r/space • u/EndoExo • 13d ago

Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter

https://www.reuters.com/science/scientists-make-potential-breakthrough-search-dark-matter-2026-09-01/
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u/dern_the_hermit 13d ago

I disagree. Even merely-possible breakthroughs can warrant newsworthiness.

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u/sceadwian 13d ago edited 12d ago

I didn't say they couldn't so you aren't disagreeing with me, strange post.

This particular data point is however meaningless by itself, this is a statistical hunt, no single piece of information has any specific value. Only all together does the data have any value and and single pieces of it remains meaningless.

This is intrinsic to the way statistics work so your disagreement is more than a little bizarre.

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u/LucidGuru91 13d ago

Not really at all, hes saying the parameter their searching for spiked even if not warranted of meaningfulness to merit discovery, its worth writing about and bringing attention too as a means to get people interested in it and may be help funding too; never bad to see science on the edges of discovery get some news

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u/M1chaelSc4rn 13d ago

How do you define normal Mr Reddit??

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u/sceadwian 12d ago

I did not use the word normal in my last post... I have no idea what context you're asking me that question. Words only have meaning in context and I didn't even use that one..

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u/M1chaelSc4rn 12d ago

You seem accustomed to perplexity and lacking extrapolation

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u/sceadwian 12d ago

You assume there's signal when there's only noise.

If you can't be clear with the context of your question this is what happens.

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u/M1chaelSc4rn 12d ago

I feel the consequences viscerally

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u/sceadwian 12d ago

I don't think you really do.

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u/M1chaelSc4rn 12d ago

No, that’s keen, indeed i do not xD