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CERN Confirms Ultra-Rare Particle Transformation, Hints at New Physics (www.sciencealert.com)

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[-] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 12 points 1 month ago

Whatever particle physicists are, idiots they’re not

[-] angrystego@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I think that was directed at the journalists coming up with clickbait, not the scientists.

[-] rah@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

“One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.” ― James D. Watson, The Double Helix

[-] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 2 points 1 month ago

There’s many things in which we shouldn’t take scientists at their word indeed, but in their own field there’s a good chance they have something useful to say