"Today's [gravitational waves] news encompasses at least 2 compelling stories..." bit.ly/1QbrDTz
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jeez can't humans not make *everything* about themselves? #%%@&$ anthropocentrism. THIS IS ABOUT BLACK HOLES COLLIDING
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lol some black holes may agree with you
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@astroengine Stop anthropomorphizing inanimate objects. They hate that.
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seriously though, "the human story" angle on big science news annoys me the same way Fox does with "fair and balanced"
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I don't remotely get why. This *is* about humans (identifying, instrumenting, innovating to get here) and
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and it's also about our humanity -- a world where we don't just survive but strive for more than what's in front of us
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I'd actually argue that this news is the opposite of anthropomorphic -- the "scientific" facts are that two black holes collided, and
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and the "human" narrative is about the tools that heard this (literally;) --
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I'm so insanely moved by this news I almost feel like quitting my job to go chase the perfect gravitational wave ;)
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