tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post209447421571351003..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Sexual NetworkSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1867885154554179472007-04-04T17:28:00.000-04:002007-04-04T17:28:00.000-04:00Oh wow, this story is cascading up, even though it...Oh wow, this story is cascading up, even though it's already 2 years old, look at this:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://scienceblogs.com/catdynamics/2007/04/high_school_sex_networks.php" REL="nofollow">Dynamics of Cats</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2007/04/seeds_daily_zeitgeist_432007.php" REL="nofollow">Seeds Daily Zeitgeist</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-42992790783867148802007-04-04T11:22:00.000-04:002007-04-04T11:22:00.000-04:00This is fun. I built a small network like this usi...This is fun. I built a small network like this using molecular models my senior year of college, which failed when someone exceed the kit's maximum valence of six for one my my more promiscuous friends.<BR/><BR/>Interesting that with the few same-sex hook-ups, all but one of the partners was effectively bisexual during the study period (and that one had only one partner). But aren't all gays Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-77224509113960197222007-04-03T03:59:00.000-04:002007-04-03T03:59:00.000-04:00And let's not forget this classic piece of researc...And let's not forget <A HREF="http://crookedtimber.org/2004/08/13/love-is-a-battlefield-spanning-tree-network-with-no-4-cycles" REL="nofollow">this classic piece of research</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-30632303485481479312007-04-01T06:46:00.000-04:002007-04-01T06:46:00.000-04:00I was happy to see that "Pachner moves" found thei...I was happy to see that "Pachner moves" found their way not only to quantum gravity but also to the study of romantics and sex. I had the privilege to meet Udo Pachner in Oberwolfach in the 1982 convexity meeting. In the Oberwolfach photos collection, I found <A HREF="http://owpdb.mfo.de/detail?photoID=1062" REL="nofollow">this </A> picture of Gunter Ewald with his two students Peter KleinschmidtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-74301401521724309362007-03-31T21:41:00.000-04:002007-03-31T21:41:00.000-04:00hi b, there is the obvious boy-boy on the right of...hi b, there is the obvious boy-boy on the right of the large network (external appendage) and then there is a boy-boy link in the main circle of the large network at the south-west side.Neutron Loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613286887732079405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-37656258626233855542007-03-31T09:23:00.000-04:002007-03-31T09:23:00.000-04:00Hi Carl,The system appears to be approximately sym...Hi Carl,<BR/><BR/><I>The system appears to be approximately symmetric under transformations of the color charge. I.e. boys and girls get around about equally.</I><BR/><BR/>I didn't count but I had the impression that boys collect more girls that girls boys - there's a particularly lucky guy in the upper right part of the loop with 9 girls. Not bad withing 6 months I'd say. <BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BRSabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-16668716346403881582007-03-31T09:10:00.000-04:002007-03-31T09:10:00.000-04:00Hi Domenic,interesting - are you on that chart ;-)...Hi Domenic,<BR/><BR/>interesting - are you on that chart ;-) ? I guess that's the typical thing to happen when people are not so focused on their own peer group (like it often happens at high schools). You'd have to follow the connections to outside campus to get longer chains (and of course its a matter of the time window as well).<BR/><BR/>Hi Joshua,<BR/><BR/>I should have looked more closely..Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-32325928465075239702007-03-31T00:35:00.000-04:002007-03-31T00:35:00.000-04:00i count three homosexual relationships, two boy-bo...i count three homosexual relationships, two boy-boy and one girl-girl. i imagine it is much more in reality. i am surprised that none of the isolated pairs are homosexual.Neutron Loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613286887732079405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-73599890972439679572007-03-31T00:00:00.000-04:002007-03-31T00:00:00.000-04:00Here at Caltech, the dynamic is a bit different..Here at Caltech, the dynamic is <A HREF="http://www.its.caltech.edu/~xuanluo/random/caltech_sex.jpg" REL="nofollow">a bit different</A>..Domenic Denicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04000104124838953181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-58865277007439598862007-03-30T23:41:00.000-04:002007-03-30T23:41:00.000-04:00The system appears to be approximately symmetric u...The system appears to be approximately symmetric under transformations of the color charge. I.e. boys and girls get around about equally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-87856639283712993412007-03-30T23:40:00.000-04:002007-03-30T23:40:00.000-04:00yThe system appears to be approximately symmetric ...yThe system appears to be approximately symmetric under transformations of the color charge. I.e. boys and girls get around about equally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-38159107005019242422007-03-30T23:06:00.000-04:002007-03-30T23:06:00.000-04:00I like your explanation of the exchange move a lot...I like your explanation of the exchange move a lot better. The expansion is really hard to wrap my head around.<BR/><BR/>Now imagine we were using braided sin networks - then things would get really kinky.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I counted two homosexual relationships: one male, one female.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903894149325153222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1623079294222713172007-03-30T23:00:00.000-04:002007-03-30T23:00:00.000-04:00Nice pictures. Some hexagons would look good as we...Nice pictures. Some hexagons would look good as well.Keahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05652514294703722285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-46969663387513675392007-03-30T20:04:00.000-04:002007-03-30T20:04:00.000-04:00Getting students to tell the truth about their rel...Getting students to tell the truth about their relationships, romantic or sexual, is probably no more realistic than getting adults to tell the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-25382608787057616122007-03-30T17:07:00.000-04:002007-03-30T17:07:00.000-04:00If you hail from Prince Edward Island and your bro...If you hail from Prince Edward Island and your brother divorces his wife... is she will your sister?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6362577115220984672007-03-30T16:51:00.000-04:002007-03-30T16:51:00.000-04:00Hi William,hmm. The problem is that the nodes aren...Hi William,<BR/><BR/>hmm. The problem is that the nodes aren't colored. I would have read for the exchange move: married wife, has two lovers (AB). Husband finds out one day, admits on having had two affairs as well (CD). They conclude their relationship needs more excitement and decide on going bisexual to save their marriage. Not too much excitement however, so they use already present Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-19380574405370991602007-03-30T15:57:00.000-04:002007-03-30T15:57:00.000-04:00Let me take a shot at this.Move 2: Man A and Man B...Let me take a shot at this.<BR/><BR/>Move 2: Man A and Man B live in the mountains of Utah and each have two wives. They have an affair together, and in the process trade wives.<BR/><BR/>Move 1: Woman A is dating three men at the same time. They all find out she is cheating on them and confront her. It turns out woman A is really a set of triplets, who proceed to have an incestuous three-way.<BR/Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903894149325153222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-55614562011822284702007-03-30T13:06:00.000-04:002007-03-30T13:06:00.000-04:00I read 'Partner moves' instead of 'Pachner moves' ...I read 'Partner moves' instead of 'Pachner moves' *lol*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-23342928669675043982007-03-30T13:03:00.000-04:002007-03-30T13:03:00.000-04:00that's what I call interdisciplinary ;)that's what I call interdisciplinary ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-89501457515370208152007-03-30T12:49:00.000-04:002007-03-30T12:49:00.000-04:00Wow,These networks appear to have very strong diff...Wow,<BR/><BR/>These networks appear to have very strong diffusion limited aggregation laws directing their dynamics. A lot like a super saturated fluid, no surprise their I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com