Sara MannsJul 3, 2023
xkcd bot (now with alt text)

title text: Slowly progressing from 'how do protons behave in relativistic collisions?' to 'what the heck are protons even doing when they're just sitting there?'

(https://xkcd.com/2797)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2797)

Actual Progress

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Jul 3, 2023 at 5:05pmWeb
Show threadBen AllenJul 3, 2023
@xkcdbot best description of actual math research I've seen
Show threadVictor GijsbersJul 3, 2023
@plektix @xkcdbot Also, philosophy research.
Show threadSam LevineJul 3, 2023

@xkcdbot Three panel comic.

1. No hair sitting in front of a laptop. Pony tail is standing behind them. No hair says "When I started this morning there were a few edge cases I was confused about.

2. Zoom in on no hair, who says "But now, after a full day of research,"

3. Zoom back out to both figures. No hair says "I'm confused about all the regular cases too."
Pony tail says "Ah, actual progress."

#AltText

Show threadChristoph BergJul 3, 2023
@xkcdbot Story of my life
Show threadFrancis HoJul 3, 2023

This is funny, but I actually do think confusion (at least temporarily) is very valuable in our journey to learn something worthwhile:

https://freeenergy.blog/2022/Learning.html

#Science #learningScience

Learning math and physics by being confused

There are so many resources these days for learning math and physics at all levels, but pretty much all of it is focused on how to understand it and how to derive it in the correct way.

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Show threadToken Sane PersonJul 3, 2023
@xkcdbot obviously works on the same code as me.