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bloat
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Gravitational waves detected by LIGO
a) He says just that, three paragraphs before he uses the shorthand "shakes" - which is in quotes, indicating the inaccuracy of the usage.
madaxe_again
on Feb 11, 2016
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True, but it's a poor analogy. I've read many of his books - and it feels like this got editorialised or ghostwritten into "wrong" - he is usually a precise and excellent explainer of complex concepts.
nevir
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Maybe he makes mistakes, or has trouble explaining some concepts, from time to time?
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