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shevy-java 14 hours ago

It can be simplified to this question:

- Do C. elegans offspring show a modified behaviour unrelated to a changed genome sequence?

That is a fairly simple question. The answer to it should be simple too.

You always have to distill complicated papers that babble about things to a minimum statement.

Aurornis 14 hours ago | parent | next [-]

By waving away the hard parts you’re missing why it’s not a simple question in the context of this paper (what I was writing about).

The behavioral test they used showed different results under different circumstances. Even variables like temperature might impact the behavior exhibited in the test.

> You always have to distill complicated papers that babble about things to a minimum statement.

Disagree. You always have to read the papers and understand the details.

ambicapter 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> That is a fairly simple question. The answer to it should be simple too.

This hardly follows.

chrisweekly 14 hours ago | parent [-]

Agreed. Also, "simple isn't easy".

capitol_ 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> That is a fairly simple question. The answer to it should be simple too.

"Is P equal to NP" is also a simple question.

phoronixrly 14 hours ago | parent [-]

The answer should be simple, too -- either yes or no. OP did not imply proving it would be simple.

capitol_ 13 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I'm pretty sure that you won't be able to claim your 1 million dollars from the Clay Mathematics Institute by just answering yes or no.

thfuran 10 hours ago | parent [-]

That's why I'm going to go with a friend. I'll say yes, he'll say no, and we'll split the winnings. Easy money.

Aurornis 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

OP did imply that the paper contained the simple answer, though.

It’s easy to say that the truth is simple if you ignore everything about exploring whether or not a paper is an accurate representation of the truth.