Template:Did you know nominations/Tai's model

Tai's model

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... that a 1994 paper tried to pass off ancient Babylonian mathematics as a new discovery in diabetes care?

Source: https://www.iflscience.com/in-1994-a-paper-claimed-to-invent-a-key-mathematical-rule-established-centuries-ago-78368

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Saxe–Goldstein hypothesis

Created by Zanahary (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

꧁Zanahary꧂ 02:45, 8 May 2025 (UTC).

... that a diabetes researcher rediscovered ancient Babylonian mathematics in 1981? Bremps... 03:51, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: What a fun read— thank you for making this page! Looks new, good in length, neutral, sourced, and nothing concerning on copyvio. It'd be nice if the article had a lead before going on the main page, but that's up to you, and not a requirement for DYK. Passing, cheers! Johnson524 07:01, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

I'm not happy with ALT0. Tai clearly made an embarrassing mistake, but "tried to pass off as" has a distinct connotation of intentionality that the sources do not support. Thoughts? Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

Considering her continued defense of her model as novel and distinct from the trapezoidal rule, I think it is a reasonable description. ꧁Zanahary꧂ 15:33, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

The alt, as written, implies that Tai knew her model was ancient Babylonian mathematics when she published the paper, which is not supported by the sourcing. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 15:36, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

Ah, good point. How about the following: …that a 1994 paper tried to claim ancient Babylonian mathematics as a new discovery in diabetes care? ꧁Zanahary꧂ 19:49, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

Yes, I would be fine with that. Thanks for the consideration! Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 19:53, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

I have a new favorite: …that a 1994 paper tried to claim ancient Babylonian astronomy as a new discovery in diabetes care? This hook is supported by the source Orlin, Ben (2019). "XXII. 1994, The Year Calculus was Born". Change is the only constant: the wisdom of calculus in a madcap world. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. ISBN 978-0-316-50908-4., which specifes the rule's known origins in Babylonian astronomy. ꧁Zanahary꧂ 03:19, 22 May 2025 (UTC)