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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Reproduceability is key to science. A one-time “eureka!” could be the first step in a paradigm shift — or it could be a fluke. It’s the second, third, and hundredth measurements that put theories to the test.
That’s why recent measurements of the universe’s expansion have piqued interest. Even though astronomers have applied multiple methods relying on completely different physics, they’re still getting similar results: Today’s universe appears to be expanding faster than what’s expected based on measurements of the early universe. Can systematic errors explain this discrepancy? Or are new physics required?
Now Wendy Freedman (University of Chicago) and colleagues have posted a new, "middle-of-the-road" measurement on the astronomy preprint arXiv, adding a twist to the ongoing debate. The study will appear in the Astrophysical Journal.
(Score: 1) by shrewdsheep on Thursday September 19 2019, @11:43AM (3 children)
Much to the contrary. Knowing one of the operators, I have indications that the computer is actually slowed down as the simulation becomes more complex It is actually a Turing Machine implemented physically and operated by turtles. Naturally, the longer they have to walk along the tape, the slower the simulation gets. Also they need more naps. Fortunately, this does not change coherency or clock time within the simulation in any way.
(Score: 3, Funny) by c0lo on Thursday September 19 2019, @01:17PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 19 2019, @01:50PM (1 child)
I read somewhere that turtles was a mistranslation. It was actually tortoises.
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Thursday September 19 2019, @03:03PM
Interesting. I first heard the myth as elephants standing on a turtle that is swimming in the cosmic sea. That would suggest that it *is* a turtle, and not a land-dwelling tortoise, and it's just one turtle, not turtles all the way down. Could the cosmic sea be a later, proof-texting emendation?