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The headline reminds me of the expression, "Theory is underdetermined by data" [0]. Seems to me that the only way the headline could be true is if we use the o
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
The headline reminds me of the expression, "Theory is underdetermined by data" [0].
Seems to me that the only way the headline could be true is if we use the older definition of "prove": to test.
I imagine this is just another case of a university PR writer displaying his ignorance, to the great consternation of the researchers.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underdetermination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underdetermination
- 3np 6y agoHeadlines like this kind of discredit the research - because we all know that it's complete BS that it "proves the theory". It's easy to dismiss the whole publication based untruthful headlines like this. The author is quoted with "This result proves the feasibility of neutrino astronomy—and IceCube’s ability to do it", which is a completely different claim.