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Hackernews try not to make a computer analogy when talking about biology challenge: impossible

It's "nerd-sniping bait" needs a more succinct metaphor. "Nerdbait"?

I would like to see how biologists explain the functioning of a computer.

there’s a classic paper “Can a biologist fix a radio?” that argues that biology’s tools are insufficient to understand even relatively simple machines

there's also a good paper - Can a neuroscientist understand a microprocessor - by Kording's lab which is also an excellent read.

...but there's nothing more obnoxious than a physicist first encountering a new subject.

https://xkcd.com/793/

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