From small town academic to chief scientist

Horton Thorpe was a famous chemist,

In August 2019, he served as the editor-in-chief of Science.

His research interests include physical inorganic chemistry, drug development, DNA chip technology, etc. He has served as president of the University of North Carolina and provost of the University of Washington.

In March and September 2020, Thorp twice publicly called out Trump, calling on him to "respect science."

H. Holden Thorp has been brooding over this since he last submitted a paper to Nature in Zhouyi.

"Science" and "Nature" have been in love and fighting each other for so many years, and they rarely lose.

Especially for a paper with such great results, I have never lost.

Unexpectedly, I lost recently.

Why did the genius mathematician Zhou Yi love "Nature" so much?

Where did our "science" lose?

It's really abominable.

Since then, Horton Thorpe has greeted various academic editors and editors-in-chief of various sub-journals.

When you find Zhou Yi's paper, you must review it as soon as possible to avoid making the boss unhappy.

What "Nature" can do, we at "Science" can do no less well.

Just when Horton Thorpe was about to turn off his computer and go to sleep,

A phone call came through. Holden Thorpe saw that it was an academic editor.

Originally I didn't want to pick it up and wanted to sleep.

But then I thought about it, calling so late must be a big deal.

It is not impossible if Zhou Yi contributed to their "Science".

From a mathematical point of view, things with a probability of 0 can also happen. In other words, it can also happen that Zhou Yi contributes to our "Science".

With a hint of trepidation, Holden Thorpe answered the phone.

"Hello, it's me, Holden Thorpe."

Holden Thorpe said calmly.

The person on the phone said with a hint of excitement:

"Editor-in-Chief, I have two pieces of news, one good news and one bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Holden Thorpe wanted to scold her in his heart. Are you trying to play this with me so late?

But thinking that this academic editor has always been calm and steady, a bold idea seemed to come to his mind.

Could it be that Zhou Yi contributed an article to their "Science"?

Or a heavyweight paper?

Holden Thorpe asked with a hint of anxiety:

"Did Zhou Yi contribute an article to our "Science"?"

The academic editor said:

"Oh, my dear editor-in-chief, you actually guessed that the good news is that Zhou Yi contributed an article to our "Science".

Then you might as well guess what the bad news is. "

Horton Thorpe asked:

"The Book of Changes has already contributed to our "Science". Wherever there is bad news, no bad news can compare to this good news."

The academic editor said with a sigh:

"Well, my dear Holden Thorpe, I think it would be best for you to hear what the bad news is."

Holden Thorpe suppressed his inner joy and did not ask Zhou Yi what content he had submitted.

Instead, he followed the academic editor and asked:

"Then tell me what kind of bad news it is. Any bad news is worse than Zhou Yi's contribution to our "Science"."

The academic editor said:

"The paper submitted by Professor Zhou Yi is about dark matter, dark energy and geodynamics. It is very novel. It seems that few people in the world can distinguish between right and wrong.

And in my opinion, his paper is only correct based on the existence of dark matter and dark energy, so this paper is probably just a predictive paper.

If dark matter and dark energy do not exist, then this paper is garbage. "

Holden Thorpe understood what was going on at this time, but Holden Thorpe said:

"What if it exists?"

The academic editor said:

"If there is, then I would like to congratulate you, Horton Thorpe. We at Science are likely to witness the rise of a great new discipline.

Moreover, the foundational paper was published by our "Science". The theory of earth expansion, which was originally sentenced to death, will take on new vitality and live a second life. "

Holden Thorpe heard this and knew the risks and rewards involved, and said:

"You send me your paper, and I will find a master in this field to review it."

Not long after, Horton Thorpe began to read Zhouyi's papers.

Horton Thorpe read it for five days before finally reading the paper.

The content inside is as the academic editor said, this is a new hypothesis,

And it is a feasible hypothesis. Dark matter and dark energy are likely to exist.

Once it exists, this paper will be the foundational paper of this science.

Zhouyi will directly become the founder, and the name of "Science" will spread all over the world.

Horton Thorpe thought about it and decided to give this paper to a more professional person for review.

He can understand the chemistry knowledge involved in this paper, but the mathematics and physics knowledge involved,

It's very reluctant.

But what Horton Thorpe didn't expect was that Zhou Yi's chemistry skills were so profound.

Some ordinary chemists cannot compare with it.

Is there really an almighty person in this world?

Not long after, Horton Thorpe sent Zhou Yi's paper to Adam Reese, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University.

This Adam Rees once won the Shaw Prize in Astrophysics,

In this aspect, he is a very authoritative expert.

Then Horton Thorpe sent Zhouyi's paper to Raphael Lang, an expert on dark matter research in the Ugly Kingdom.

Raphael Lang is a physicist at Purdue University in the United States and a member of the Italian XENON1T dark matter detector project.

He is very authoritative in the research of dark matter and dark energy, and he once had close cooperation with Daxia.

They are all very authoritative figures.

After sending it, Horton Thorpe thought about it. Regarding the address, some scholars in Daxia were also very famous.

Then I sent a paper to Academician Xiao Xuchang from Daxia University of Geosciences,

What makes Horton Thorpe feel regretful is that Academician Shen Qihan, a geological master of Bactria, has passed away, otherwise he was also an authoritative expert.

Horton Thorpe then sent Zhouyi's paper to other experts,

Because Holden Thorpe decided to break some big news.

A special issue is dedicated to the Book of Changes.

"Nature" stole the limelight, and "Science" had to steal it back no matter what.

Even publishing a hypothesis paper would be fine.

Because once dark matter and dark energy are discovered, perhaps earthquake predictions in many places will be more accurate.

At that time, it will benefit hundreds of millions of lives.

Moreover, the existence of dark matter is tantamount to allowing the theory of earth expansion, oh no, it is the discipline of geodynamics that has revived from dead trees and has a second life.

When these professors received Horton Thorpe's paper in the mail, their first reaction was surprise.

Because it’s a bit strange that the editor-in-chief of Science would email them papers.

When they saw the title of the paper, they gasped.

Adam Rees originally cursed because the paper was too long,

But when he saw that the signature was Zhou Yi, he shut up instantly.

"Oh, my God, it turned out to be him. I apologize for my irrationality just now.

Dark matter and geodynamics is a really exciting paper. "

Domestic academician Xiao Xuchang has also held a special academic conference in Beijing.

Academicians from the entire Academy of Geology gathered together.

If it were someone else's paper, maybe they wouldn't be so aggressive.

But this is Zhouyi's thesis, and they must be prepared.

They had all read the earthquake prediction paper published by Zhou Yi as a scientific research assistant before, and almost everyone was amazed.

Zhou Yi's attainments in geology were only better than those of ordinary academicians.

Now that geodynamics is about to have a second spring, if they don't take the lead in specializing in research, they may be overtaken by foreign scholars.

Academician Xiao Xuchang said in a large conference room:

"It's not that I'm too serious, but Professor Zhou seems to have missed none of the papers he published since his debut.

Dark matter is one of the few areas where our country leads the world, so I think we need to seriously study Professor Zhou’s paper. "

The academicians present all nodded and said:

“We who were working as scientific research assistants before Professor Zhou also saw that Professor Zhou’s attainments are indeed good.

Since it is a paper sent by the editor-in-chief of "Science", we'd better take a serious look at it. "

Many experts and professors of geology, geodynamics, and astrophysics around the world have almost stopped what they are doing in the past few days.

I read Zhouyi's paper attentively.

Because this paper may be a foundational paper for a discipline,

Zhou Yi may become the Patriarch.

Adam Reese looked at the paper and read in the office very excitedly:

"Dark energy fills space and has negative pressure. It occupies an absolutely dominant position in the structure of the universe. It is an invisible energy that can drive the movement of the universe.

The repulsive force between all things and the universal gravitational force between all things by dark energy are a pair of mutually opposing, interdependent and mutually restrictive driving forces that drive the operation of the universe.

Undoubtedly, dark energy must also be filling the entire earth and become the main force driving the movement of the earth.

What an ingenious conclusion and novel perspective, this statement undoubtedly convinced me. "

Until January 1, 2024, the entire geology, geodynamics, and astrophysics communities are boiling.

Because this paper of Zhouyi is very groundbreaking,

Except for dark matter, which has not yet been found, the rest of the theories are all mature.

Whether it is the mathematical models, physical theories, mantle interaction, granite origin or geological content, it is impeccable.

"Science" published this paper with an extremely exaggerated title.

A theory that may save countless lives, a paper that brings a discipline back to life, and a groundbreaking paper - "Dark Matter and the Theory of Earth Expansion."

As soon as this paper came out, all four disciplines were excited.

The big guys in the mathematics community are collectively confused.

I haven’t heard of Professor Zhou making any big moves during this period. It turns out that he is going to harm other disciplines.

Isn't he busy studying high-energy physics?

The construction of CEPC in Daxia is in full swing, so why go to study geodynamics?

Countless mathematics Ph.D.s expressed their gratitude to Professor Zhou for not studying mathematics.

Thank you Professor Zhou for not killing me.

The high-energy physics community is also confused.

Higgs, the third prize winner in physics, was a little depressed when he saw this paper and complained:

"This Zhou Yi is not studying high-energy physics, but he is going to study astrophysics and geodynamics, which has no future.

I have to call Old Man Yang and ask him to advise me not to go astray.

Mathematics and physics are the proudest subjects. "

The chemical world was shocked. Damn it, when did Zhou Yi become so accomplished in chemistry?

This unscientific!

The chemistry I have studied all my life is not as well understood by a 20-year-old. I want purple sand spicy~.

As for the geodynamics and geology circles, they are divided into two factions.

There are two factions: "Earth Expansion Theory" and "Plate Tectonic Theory".

Scholars who support the theory of earth expansion regard Zhouyi as their founder and founder.

In various forums, they chanted victory, chanted that Winning is a fool, and chanted that Zhou Yi is a god.

Shouted Master Zhou Yi, some masters and doctors who have been unable to graduate in this subject are so happy that they are so excited.

All he needed to do was put up a sign and burn a few sticks of incense for Zhou Yi.

Scholars who support the 'plate tectonics theory' are very strongly opposed.

Because dark matter is elusive, as long as it is not discovered, this paper is fundamentally nonsense.

Some of their academic leaders even strongly requested Science to retract the article.

Because this is an immature paper.

This will bring the Earth Expansion Theory back to life again, and their faction can declare it a death sentence, and they will have to live with their tail between their legs from now on.

This is a conflict between academic concepts and a conflict between interests and the right to speak in this discipline.

It also involves their funding.

closely related to their self-interest.

Among them, Xavier Le Pichon's opposition was the strongest.

Because he proposed the theory of plate tectonics based on the theory of continental drift and seafloor spreading.

According to this theory, the Earth's surface can be divided into several plates.

Zhouyi's paper undoubtedly challenged their authority.

In addition to Xavier Le Pichon, there are Professor Morgan from Princeton and MacKenzie from Cambridge University.

Both of them are also the proposers of the theory of plate tectonics, and Zhou Yi's paper simply cuts off their roots.

In layman's terms, it is no less than killing one's father and enemy.

However, how do they oppose the withdrawal of the manuscript by Science?

The reason given by Horton Thorpe was very firm. He wrote on his personal account as a scientific research assistant:

[For the doubters, hello.

Let me reply to your questions,

Professor Zhou’s paper is a special issue,

This special issue is dedicated to some novel hypotheses with great potential.

Because this paper by Professor Zhou Yi is very representative. In addition to its scientific value,

It also has humanistic value. If some of the knowledge contained in it is properly applied in geology, it may be possible to predict the arrival of earthquakes.

At that time, thousands of lives may be saved, and the value it brings is immeasurable.

It is the treasure of our humanity.

That’s why we gave a special issue on hypotheses.

It’s definitely not because of Professor Zhou’s reputation.

Compared with human life, in my opinion, the meaning of science is to serve human beings. 】

Horton Thorpe's words left the plate tectonicists speechless. They could only study Zhou Yi's paper and try to find the errors in it.

Thus overturning Zhouyi's thesis.

Because dark matter probably really exists.

As for China, thanks to the promotion of marketing accounts and self-media, Zhouyi once again became popular on the entire Internet.