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Re:Room Temperature Superconductor Drama and Hope by TechBro8615 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:19PM (#36926699)
Why? It has no impact on the validity of the results, and as others have mentioned, the fact scientists are engaging in drama arguably makes it more likely they believe in the results. The drama is about receiving credit for the work, not rushing fraudulent results.
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Re:Room Temperature Superconductor Drama and Hope by pfdietz on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:23PM (#36926728)
It makes it less likely this was the result of careful scientific work. It increases the likelihood there was a screwup somewhere. The more outrageous a result, the more likely that was anyway.
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Re:Room Temperature Superconductor Drama and Hope by mxwsn on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:54PM (#36926953)
Nah. Speaking from experience as a scientist, drama increases with the magnitude of impact. This is far from any confirmation that the result is real, but it's quite consistent with the authors believing it's real.
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Re:Room Temperature Superconductor Drama and Hope by anfilt on Saturday July 29, 2023 @11:09PM (#36927427)
That's my thoughts as well.
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