Science Memes

14590 readers

595 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Rules

Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
Keep it rooted (on topic).
No spam.
Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.

Research Committee

[email protected]

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

229

Should Neutron Stars be Added to the Periodic Table? (jabde.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

25 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 67 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The last twenty have half-lives shorter than Australian prime ministers, and are of equally limited utility to science.

Shots fired.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks instant run-off ranked choice!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Huh. Could you explain?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

The alternative vote is a winner-take-all electoral system that allows 1 of the 2 parties to win all the legislative power without actually having the majority of the first vote leading to the prime ministers to make bad choices due to not properly engaging with the electorate.

More context on this