter how interesting it otherwise is. "Negative mass" and "negative effective mass" change the implications quite a lot. One potentially means wormholes, warp drives, quantum gravity, faster than light travel, and time travel. The other does not.