The game Wordle took the world by storm last year – you might have seen your friends posting green and yellow boxes on social media, claiming that they have solved this daily word puzzle in three guesses, or that dreaded “X/6,” which means that they didn’t manage to crack it. When one considers what first word to guess, it might be tempting to randomly put a five-letter word at the beginning, but this can actually be reduced to a scientific question…
The game Wordle took the world by storm last year – you might have seen your friends posting green and yellow boxes on social media, claiming that they have solved this daily word puzzle in three guesses, or that dreaded “X/6,” which means that they didn’t manage to crack it. When one considers what first word to guess, it might be tempting to randomly put a five-letter word at the beginning, but this can actually be reduced to a scientific question…
上年網上遊戲Wordle的風潮席捲全球，大家的社交媒體好一陣子都被綠色、黃色和灰色的方格佔據。你可能見過朋友誇耀自己只猜了三次就已解開當天謎題，也有時會沮喪地抱怨當天只能以「X/6」飲恨作結，未能揭開當天謎底。當我們思考應用甚麼單字開始遊戲時，我們也許會很隨性地把一個五個字母長的任意單字填進空格，但其實這其實是一個科學問題…
上年網上遊戲Wordle的風潮席捲全球，大家的社交媒體好一陣子都被綠色、黃色和灰色的方格佔據。你可能見過朋友誇耀自己只猜了三次就已解開當天謎題，也有時會沮喪地抱怨當天只能以「X/6」飲恨作結，未能揭開當天謎底。當我們思考應用甚麼單字開始遊戲時，我們也許會很隨性地把一個五個字母長的任意單字填進空格，但其實這其實是一個科學問題…
上年网上游戏Wordle的风潮席卷全球，大家的社交媒体好一阵子都被绿色、黄色和灰色的方格占据。你可能见过朋友夸耀自己只猜了三次就已解开当天谜题，也有时会沮丧地抱怨当天只能以「X/6」饮恨作结，未能揭开当天谜底。当我们思考应用甚么单字开始游戏时，我们也许会很随性地把一个五个字母长的任意单字填进空格，但其实这其实是一个科学问题…
上年网上游戏Wordle的风潮席卷全球，大家的社交媒体好一阵子都被绿色、黄色和灰色的方格占据。你可能见过朋友夸耀自己只猜了三次就已解开当天谜题，也有时会沮丧地抱怨当天只能以「X/6」饮恨作结，未能揭开当天谜底。当我们思考应用甚么单字开始游戏时，我们也许会很随性地把一个五个字母长的任意单字填进空格，但其实这其实是一个科学问题…
Sometimes, as a scientist, and if you are very lucky, you come across something so crazy in your research that you have to step back and think what on earth is going on? This article addresses this crazy story in terms of how it actually happened – this is sometimes how real science emerges…
有些時候，科學家如果幸運的話，會在研究裏遇上一些奇異的事情，使得他必須退後一步，思考到底出現了什麼問題？本文正是要從事實的角度，來探討這個奇異的故事 — 有時候，真正的科學就是這樣產生的…
有些时候，科学家如果幸运的话，会在研究里遇上一些奇异的事情，使得他必须退后一步，思考到底出现了什么问题？本文正是要从事实的角度，来探讨这个奇异的故事 — 有时候，真正的科学就是这样产生的…
Sometimes, as a scientist, and if you are very lucky, you come across something so crazy in your research that you have to step back and think what on earth is going on? This article addresses this crazy story in terms of how it actually happened – this is sometimes how real science emerges…