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I just thought there is a pattern on the "Are Older Than Scientists Thought" part to make a discovery exciting (it seems to be what is indeed exciting here), a
by bwang29 9y ago
I just thought there is a pattern on the "Are Older Than Scientists Thought" part to make a discovery exciting (it seems to be what is indeed exciting here), a quick search on "are older than scientists thoughts " you get
Universe Older Than Thought...
The moon is older than scientists thought..
Land plants are older than scientists thought...
Written zero 500 years older than scientists thought -...
Your dog is 10,000 years older than scientists thought...
Human Species May Be Much Older Than Previously Thought ...
Some [adjective] [commonly known subject matter/celebrities]'s [attribute] is/are [older/newer/bigger/smaller/...] than scientists/we thought.
- aptwebapps 9y agoScientists usually (hopefully!) try not make bigger claims than the evidence supports. Occasionally new evidence emerges that allows them to make bigger claims. Theoretically there should be an asymptotic effect but we're not there yet in some fields.
- xaedes 9y agoIt would be very intersting to see an analysis of the evolution over time of those claims.