The Michelson-Morley experiment of 1887, despite expectations, revealed a null result: no effect. The implications were revolutionary.
  • intelisense@lemm.eeEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I hate that they equate a null hypothesis to failure. The experiment was as far from a failure as I can imagine - it just got results very different from those they expected.

    • intelisense@lemm.eeEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Also… can you imagine how boring it would be if we never got a null hypothesis like this? These unexpected results are exactly what makes doing science exciting!