Something deeply silly about this “we don’t know how aerodynamic lift works” article doing the rounds. Mystery is not in the phenomenon but in people’s weird expectations of what “explanations” ought to be able to accomplish. Cc @gravity_levityhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-one-can-explain-why-planes-stay-in-the-air/ …
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That’s not what I mean. It’s actually a well written pop science/philosophy of science article of its genre. The silliness is broader, in general culture around scientific explanations.
9:29 AM - 14 Feb 2020
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