tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post2788422469210888113..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Stephen Hawking to Visit Perimeter InstituteSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-4224755954587052242008-11-29T07:40:00.000-05:002008-11-29T07:40:00.000-05:00Hi Ma,So you see no connection between Torok, Hawk...Hi Ma,<BR/><BR/>So you see no connection between Torok, Hawking and the expansion of cosmology within PI by contributing it to being only coincidence. Well I guess then that only time will tell. When one looks at newly created entities such as PI, one wonders if they are modeled more after places like MIT or Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Studies. <BR/><BR/>It is with such consideration I Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-5427873198290801832008-11-29T07:34:00.000-05:002008-11-29T07:34:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-45537789885657488352008-11-29T01:35:00.000-05:002008-11-29T01:35:00.000-05:00Ma said: "But I wonder if PI will benefit scientif...Ma said: "But I wonder if PI will benefit scientifically from this or more publicly ? (considering his age ...)"<BR/><BR/>I think that this is an interesting question. Is it good to have around people who have done great things in the past, but who are now old and contributing much less?<BR/><BR/>I think that the answer is yes. Bear in mind how *incredibly* rare it is for anyone to make a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-9441244460607220172008-11-28T11:26:00.000-05:002008-11-28T11:26:00.000-05:00Call me a cynic, but was Neil Turok chosen to run ...Call me a cynic, but was Neil Turok chosen to run PI for one reason, his ability to recruit Stephen Hawking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-30031646493227545222008-11-28T11:22:00.000-05:002008-11-28T11:22:00.000-05:00Hi Phil,Concerning the cosmology positions, I don'...Hi Phil,<BR/><BR/>Concerning the cosmology positions, I don't think this has anything to do with N. Turok, but it's probably more related to the fact that one (or at least one) cosmologist recently retired at U. of Waterloo.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand let's hope Hawking's appointment is a wake-up call for the U. of Waterloo, let's hope they finally realize that having PI in Waterloo is something Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-9323774732674210272008-11-28T09:47:00.000-05:002008-11-28T09:47:00.000-05:00Stephen Hawking is well verse in the areas that Sm...Stephen Hawking is well verse in the areas that Smolin and others worked not only in LQG principles but of String theory as well.<BR/><BR/>While this place called PI was thought to be just in relation to computation I believe it is a misnomer(<I>we don't want to encourage thoughts of cultist behavior to over rule the full scope of the institute ideology do we?</I>) to think that this aspect of PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-51528979363227557552008-11-28T07:13:00.000-05:002008-11-28T07:13:00.000-05:00Hi Bee,I think the news of Hawking’s affiliation w...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>I think the news of Hawking’s affiliation with Perimeter is a good one and for more then one reason of which several have been eluded to here already. Those are first the obvious which are the boost in prestige for the institute in the publics and the professional’s perspective, although I would agree it serves more to impress the public then the scientists. <BR/><BR/>The thingPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-37071294540621943422008-11-28T01:32:00.000-05:002008-11-28T01:32:00.000-05:00Congratulations to PI and director Neil for making...Congratulations to PI and director Neil for making this exceptional appointment. <BR/><BR/>Welcome Prof Hawking to PI. As Chair, younger researchers will benefit immensely from your guidance, mentoring and inspiration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14500006526833225542008-11-27T22:05:00.000-05:002008-11-27T22:05:00.000-05:00I don't know if Stephen Hawking believes in (hard ...I don't know if Stephen Hawking believes in (hard to define what that would mean for a person, anyway!) the "many worlds" idea of quantum mechanics. He would be interested I'm sure in an actual logical problem, not just the outrage of it to "common sense." (OK, so this is a "trick" for me to post a pet peeve, but at least it's a fundamental problem in physics!) If I could, I'd want to ask his Neil Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564859009749481136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-51927570107406233502008-11-27T21:05:00.000-05:002008-11-27T21:05:00.000-05:00I think it's great news !But I wonder if PI will b...I think it's great news !<BR/><BR/>But I wonder if PI will benefit scientifically from this or more publicly ? (considering his age ...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com