The number of kaon to pion and neutrino/antineutrino decays the team observed is higher than the 8.4 per 100 billion predicted by the Standard Model, but it's still within the uncertainty parameters.

So then how the fuck does that hint at new physics? Idiots.

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 12 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Whatever particle physicists are, idiots they’re not

[–] rah@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

“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 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] rah@feddit.uk 1 points 10 months ago

in their own field there’s a good chance they have something useful to say

Pity this press release wasn't one of them.

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