Ask Slashdot: Should More Math and Equations Be Used In the Popular Press? 385
raque writes "The NY Times recently published two op-eds in their Philosophy section, The Stone, discussing how Heisenberg's Uncertainty principle is abused. The second is a followup to the first. The author struggled to make clear his point and left the impression he was creating a strawman argument. In his followup he said he was avoiding equations because he was writing for a general audience. I replied to both articles, asking whether showing some basic equations would have worked better, allowing math to illustrate where metaphors struggled. Now I'm asking the same question to everyone on Slashdot. Would Dr. Callendar have been better off just diving in and dealing with Heisenberg and quantum mechanics using the tools that were developed for it?"
Re:Betteridge (Score:4, Funny)
Do you have an equation to back that law up?
I have a relevant equation on the topic... (Score:4, Funny)
...but /. doesn't support math markup.
Re:Mental capability (Score:5, Funny)
Most people simply do not have the mental capacity to comprehend the meaning of 1 + 1 = 2
I work with integers modulo 2, you insensitive clod!