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Re:Do Neutrinos Explain Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry? by andrewflnr on Saturday July 30, 2016 @12:33AM (#12191657)
Someone correct me if I'm misunderstanding, but it looks like the actual answer to the headline is "95% chance of yes". I actually thought it was remarkable for being a counterexample to Betteridge's law.
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Re:Do Neutrinos Explain Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry? by T0T0R0 on Saturday July 30, 2016 @03:00AM (#12191959)
The rule (betteridge's law) says more about the journalists who craft headlines, than it does about news articles ending in question marks.

99% of journalists using interrogative headlines are not being scrupulous, when they do so. This is especially true, if the question seems shocking, or even slightly surprising, in some way.

A semi-scientific article about neutrinos doesn't carry very much emotional investment among ordinary folk.

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Re:Do Neutrinos Explain Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry? by Aelinsaar on Saturday July 30, 2016 @09:06AM (#12192804)
Betteridge, eh? I thought it was Hinchliffe? I'm so confused. :|
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