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  • Some of us in the US are fully aware of the situation, keeping ourselves updated with the latest information, engaging in community efforts, etc. and don’t have the energy to keep looking at the problem during our little time away from the problem. Does that make us Ostrich-like?

    But of course, that doesn’t mean our experiences should dictate the way the rules are interpreted in a community meant for a global (albeit mostly English-speaking) audience.



  • My understanding of most Flash material is that he runs fast but then meets villains who run faster so then they have a fast-off and then the Flash unlocks new fast-ness to be faster than the villain. This keeps happening until they are basically breaking space-time.










  • TheOakTree@lemmy.ziptoScience Memes@mander.xyzI love science
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    2 months ago

    I know they’re not a scientist. But to say they have no grasp or interest in science would also be wrong, so I think the answer lies somewhere in the gray area, and not this black and white perspective presented in OP.

    You can be enthusiastic and have a simplified-but-robust understanding of some kinds of science, that doesn’t make you less of an enjoyer. But there are certainly people who only understand at a surface level, yet pretend to be immersed in the material and demand to be treated like experts.


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    2 months ago

    Does an F1 driver need to understand and utilize advanced calculus on the track to do well? I feel that concepts like grip/slip, aero, centripetal force, and weight transfer are intimately linked to an intuition for physics, even if they aren’t being understood at a calculus-requiring level by the driver.

    Yet, I would struggle to call that situation “outreach” or “popularizarion.” I would still consider the driver’s understanding of physics as tangential to science.