When this was first published, the only source l could find was NewScientist; everyone else seems to have copied that over-sensationalized article. Found the paper a little while later(lost it...
When this was first published, the only source l could find was NewScientist; everyone else seems to have copied that over-sensationalized article.
Found the paper a little while later(lost it again, sorry!) and it made no mention of any parallel universe stuff.
While this was an extreme example, this happens all the time, especially for information-dense or paywalled content, but especially when both. Sensational headlines and intro paragraphs enter the...
While this was an extreme example, this happens all the time, especially for information-dense or paywalled content, but especially when both.
Sensational headlines and intro paragraphs enter the viral echo-chamber, where sources get laundered out, information simplified to < 4th grade level, a massive 'telephone game' is played, and the end result is conspiracy memes shared by Grandma on Facebook 3 months later.
When this was first published, the only source l could find was NewScientist; everyone else seems to have copied that over-sensationalized article.
Found the paper a little while later(lost it again, sorry!) and it made no mention of any parallel universe stuff.
While this was an extreme example, this happens all the time, especially for information-dense or paywalled content, but especially when both.
Sensational headlines and intro paragraphs enter the viral echo-chamber, where sources get laundered out, information simplified to < 4th grade level, a massive 'telephone game' is played, and the end result is conspiracy memes shared by Grandma on Facebook 3 months later.
This is suspiciously like the plot of the movie Tenent which is coming out soon. I think this was a headline in search of a story.