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Good breakdown of why this is probably just noise https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/11/26/this-is-why-the-x17-particle-and-a-new-fifth-force-pro
by jcroll 7y ago
Good breakdown of why this is probably just noise https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/11/26/this-is-why-the-x17-particle-and-a-new-fifth-force-probably-dont-exist/#598bdf3d2e82 https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/11/26/this...
- justAnotherNET 7y agoI find it interesting that the top voted rebuttal to a CERN hosted article is a Forbes one.
- knzhou 7y agoYou need to look at the source. Most Forbes content is bad, but this is Ethan Siegel's blog, which is usually pretty good. The CERN article is also good, and the two don't actually contradict each other -- nobody is rebutting anybody else. An anomaly which has only a 5% chance of holding up still is extremely exciting. Probably not worth all the media attention it randomly got, but definitely worth more investigation by physicists.
- saalweachter 7y agoIt's that moment where they're about to draw the last number of this week's lottery and you've matched every number so far.
- alasdair_ 7y agoI case anyone wasn’t already aware - Forbes.com allows just about anyone to publish on their platform. Their editorial standards are FAR more lax than the print publication that shares its name.
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