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Why has Quanta degenerated into a mad combination of ineffective science communication and breathless, and slightly envious references to yoga retreats in the N
by kayo_20211030 2y ago
Why has Quanta degenerated into a mad combination of ineffective science communication and breathless, and slightly envious references to yoga retreats in the North of England. It's become a lifestyle magazine for the self-important, science-adjacent middlebrows. Most obviously, it's nerd-sniping for HN.
And before you _instinctively_ (it will be instinctive) downvote me to oblivion, please read the piece and assure yourself that it's not truly a piece of rote trash.
- kayo_20211030 2y agoThis is an example of better writing on the same subject. Clear and concise, and with less extraneous material. It doesn't have the nice animations, but the writing is just better. https://adamilab.blogspot.com/2014/06/whose-entropy-is-it-anyway-part-2-so.html https://adamilab.blogspot.com/2014/06/whose-entropy-is-it-an...