Douglas Natelson on Nostr: I think there is certainly an interesting scicomm angle here that I've tried to touch ...

I think there is certainly an interesting scicomm angle here that I've tried to touch on in my (not nearly as well read as Ethan's) writing.

Way back when people started pondering "matter" as something to study, it was easy to identify three broadly different types. Solids are dense and rigid. Liquids are dense, but they are not rigid. Gases are very dilute and are also not rigid.