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Note that this is a Dutch news channel, and the article is in Dutch. Usually, when they report on a discovery done by Dutch researchers, it is considered newsw
by Vinnl 7y ago
Note that this is a Dutch news channel, and the article is in Dutch.
Usually, when they report on a discovery done by Dutch researchers, it is considered newsworthy because the researchers are Dutch, not because the research itself is particularly noteworthy. So in addition to the usual reservations that one should have when noteworthy discoveries make the news, there's an extra reason not to hold your breath until you see this appear in international publications as well.
- dang 7y agoThis comment was about https://nos.nl/l/2327076 https://nos.nl/l/2327076, which was the submitted URL. (A moderator has since changed it.)
- Fnoord 7y ago> Usually, when they report on a discovery done by Dutch researchers, it is considered newsworthy because the researchers are Dutch, not because the research itself is particularly noteworthy. "Usually"? Do you have examples?
- Vinnl 7y agoJust consider how many of these articles made international news, even though the research theoretically applies internationally: https://nos.nl/zoeken/?q=%22Nederlandse+onderzoekers%22 https://nos.nl/zoeken/?q=%22Nederlandse+onderzoekers%22
- Fnoord 7y agoThat is just a generic search query. I checked the top 10 search results (in two browsers). These were all internationally reported one, even specifically on HN, or they're only locally relevant (such as who in NL won the Spinoza award). Please link some specific examples.