Science and Beauty: The Lens of Triperspectivalism

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To the non-scientist, it may come as a surprise that scientists would appeal to aesthetic standards in evaluating the validity of scientific theories. Source
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My Failed Computer Simulation

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I said, “You mean there is a fifth force — why didn't you say so? Just give me the equations for this force and I will add it to my model.” Source
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