@neiltyson simple, logical nomenclature, Big gas planet = Uranus?
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@neiltyson Too bad we can’t make “global warming” catch on as a name for what’s happening.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson ...and spots on a leopard are called "leopard spots."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson in biology we do the opposite, spots on your grandma - not grandma spots, liver spotsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson And then there are late type stars dominating early type galaxies and vice versa...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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et Aussies name stuff. 'Dinkiewiller' would be way better. MT
@neiltyson Generally we name things (to) minimize confusion. e.g. “Sun Spots"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson shouldn't they be called star spots though?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson And scientists that are good at giving concise explanations are generally named Frank.#ItsAPunderfulLifeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Better than "Sun Acne," I guess....Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I agree until we get into strange/charm quarks, sleptons, and selectronsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Cosmic rays are not rays.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Thanks! This explains why quarks are named up, down, charm, strangeness, truth and beauty!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I love the understatement of "local group."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@Moonbootica If only my discipline - sociology - has such an approach to its concepts. - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson: Generally in the universe we name things in ways that minimize confusion. e.g. Spots on the Sun are called “Sun Spots"”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson maybe that's because astrophysics is the science of english language while others started within Roman empire and even earlier?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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