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> Why can't journalists use units correctly? I’m pretty sure the answer is - they took physics in high school, they’ve been (on average) at least ten years out
by ojbyrne 4y ago
> Why can't journalists use units correctly?
I’m pretty sure the answer is - they took physics in high school, they’ve been (on average) at least ten years out of high school, and it never came up, even once.
- galangalalgol 4y agoDo people outside of stem fields have this issue with us? It is really strange to think that most people don't remember any calculus or statistics, or chemistry or physics. While my social intelligence is certainly lacking, I do at least feel like I understand what my friends in non-stem careers are talking about, and the opposite is definitely not true.
- oblio 4y agoSTEM knowledge is non intuitive and highly perishable. Plus, they never liked studying it. It's amazing how much you can cram in short term memory that gets erases within day or weeks.
- galangalalgol 4y agoOutside of the relatively narrow niche of web related tech, is any other STEM perishable? Physics, chemistry and calculus haven't changed that much right?
- oblio 4y agoMy bad, I meant it more in the sense that your memory of it decays quickly :-)