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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/science@lemmy.ml

Edit: The paper is total nonsense. Sorry for wasting people's time.

https://youtu.be/Yk_NjIPaZk4?si=dasxM2Py-s654djW

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[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I had my suspicions but I wanted to see what others made of it. The headline was obviously dodgy, but that might just have been the reporting rather than the paper. And I glanced at the paper but didn't dig through. Since then I had a slightly more careful poke through it, and sentences like this ring some pretty loud alarms:

The masses of electrons, muons, and tau can be explained by the different curvatures of universe, galaxy, and solar system, respectively.

Anyway, I appreciate your comments and the comments of the person you replied to. I should have recognized this for what it was.

[-] Scipitie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

Nah, you're doing the right thing: getting input when not sure. That's the way of learning!

Only one request: add the thoughts from this answer to the OP the next time please! Would make reading it a bit easier and better framed, at least for me.

(I.e. "I'm an authority in this field, look at this exciting news!" VS "my bullshit sensors tingle but I don't know enough. What are your thoughts?"

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

That's a good suggestion, thanks.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

The masses of electrons, muons, and tau can be explained by the different curvatures of universe, galaxy, and solar system, respectively.

What the actual fuck? I mean I get that it's a bullshit paper but at least try for god's sake.

[-] match@pawb.social 2 points 2 months ago

like what, the LLM should try harder!

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