The Largest Black Hole in the Known Universe
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#2Here is the one thing that really keeps me awake at night: what if our science was the equivalent of a bunch of ants in a typical ant hill in anyone of our backyards, defining a mechanism or "method" through which they have explained for themselves the nature of the solar system?
That's the one thing. And I can't shake it off.
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#3Here is the one thing that really keeps me awake at night: what if our science was the equivalent of a bunch of ants in a typical ant hill in anyone of our backyards, defining a mechanism or "method" through which they have explained for themselves the nature of the solar system? That's the one thing. And I can't shake it off.
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#4Here is the one thing that really keeps me awake at night: what if our science was the equivalent of a bunch of ants in a typical ant hill in anyone of our backyards, defining a mechanism or "method" through which they have explained for themselves the nature of the solar system? That's the one thing. And I can't shake it off.
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#5Nice article, but overuse of italics made me cut and paste into Emacs to read it.
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#6Nice article, but overuse of italics made me cut and paste into Emacs to read it.
There did seem to be some random emphasis going on in that article (not just with italics but with bold text too). It was a little distracting in places (maybe just because I'm dyslexic?) but the article was fascinating enough to keep me reading.
I was a little disappointed that the article ended with speculation though. Given the title, I was expecting something more concrete. But I guess I should be grateful that the author didn't feel the need to sensationalise the truth for the sake of narrative (like so many reporters do these days).
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#7Here is the one thing that really keeps me awake at night: what if our science was the equivalent of a bunch of ants in a typical ant hill in anyone of our backyards, defining a mechanism or "method" through which they have explained for themselves the nature of the solar system? That's the one thing. And I can't shake it off.
Science answers questions with evidence. None of this armchair conjecturing about what ifs. You don't increase smartphone screen resolutions and put rovers on mars with what ifs. Tangible benefits are the fruit of science. Objective results. None of this subjective shit you get from quackery. There's no room for interpretation when a SpaceX Dragon docks at the space station, that happened. Unless you are into solipsism.
There is nothing to shake off when it comes to science. If good science led us to wrong answers it is because of insufficient data, bad process, and human error. Science is the best tool we have ever created. Just look at your smartphone. The transistors in that thing are not individually visible with the human eye but you can post your selfies to snapchat just fine right? Right. Those transistors are measured in nanometers.
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#8Here is the one thing that really keeps me awake at night: what if our science was the equivalent of a bunch of ants in a typical ant hill in anyone of our backyards, defining a mechanism or "method" through which they have explained for themselves the nature of the solar system? That's the one thing. And I can't shake it off.
What makes you think ants are so stupid? They farm, own slaves and have organized raids.
Of course, the ones in your backyard typically don't do that. Those are like boring human villages.
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#9That blazar picture - it would be nice if articles would always credit it as 'artist's conception'. It almost looked like a feasible real light image with the pixellation, so I was rather intrigued.
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#10Wow. In my memory, it was the pressure from the hot gases that kept a star from collapsing on itself. I did not know it was light pressure! Is this a typo in the article, or is it really light pressure holding up stars?