Michael Nielsen on why scientists can't tell an anomaly from a revolution
michael_nielsen · x · 2026-11-05
Michael Nielsen reposts a Dwarkesh Podcast clip explaining why scientists often can't tell whether an anomaly needs a minor fix or a scientific revolution: Uranus's orbital mismatch led to Neptune's discovery, but Mercury's identical-looking anomaly required Einstein's relativity — not a new planet.
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