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Yes, technically it's not over there is a "New detail about a possible fifth force", but it's not exactly what first jumps to mind? Consider "New details about
by roywiggins 5y ago
Yes, technically it's not over there is a "New detail about a possible fifth force", but it's not exactly what first jumps to mind?
Consider "New details about a possible Game of Thrones book release date" being a similarly unsatisfactory headline if the article content is "it's not in the next 12 months". Technically true, that is a new detail, but is it really what the headline implies?
- jcranberry 5y agoI think that's not the best example since it is assumed this book is eventually coming out. Maybe if it was "New details about a possible Game of Thrones seasons 5-8 do-over" essentially being "no plans in the next 12 months".
- roywiggins 5y agoThe consensus that WoW will ever come out has frayed substantially https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/k4xubh/have_we_as_a_society_given_up_completely_on/ https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/k4xubh/have_we_as_a_...
- sidlls 5y agoA constraint on the domain and range of values is a detail. Restricting the possible range of action for a force is certainly something physicists look for.
- roywiggins 5y agoIt absolutely is very interesting science, but the headline is arguably misleading. It's like saying "we have learned new things about where the body is buried" after searching an area and not finding the body: it's absolutely true, but misleading.
- sidlls 5y agoNo, it isn’t misleading at all. Narrowing a constraint is learning something new. It could very well have gone the other way. Or in a way completely unexpected.