Katie MackMar 3, 2023

‘The most common response I get when I talk about dark matter is: “isn’t this just something physicists made up to make the math work out?”
The answer to that might surprise you: yes! In fact, everything in physics is made up to make the math work out.’

My latest for BBC Science Focus:

https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/everything-physics-made-up/

Yes, everything in physics is completely made up – that’s the whole point

A physicist's task is to constantly create equations that keep up with our observations of physical phenomena.

BBC Science Focus Magazine
Show threadshac ron ₪‎Mar 3, 2023
@AstroKatie So physics is basically very slow machine learning?
Show threadclacke: exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
@shac Physics works the opposite from machine learning as it seeks the simplest and most useful equation possible rather than an incredibly complex black box to throw observations into.

@AstroKatie
Mar 4, 2023 at 12:49pmWeb