 | In a fashionable area of applied mathematics some
researchers, after solving many difficult problems Nature says she does not
have, made grand claims, regarding physics and one
another, supported by flimsy evidence, and in doing so they behaved
irresponsibly.
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"Professor, what, in your
opinion, would the future of physics be like?"
"First-person science."
"What about the past, Professor?"
"Third-person science, of course."
"Then, Professor, the present of physics is probably
Second-person science?"
"Nonsense.
The present of theoretical physics is Dictatorship of the Proletariat.
The rest of the field is doing just fine "
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| Please stop doing physics with
quaternions - she can't take it any more. |
| Some
contemporary ideas not all of which are absolutely necessary
or beneficial to physics : physical systems as topoi; Boolean topos logic -- classical
physics, non-Boolean topos logic -- quantum physics (Men are from Mars,
women are from Venus); multiverse; Finkelstein's quaternionic
quantum mechanics; n-categorical "physics"; inflation; some
others - small number of constructive
results, circular argument, emphasis on issues of lesser importance,
necessity of fine tuning. |
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Я всегда полагал, что довольно глупо
вступать в Комсомол только для того, чтобы не получить никакого
выговора.
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| David Deutcsh's criticism of Kuhn's
description of the role of a contemporary scientific establishment in
hindering progress in science reinforces viability of Kuhn's theory by
giving an excellent example of the role of the contemporary scientific establishment's in hindering progress
in science. |
| How to get a position at an Ivy League (or close to it)
university by doing creative research in history of science: Pick a scientist from
the past and do your best to
promote him (her) to the status of a father (mother) of a scientific field.
The main requirement is - (s)he has to have no particular
qualities worth mentioning except for one which you should also
possess. The larger the scientific field the more prestigious the
position. |
| Never give up your fundamental
freedoms for the sake of an immediate convenience. |
| Marxism and corruption. An American
comedian Groucho (Henry Marx) [was approached about bringing his show
to TV. CBS and NBC both wanted it -- but in ensuing battle for Marx's
talents, CBS head William Paley offended Groucho by referring to the
fact that they were both Jewish and that Jews should stick together.
NBC head Robert Sarnoff was also Jewish. Groucho chose NBC.] (Uncle
John's Third Bathroom Reader, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1990, p.
77) |
