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I do not like this clickbait title. Just tell us what the experiment was. This seems designed to build a narrative about something rather than telling people ab
by ufmace 6y ago
I do not like this clickbait title. Just tell us what the experiment was. This seems designed to build a narrative about something rather than telling people about an interesting experiment.
- sp332 6y agoWell, it's what the article does, so I think that's a fine reason to have a title that promises that.
- hn_throwaway_99 6y ago> Well, it's what the article does Barely. I would have liked to know much more about the details of the experiment, but also why people were initially so skeptical, and what happened to make these people come around.
- borngames 6y agoDetermine the (very fast and unusual) orbits of stars circling sagittarius a*, thereby inferring its existence and mass.
- Causality1 6y agoSeconding this. There's a grand total of two sentences vaguely describing what she wanted the instrument to do but zero information whatsoever about how that differed from its normal operation, why nobody thought it would work, or why it posed a risk to the instrument. This article is just a bunch of compliments toward Dr. Ghez.
- netsharc 6y agoWell duh, it's an article nicely applauding the person who just won a significant prize/recognition, if you wanted to find out more about the research you're sitting in front of a machine which can help you find that.
- mhh__ 6y agoDo you guys not read the article at all? How is it clickbait to describe what he did - the Nobel Prizes aren't that interesting as science goes (good science is good science from the day it was published until now), the human side is what draws many to an article like this. There is the "Science is interesting, and if you disagree you can fuck off" approach, but why not give it some style.
- gameswithgo 6y agopart of getting things done, in science or business or sport or art, is being able to convince people to do the things that need doing. there is usually a social / political aspect that has to be managed.