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"Interesting theories are ones which deny certain assumptions of their audience"http://www-personal.umich.edu/~samoore/teach/bit8852005/files/72362.pdf … ht @r_ganeshpic.twitter.com/6d91cVVYtc
@vgr the other dimension I immediately think of is that of *compression* - that is responsible for timeless interestingness in all domains
@vgr we often find a theory interesting even without any beliefs on the matter at all if it is elegant and explains a lot of data
@vgr as he says, even if its truth is refuted it's still interesting. math stuff, "hot air holds more water than cold air" for weather, evo
@sarahdoingthing there's a reason for that: low-half-life facts. Gell-Mann bet on quarks for beauty, despite apparent contrary evidence
@sarahdoingthing "never believe in experimental data until it has been verified by a good theory." "Data without generalization is gossip"
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